January 17, 2009

• Caramelldansen

  I’m aware that this is a few years old – but it was revealed to me that many Xangans still do not know the term “Narutard,” which is even older.  So, this is for your edification.  I’m trying to help you!

  Caramelldansen is best described as “an Internet phenomenon.”  As the link to the CD indicates, it’s a song (and dance) conceived of by the Swedish group Caramell. It became fashionable to cast anime characters doing this dance.  Here’s a relatively straightforward example: Kuroi Nanako (“Kuroi-sensei”) and Hiiragi Tsukasa from Lucky Star performing Caramelldansen:

  Here are the full lyrics – the song clip used above starts at “Dance with us” (““Dansa med oss . . . “) and is from the Speedycake Remix.

  Vi undrarar ni redo alt vara med
  Armarna upp nu ska ni fa se
  Komigen
  Vem som helst kan vara med
  So ror pa era fotter
  O-a-a-a!
  Och vicka era hofter
  O-la-la-la!
  Gor som vi
  Till denna melodi

  Oh-ahh-ahh-ahh!
  Dansa med oss (Dance with us)
  Klappa era hander (Clap your hands)
  Gor som vi gor  (Do what we do)
  Ta nagra steg at vanster (step to the left)
  Lyssna och lar (listen and learn)
  Missa inte chansen (and sing)
  Nu ar vihar med (you’ll do)
  Caramell Dansen! (the Caramell Dance)

  O-o-oa-oa
  O-o-oa-oa
  O-o-oa-oa
  O-o-oa-oa

  Det blir en sensation o ver allt forstas
  Pa fester kommer alla att slappa loss
  Kom igen
  Nu tar vi stegen omigen

  Sa ror pa era fotter
  O-a-a-a
  Och vicka era hofter
  O-la-la-la
  Gor som vi
  Till denna melodi

  Sa kom och
  Dansa medoss
  Klappa era hander
  Gor so vi gor
  Ta negra steg at vanster
  Lyssna och lar
  Miss inte chansen
  Nu ar vi har med Caramell Dansen!
  O-o-oa-oa

  Dansa medoss
  Klappa era hander
  Gor so vi gor
  Ta negra steg at vanster
  Lyssna och lar
  Miss inte chansen
  Nu ar vi har med Caramell Dansen!

  Dansa medoss
  Klappa era hander
  Gor so vi gor
  Ta negra steg at vanster
  Lyssna och lar
  Miss inte chansen
  Nu ar vi har med Caramell Dansen!

  (This is not my transliteration; several sites carry it.  It doesn’t look precisely like the lyrics sound, but then, Swedish is not English.  The lyrics appear to be talking about the dance, in a fashion reminiscent of the Macarena.  Thanks to All_That_Iam for translation help.)

  As with any rapidly mutating idea, some of the strains produced were . . . extreme.

  Ah, cross-genre cosplay.  What words can do you justice?

  Madness?  This is . . . yeah, it’s madness.

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