二の舞

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二(に)の舞(まい) • (ni no mai)

(figuratively) the same mistake, the same (bad) destiny
二(に)の舞(まい)を演(えん)ずる
ni no mai o enzuru
to make the same mistake

愛(あい)を手(て)放(ばな)すと俺(おれ)の二(に)の舞(まい)になるぞ。
Ai o tebanasu to ore no ni no mai ni naru zo.
If you let go of love, you are gonna end up like me.
(originally) ninomai (a kind of dance in gagaku that dancers perform after 安摩 (ama), which they try to imitate.)

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