[Intro] 丑三つ過ぎの 細い道 見知らぬ暖簾が 揺れている 灯りに誘われ 覗いたら 今夜もどこかで デ・ス・コ [Verse 1] 提灯の灯りを 辿ってゆけば 三味の音色が 風に混ざる 右へ曲がって また左へ 来た道なんて もう分からない 暖簾の向こうで 狐が笑い 猫又ゆらりと 盃を空ける 見たこともない 影がすれ違い 誰もこちらを 気にしない いつの間にやら 紛れ込んで 帰る理由も なくなった [Pre-Chorus] ひとつ ふたつと 灯りがともり 夜の気配が 色を変える どこまで行くのか 知らないけれど 三味が鳴ったら もう止まれない [Chorus] 今宵は妖し 風にまかせて 揺れる提灯 くぐり抜け Dance in the moonlight Dance through the night 笑って踊れば 夜は流れて 誰が誰でも かまわない Round and round We lose our names 夢の続きに 紛れたままで 朝など来なけりゃ それでいい Stay in the night Till morning fades ひらり ふわりと 影を重ねて 夜を巡れば Dance, dance, dance — デ・ス・コ [Verse 2] 唐傘小僧が くるりと回り ろくろ首まで つられて笑う 天狗の団扇が 風を呼ぶたび 障子の向こうで 月が揺れる 徳利片手に ぬらりひょん いつからいたのか 誰も知らない 川辺の河童も いつの間にやら 濡れた頭で 歌ってる 鬼も狐も 名前を忘れ 今夜ばかりは ただのお客 [Pre-Chorus] ひとつ ふたつと 夜を重ねて 太鼓の響きが 胸を叩く どこから来たのか 忘れた頃に また新しい 歌が始まる [Chorus] 今宵は妖し 風にまかせて 揺れる提灯 くぐり抜け Dance in the moonlight Dance through the night 笑って踊れば 夜は流れて 誰が誰でも かまわない Round and round We lose our names 夢の続きに 紛れたままで 朝など来なけりゃ それでいい Stay in the night Till morning fades ひらり ふわりと 影を重ねて 夜を巡れば Dance, dance, dance — デ・ス・コ [Bridge] やがて遠くで 鶏が鳴いて 誰かがそっと 暖簾を下ろす さっきの騒ぎが 嘘のように 三味の音だけが 遠ざかる 振り返っても 店などなくて 手のひらにひとつ 見知らぬ小判 [Final Chorus] 今宵の妖し どこへ帰る 白む夜空に 影が溶ける Dance in the moonlight Dance through the night 笑った声だけ 耳に残って 夢か現か 分からない Round and round We lose our names もしも今夜も 暖簾が揺れたら 今度は迷わず くぐればいい Stay in the night Till morning fades ひらり ふわりと 夜に紛れて また会えるなら Dance, dance, dance — デ・ス・コ [Outro] 丑三つ過ぎの 細い道 見知らぬ暖簾が また揺れる ——————————— [Intro] Past the hour of the ox, down a narrow road An unfamiliar curtain sways in the night Drawn by the light, I take a look inside And somewhere tonight, once again— D-E-S-U-C-O [Verse 1] Following the glow of the lanterns The sound of shamisen mingles with the wind Turn to the right, then left again I no longer know the way I came Beyond the curtain, a fox is laughing A nekomata lazily drains its cup Shadows I’ve never seen pass me by And no one seems to notice me Before I know it, I’ve wandered in And lost every reason to go home [Pre-Chorus] One by one, the lanterns come alive And the presence of the night begins to change I don’t know how far this road will take me But once the shamisen plays, there’s no stopping now [Chorus] Tonight belongs to the spirits Let the wind carry us away Slip beneath the swaying lanterns Dance in the moonlight Dance through the night Laugh and dance as the night drifts on Tonight, it doesn’t matter who is who Round and round We lose our names Still wandering somewhere inside a dream If morning never comes, that’s fine with me Stay in the night Till morning fades Lightly, softly, our shadows intertwine As we wander through the night Dance, dance, dance— D-E-S-U-C-O [Verse 2] The karakasa-kozo spins round and round Even the rokurokubi joins in laughing Whenever the tengu’s fan summons the wind The moon trembles beyond the shoji screens A bottle of sake in one hand—Nurarihyon No one knows how long he’s been there Even the kappa down by the river Somehow joins us, singing with his head still wet Oni and foxes forget their names For tonight, they’re simply guests [Pre-Chorus] One by one, the nights pile upon each other The beating drums pound against my chest By the time I’ve forgotten where I came from Another song has already begun [Chorus] Tonight belongs to the spirits Let the wind carry us away Slip beneath the swaying lanterns Dance in the moonlight Dance through the night Laugh and dance as the night drifts on Tonight, it doesn’t matter who is who Round and round We lose our names Still wandering somewhere inside a dream If morning never comes, that’s fine with me Stay in the night Till morning fades Lightly, softly, our shadows intertwine As we wander through the night Dance, dance, dance— D-E-S-U-C-O [Bridge] Before long, a rooster cries somewhere far away And someone quietly lowers the curtain As if all that revelry had never happened Only the shamisen fades into the distance I turn around But the place is gone And there in my palm Lies a coin I’ve never seen before [Final Chorus] Where do the spirits of tonight return As their shadows dissolve into the paling sky? Dance in the moonlight Dance through the night Only the sound of their laughter remains in my ears Was it a dream or was it real? I cannot tell Round and round We lose our names If that curtain sways again tonight Next time, I’ll walk straight through Stay in the night Till morning fades Lightly, softly, disappearing into the night If we can meet again— Dance, dance, dance— D-E-S-U-C-O [Outro] Past the hour of the ox Down a narrow road That unfamiliar curtain Begins to sway again
