Silly Video

[pameladlloyd]

My son linked this video to me, so I thought I'd share the silliness. :)

To my surprise, the song is Swedish, rather than the Japanese I expected. Here's a link to the lyrics: http://www.quizilla.com/lyrics/7621571/caramelldansen-lyrics.

Comments

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

My kids love this song, and they like doing the dance :D

[pdlloyd.livejournal.com]

It looks like fun! :-D

[larryhammer]

Ah, horses look so silly when they try to disco.

---L.

[pdlloyd.livejournal.com]

Uhm, Larry, could you explain that comment, please? I'm afraid you lost me.

[larryhammer]

The characters are making horse's ears as they dance, based on a mishearing of the of the Swedish lyrics as saying "uma uma" = "horse horse" in Japanese. Wikipedia's explanation is as good as any.

You can find caramelldansen versions of most characters from recent popular anime (and quite a few video games), if you dare to look. (I don't myself, as my ears can't take it.)

---L.

[pdlloyd.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I can see the horse's ears, now that I'm looking for it, but I wouldn't have been able to make the connection between the lyrics and the Japanese for horse. :)