Wake – Bilingual Lyrics Vietnamese/English

• By: AOA

Lyrics & Translation

If you're looking to dive deeper into the expressive vocabulary of K-Pop ballads and emotional girl group tracks, AOA's "Wake" is an excellent choice. This song showcases a mature side of AOA’s vocal delivery and provides a rich lyrical landscape to learn Korean vocabulary related to regret, sleeplessness, and finding closure. Its unique portrayal of a quiet, lingering sadness makes it a standout track perfect for intermediate learners.

[English]

At break of day

In hope we rise

We speak your name

We lift our eyes

Tune our hearts

Into your beat

Where we walk

There you'll be

With fire in our eyes

Our lives a-light

Your love untamed

It's blazing out

The streets will glow

Forever bright

Your glory is breaking through the night

You will never fade away

Your love is here to stay

By my side

In my life

Shining through me everyday

You will never fade away

Your love is here to stay

By my side

In my life

Shining through me everyday

You wake within me wake within me

You're in my heart forever

You wake within me wake within me

You're in my heart forever

With fire in our eyes

Our lives a-light

Your love untamed

It's blazing out

The streets will glow

Forever bright

Your glory is breaking through the night

You will never fade away

Your love is here to stay

By my side

In my life

Shining through me everyday

You will never fade away

Your love is here to stay

By my side

In my life

Shining through me everyday

You wake within me

Wake within me

You're in my heart forever

You wake within me

Wake within me

[Vietnamese]

At break of day

In hope we rise

We speak your name

We lift our eyes

Tune our hearts

Into your beat

Where we walk

There you'll be

With fire in our eyes

Our lives a-light

Your love untamed

It's blazing out

The streets will glow

Forever bright

Your glory is breaking through the night

你永远不会黯淡消逝 (You will never fade away)

Your love is here to stay

在我身边 (By my side)

在我生命里 (In my life)

Shining through me everyday

You will never fade away

Your love is here to stay

By my side

In my life

Shining through me everyday

You wake within me wake within me

You're in my heart forever

You wake within me wake within me

You're in my heart forever

With fire in our eyes

Our lives a-light

Your love untamed

It's blazing out

The streets will glow

Forever bright

Your glory is breaking through the night

You will never fade away

Your love is here to stay

By my side

In my life

Shining through me everyday

You will never fade away

Your love is here to stay

By my side

In my life

Shining through me everyday

You wake within me

Wake within me

You're in my heart forever

You wake within me

Wake within me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wake /weɪk/ A2	verb - to become conscious after sleeping; to arouse
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to like or enjoy very much
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood; the center of emotions
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to emit or reflect light; to be excellent
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces; to interrupt; to dawn
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise
bright /braɪt/ A2	adjective - giving off or reflecting a lot of light; intelligent
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition of being alive; the time from birth to death
fade /feɪd/ B1	verb - to lose color or brightness gradually; to disappear
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in a place; to continue
side /saɪd/ A1	noun - the edge or surface of something; a part of something
glory /ˈɡlɔːri/ B2	noun - great beauty, honor, or splendor
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A2	noun - combustion producing light and heat; passion
blaze /bleɪz/ B1	verb - to burn brightly; to shine intensely
untamed /ʌnˈteɪmd/ C2	adjective - wild and not controlled; fierce
speak /spiːk/ A1	verb - to say words; to communicate
lift /lɪft/ A2	verb - to raise to a higher position; to elevate
tune /tuːn/ B1	verb - to adjust for proper pitch or functioning

Key Grammar Structures

• In hope we rise

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb "rise" is in the present simple tense to describe a general or habitual action the singers perform.

• We speak your name

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb "speak" is in the present simple tense to indicate a repeated or ritualistic action of addressing someone.

• Where we walk

  ➔ Adverbial Relative Clause

  ➔ "Where" introduces an adverbial relative clause indicating place, setting the condition for where God will be present.

• There you'll be

  ➔ Future Simple Tense with Contraction

  ➔ "You'll" is a contraction of "you will", expressing future certainty or presence in a location.

• It's blazing out

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ "Blazing" is the present participle in the present continuous tense, describing an ongoing action of love radiating outward.

• Your glory is breaking through the night

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ "Is breaking" uses the present continuous tense to emphasize an ongoing process of glory piercing through darkness.

• You will never fade away

  ➔ Future Modal with Negation

  ➔ "Will never" expresses future negation, assuring eternal presence without fading.

• Shining through me everyday

  ➔ Present Participle as Modifier

  ➔ "Shining" is a present participle used as a modifier, describing how love appears or acts daily.

• You wake within me wake within me

  ➔ Imperative or Repetitive Present Simple

  ➔ "Wake" is repeated for emphasis, acting as an imperative or present simple call to awaken spiritually within.

• You're in my heart forever

  ➔ Present Continuous for Permanent State

  ➔ "You're" uses the present continuous to describe a permanent or timeless state of being in the heart.