SHAKE – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: CNBLUE

Lyrics & Translation

Thinking about learning Japanese? Let CNBLUE's "SHAKE" be your fun and energetic guide! The song's repetitive and catchy chorus, like 'shake shake shake shake it baby,' makes it easy to sing along and pick up new vocabulary. Its message of letting go of stress is universal, and the vibrant pop-rock sound will keep you motivated. Through this song, you can learn common Japanese phrases in a lively context, making your language learning journey an exciting one.

[English]

Wake me up, just as scheduled

Let's start it up, like a machine every day

I can't breathe, baby, I just freeze, baby

Is this okay? Really? Oh my friend

Feeling down, that self, let's shed it off

Riding the rhythm, it's the reason, right?

Please lift me up (please lift me up), don't let me down

I want to find myself again

Oh baby, shake it baby, tonight's the night to feel high

Ignore anyone's eyes, let's dance tonight

Shake shake shake, shake it baby

Shake shake shake, shake your hands yeah

Take off the watch, I want to be swayed like this, upside down

Break it up, because freedom’s my style

Somehow, I forgot about this every day

You can't breathe, baby? You just freeze, baby

Not being yourself, isn’t that bad? Oh my friend

This is heaven, everyone, even come on over

The rhythm is ringing, it’s the reason, right?

I lift you up (I lift you up), don’t let you down

I want to get you back

Oh baby, shake it baby, tonight’s the night to feel shy

Come on, clap hands and let's have fun tonight

Shake shake shake, shake it baby

Shake shake shake, shake your head yeah

Turn the clock backwards, this won't end, upside down (shake shake!)

Upside down (shake shake!)

Upside down

Stretch your cramped wings as wide as you can

Our music, nobody can mess with it, no one can break it, oh

Oh baby, shake it baby, tonight's the night to feel high

Ignore anyone's eyes, let's dance tonight

Shake shake shake, shake it baby

Shake shake shake, shake your hands yeah

Remove the watch, I want to be swayed like this, upside down

Oh baby, shake it baby, tonight's the night to feel shy

Come on, clap your hands and let's have fun tonight

Shake shake shake, shake it baby

Shake shake shake, shake your head yeah

Turn the clock backwards, this won't end, upside down (shake shake!)

Upside down (shake shake!)

Upside down

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[Japanese]

Wake me up 予定通りの time

Let's start it up 機械みたいな everyday

I can't breathe baby I just freeze baby

これでいい 本当に？ oh my friend

下がった気分 そんな自分 脱ぎ去ろう

乗ってる rhythm It's a reason そうだろう？

Plz lift me up (plz lift me up) don't let me down

僕を取り戻したい

Oh baby shake it baby 今日くらいは high でいいんじゃない？

誰かの目は 無視して 踊ろう tonight

Shake shake shake shake it baby

Shake shake shake shake your hands yeah

時計を外して このまま 揺られたい upside down

Break it up 自由が It's my style

いつしか 忘れてた everyday

You can't breathe baby You just freeze baby

らしくない ダメじゃない？ oh my friend

ここは heaven みんな even おいでよ

響いた rhythm It's a reason そうだろう？

I lift you up (I lift you up) don't let you down

君を取り戻したい

Oh baby shake it baby 今日くらいは shy はいいんじゃない？

ほら手と手を 合わせて はしゃごう tonight

Shake shake shake shake it baby

Shake shake shake shake your head yeah

時計を逆さに 回せば 終わらない upside down (shake shake！)

Upside down (shake shake！)

Upside down

窮屈な羽を いっぱいに伸ばそう

僕らの music 邪魔させない 誰も壊せない oh

Oh baby shake it baby 今日くらいは high でいいんじゃない？

誰かの目は 無視して 踊ろう tonight

Shake shake shake shake it baby

Shake shake shake shake your hands yeah

時計を外して このまま 揺られたい upside down

Oh baby shake it baby 今日くらいは shy はいいんじゃない？

ほら手と手を 合わせて はしゃごう tonight

Shake shake shake shake it baby

Shake shake shake shake your head yeah

時計を逆さに 回せば 終わらない upside down (shake shake！)

Upside down (shake shake！)

Upside down

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wake /weɪk/ A1	verb - to stop sleeping
breathe /briːð/ A2	verb - to take air into the lungs
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person you know well and like
rhythm /ˈrɪð.əm/ B1	noun - a strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound
shake /ʃeɪk/ A2	verb - to move something quickly up and down or from side to side
high /haɪ/ A2	adjective - of great vertical extent
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ A1	adverb - during the night of the present day
freedom /ˈfriː.dəm/ B2	noun - the state of being free
music /ˈmjuː.zɪk/ A1	noun - the art of arranging sounds in time
style /staɪl/ B1	noun - a particular procedure by which something is done
upside down /ˈʌp.saɪd daʊn/ B2	adverb - with the upper side turned toward the lower side
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
head /hɛd/ A1	noun - the upper part of the body

Key Grammar Structures

• Wake me up 予定通りの time

  ➔ Use of '予定通りの' as an adjectival phrase meaning 'as scheduled' or 'on time'.

  ➔ '予定通りの' describes that something happens as scheduled or planned.

• Let's start it up 機械みたいな everyday

  ➔ Use of 'Let's' as a contraction for 'let us' to make a suggestion or invitation.

  ➔ 'Let's' is used to make a suggestion or to include ourselves in an action.

• I can't breathe baby I just freeze baby

  ➔ Use of 'can't' to express inability or impossibility.

  ➔ 'Can't' indicates that the subject is unable to do something.

• Break it up 自由が It's my style

  ➔ Imperative form 'Break it up' used as a command or encouragement.

  ➔ 'Break it up' is a direct command to stop or disperse.

• It's a reason そうだろう？

  ➔ Use of 'It's a reason' to suggest a justification or cause.

  ➔ 'It's a reason' indicates a justification for something.

• You can't breathe baby You just freeze baby

  ➔ Use of 'can't' to express inability, and 'just' as a modal adverb meaning 'simply' or 'only'.

  ➔ 'Can't' shows the inability to do something, while 'just' emphasizes simplicity or immediacy.

• 時計を外して このまま 揺られたい upside down

  ➔ Use of 'を' as a particle marking the direct object in Japanese.

  ➔ 'を' marks the direct object of the action in Japanese sentences.