Happiness – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Happiness
• Album: Sexy Young Beautiful

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and Taylor Swift's "Happiness" offers a rich lyrical landscape for English learners. The song's introspective and narrative style provides a great opportunity to explore nuanced vocabulary related to emotions, relationships, and personal growth. Its literary references to 'The Great Gatsby' can also open up a deeper cultural and linguistic understanding. What makes this song special for learners is its use of contrasting ideas and complex emotional expressions, which can help in mastering more sophisticated aspects of the English language.

[English]

BOOM

Shake it shake that move

BOOM

Make it make that move

BOOM

Take it take that groove

We’re gonna rock this

Class is buzzing, tonight's party all night long

“Can’t wait anymore!” Already prepared my outfit

Ready set GO!

Feeling all nervous, my boy

Glancing over here, oh no

Isn’t feeling nervous really a lie?

EH-OH, EH-OH

Perfectly styled, upload it

Ready! Spot on me

We’re sexy, young & beautiful

SHAKE THAT BOOM

Happy magic, wonderful time

That girl I like, gimme gimme gimme love!

Everybody, all eyes on me

Getting even prettier, gimme gimme gimme love!

All my girls say yeah oh

All my boys say yeah oh

Shake your body and say yeah oh

SHAKE SHAKE THAT BOOM

M-m-m-m-my heart...

Keep dropping those beats, let it hit harder

Hands up from one end to the other

Tell me, who’s the King & Queen?

EH-OH, EH-OH

Blue haters, get out of my way

Ready! Spot on me

We’re sexy, young & beautiful

SHAKE THAT BOOM

Happy magic, wonderful time

That girl I like, gimme gimme gimme love!

Everybody, all eyes on me

Getting even prettier, gimme gimme gimme love!

All my girls say yeah oh

All my boys say yeah oh

Shake your body and say yeah oh

SHAKE SHAKE THAT BOOM

M-m-m-m-my heart...

The time I spent every day

All in my heart

Even when we're apart

It's okay, we’re one

BOOM

Shake it, shake that move

BOOM

Make it, make that move

BOOM

Take it, take that groove

We’re gonna rock this

BOOM

Shake it, shake that move

BOOM

Make it, make that move

BOOM

Take it, take that groove

We’re gonna rock this

Feeling all nervous, my boy

Glancing over here, oh no

Isn’t feeling nervous really a lie?

EH-OH, EH-OH

Dress up perfectly, upload it

Ready! Spot on me

We’re sexy, young & beautiful

SHAKE THAT BOOM

Happy magic, wonderful time

That girl I like, gimme gimme gimme love!

Everybody, all eyes on me

Getting even prettier, gimme gimme gimme love!

Happy magic, wonderful time

That girl I like, gimme gimme gimme love!

Everybody, all eyes on me

[Japanese]

BOOM

Shake it shake that move

BOOM

Make it make that move

BOOM

Take it take that groove

We’re gonna rock this

クラスざわめく 今夜はparty all night

“モウマテナイ！” 既にoutfit予習済み

Ready set GO!

ソワソワ気になるmy boy

チラチラこっち向いてoh no

ドキドキしてないはウソ

EH-OH, EH-OH

バッチリキメてupload it

準備ready! spot on me

We’re sexy, young & beautiful

SHAKE THAT BOOM

ハッピーマジックワンダフルタイム

気になるアノ子も gimme gimme gimme love!

Everybody all eyes on me

もっとキレイになる gimme gimme gimme love!

All my girls say yeah oh

All my boys say yeah oh

Shake your body n’ say yeah oh

SHAKE SHAKE THAT BOOM

M-m-m-m-my heart…

まだまだ効かせてよdrop

端から端まで hands up

教えて Who’s the King & Queen?

EH-OH, EH-OH

ブルーなh8ers, out of my way

準備ready! spot on me

We’re sexy, young & beautiful

SHAKE THAT BOOM

ハッピーマジックワンダフルタイム

気になるアノ子も gimme gimme gimme love!

Everybody all eyes on me

もっとキレイになる gimme gimme gimme love!

All my girls say yeah oh

All my boys say yeah oh

Shake your body n’ say yeah oh

SHAKE SHAKE THAT BOOM

M-m-m-m-my heart…

Everyday過ごした時間は

All in my heart

離れていても

大丈夫 We’re as one

BOOM

Shake it shake that move

BOOM

Make it make that move

BOOM

Take it take that groove

We’re gonna rock this

BOOM

Shake it shake that move

BOOM

Make it make that move

BOOM

Take it take that groove

We’re gonna rock this

ソワソワ気になるmy boy

チラチラこっち向いてoh no

ドキドキしてないはウソ

EH-OH, EH-OH

バッチリキメてupload it

準備ready! spot on me

We’re sexy, young & beautiful

SHAKE THAT BOOM

ハッピーマジックワンダフルタイム

気になるアノ子も gimme gimme gimme love!

Everybody all eyes on me

もっとキレイになる gimme gimme gimme love!

ハッピーマジックワンダフルタイム

気になるアノ子も gimme gimme gimme love!

Everybody all eyes on me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
shake /ʃeɪk/ A1	verb - to move back and forth or up and down
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to change position or place
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to have a strong affection for someone
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ B1	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A2	noun - a social gathering of invited guests
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body
rock /rɒk/ A2	verb - to move back and forth or side to side
gimme /ˈɡɪmi/ A2	verb - informal way of saying 'give me'
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for a short time
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ B1	noun - the power of apparently influencing events using mysterious or supernatural forces
wonderful /ˈwʌndərfəl/ B2	adjective - inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organs of sight
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something
drop /drɒp/ B1	verb - to let or make something fall vertically

Key Grammar Structures

• We’re gonna rock this

  ➔ Future intention using 'gonna' (going to)

  ➔ Used to express a planned action in the near future.

• Make it make that move

  ➔ Imperative structure with repeated 'make' to emphasize command

  ➔ A command form encouraging action, with emphasis through repetition.

• We're sexy, young & beautiful

  ➔ Use of adjectives in descriptive phrase

  ➔ Adjectives describe qualities or characteristics of the subjects.

• Everybody all eyes on me

  ➔ Use of 'all' to emphasize totality or inclusiveness

  ➔ The word 'all' emphasizes that everyone or everything is involved or focused.

• 離れていても

  ➔ Concessive clause expressing 'even if separated' (using ても)

  ➔ Expresses a concessive idea that something remains true despite separation.

• 教えて Who’s the King & Queen?

  ➔ Use of 'Who’s' as contraction for 'Who is' in a question

  ➔ A contraction used to ask about identity or the person holding a title.

• ブルーなh8ers, out of my way

  ➔ Use of 'out of my way' as an idiomatic expression meaning 'please move aside'

  ➔ An idiomatic expression meaning to ask others to move aside or make way.