Moonlight – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: NCT DREAM

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese with NCT DREAM's "Moonlight" is a great way to engage with the language through an uplifting and modern J-pop song. The lyrics are positive and relatively easy to follow, focusing on themes of youth and enjoying the present moment, which can make learning feel relevant and inspiring. The song's catchy chorus and bright melody make it a fun and memorable way to pick up new vocabulary and phrasing.

[English]

Good-bye to this fading day

Let's wave our hands

(Oh yeah Oh yeah ey)

Count the numbers 1, 2, 3 now

Oh Tune in on

What do you see?

Oh the light shining through the window

Oh brightly shining Reflection

Waves gradually increasing

Wake up from the dream

All shining bright - Yeah, Like a crystal

Dancing in the moonlight

The moment bursting out

(Oway Oway O Oway Oway)

Singing to the night sky

The world continues

(Oway Oway O Oway)

Yeah, no matter where you are

The feeling is palpable

Louder with all your body

Shouting out Ah Ah Ah

Shining 'now'

Let's make it bright

Dancing into the moonlight

Frequencies of dream

Now take a step forward

Break free from gravity

Imagination knows no bounds

Na na na na na na

Fly freely

Yo, it's now Here we go

No such thing as 'next' In my dictionary

Law of attraction

To the future and not the past - Let’s go!

Oh wandering like in thick fog

Oh shaking it off Reflection

What’s revealed under the light

A dream that won't cool down, the future

Yeah, Like a crystal

Dancing in the moonlight

The moment bursting out

(Oway Oway O Oway Oway)

Singing to the night sky

The world continues

(Oway Oway O Oway)

Yeah, no matter where you are

The feeling is palpable

Louder with all your body

Shouting out Ah Ah Ah

Shining 'now'

Let's make it bright

Dancing into the moonlight

Frequencies of dream

The truth (Hey)

In front of you (Don’t worry about that)

No matter what

Travel can surpass any Level

Revel in this moment Yeah

Spread the wings of imagination

Dancing in the moonlight

No regrets

Dancing in the moonlight

The moment bursting out

(Oway Oway O Oway Oway)

Singing to the night sky

The world continues

(Oway Oway O Oway)

Yeah, no matter where you are

The feeling is palpable

Louder with all your body

Shouting out Ah Ah Ah

Shining 'now'

Let's make it bright

Dancing into the moonlight

Frequencies of dream

[Korean]

저물어 가는 오늘에 Good-bye

손을 흔들자

(Oh yeah Oh yeah ey)

숫자를 세 1, 2, 3 now

Oh Tune in on

뭐가 보이니

Oh 창문을 통해 내리쬐는 빛

Oh 환하게 비쳐 Reflection

서서히 더해지는 파장

꿈에서 깨어나

All shining bright Yeah, Like a crystal

Dancing in the moonlight

터져 나오는 순간

(Oway Oway O Oway Oway)

Singing to the night sky

이어지는 세상

(Oway Oway O Oway)

그래 어디에 있어도

느껴지는 마음

온몸으로 더 크게

외치는 거야 Ah Ah Ah

반짝이는 ‘지금’을

밝게 빛내자

Dancing into the moonlight

Frequencies of dream

자 한 걸음 내디뎌

중력에서 벗어나

상상은 끝도 없이

Na na na na na na

자유롭게 날아 Fly

Yo 지금이야 Here we go

‘다음’ 따위 없어 In my dictionary

끌어당김의 법칙

To the future and not the past Let’s go!

Oh 짙은 안개 속 같은 방황

Oh 떨쳐 내는 거야 Reflection

빛 아래 드러난 건

식지 않는 꿈 미래

Yeah, Like a crystal

Dancing in the moonlight

터져 나오는 순간

(Oway Oway O Oway Oway)

Singing to the night sky

이어지는 세상

(Oway Oway O Oway)

그래 어디에 있어도

느껴지는 마음

온몸으로 더 크게

외치는 거야 Ah Ah Ah

반짝이는 ‘지금’을

밝게 빛내자

Dancing into the moonlight

Frequencies of dream

The truth (Hey)

눈앞에 (Don’t worry about that)

무엇이 있어도

Travel 뛰어넘을 수 있어 Level

지금 이 순간을 더 Revel Yeah

상상의 날개를 펼쳐

Dancing in the moonlight

후회 따위 하지 않아

Dancing in the moonlight

터져 나오는 순간

(Oway Oway O Oway Oway)

Singing to the night sky

이어지는 세상

(Oway Oway O Oway)

그래 어디에 있어도

느껴지는 마음

온몸으로 더 크게

외치는 거야 Ah Ah Ah

반짝이는 ‘지금’을

밝게 빛내자

Dancing into the moonlight

Frequencies of dream

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
moonlight /ˈmuːnlaɪt/ B2	noun - the light of the moon
shine /ʃaɪn/ B1	verb - to emit light
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ B1	noun - a very brief period of time
frequencies /ˈfriːkwənsiːz/ B2	noun - the rate at which something occurs over a particular period of time
future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ A2	noun - the time yet to come
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the expanse of air over the Earth
now /naʊ/ A1	adverb - at the present time
light /laɪt/ A1	adjective - having little weight; not heavy
big /bɪɡ/ A1	adjective - of considerable size or extent
bright /braɪt/ B2	adjective - giving off a lot of light
crystal /ˈkrɪstl/ B2	noun - a piece of a homogeneous solid substance

Key Grammar Structures

• Let’s go!

  ➔ Imperative with 'let’s' to suggest a shared action

  ➔ 'Let’s' is a contraction of 'let us' and is used to make suggestions or invitations for joint actions.

• 세상이 이어지는

  ➔ Present tense in a descriptive phrase; '이 이어지는' is a present continuous or descriptive form

  ➔ '이 이어지는' uses the present tense in Korean to describe ongoing or continuous states or actions, often used adjectivally.

• 상상은 끝도 없이

  ➔ Use of '끝도 없이' to denote 'endlessly' or 'without limit' indicating an adverbial phrase

  ➔ '끝도 없이' is an adverbial phrase in Korean indicating that something happens endlessly or without an apparent limit.

• 느껴지는 마음

  ➔ Use of passive or descriptive form with '느껴지는' to describe 'the feeling that is felt'

  ➔ '느껴지는' is a descriptive or passive form used in Korean to indicate the feeling or emotion that is being experienced or perceived.

• 외치는 거야

  ➔ Use of explanatory or emphatic ending with '거야' to indicate a firm or determined statement

  ➔ '거야' is a sentence ending used in Korean to emphasize certainty, determination, or to explain/assert something strongly.