Dance The Night Away — TWICE: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync이 순간의 특별한, 행복을 놓치지마i sun·ga·nui teuk·ppyeo·ran, haeng·bo·geul not·chi·ji·maDon't miss the happiness of this special momentListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
In “Dance The Night Away,” TWICE sing of a moonlit party by the sea, where everyone is invited to let loose together. Waves, salty air, silver sand and starlight set the scene, and even the ocean and wind are asked to join in. Between the dancing, they imagine a trip to the far side of the moon and urge each other to jump and shout with nothing held back.
Key lines
4 lines from the song in Korean, with how they sound and what they mean. The full line-by-line breakdown lives in the app.
이 순간의 특별한, 행복을 놓치지마Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): i sun·ga·nui teuk·ppyeo·ran, haeng·bo·geul not·chi·ji·ma
Meaning: Don't miss the happiness of this special moment
Words in this line- 이ithis
- 순간의sun·ga·nuiof the moment
- 특별한,teuk·ppyeo·ran,special
- 행복을haeng·bo·geulhappiness
- 놓치지마not·chi·ji·madon't miss
Word for word: This moment's special happiness don't miss
Why it doesn't translate word for word: Korean puts the possessive 순간의 ('moment's') before 행복을 ('happiness') and saves the prohibition 놓치지마 for the very end. 놓치다 alone means 'to let slip from your grasp', and with 행복 it becomes 'to miss out on happiness'. The literal version sounds clumsy, but the real meaning is a gentle push to seize the moment.
저 바다 건너 들릴 듯 소리 질러Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): jeo ba·da geon·neo deul·lil tteut so·ri jil·leo
Meaning: Shout so loud it can be heard across that sea
Words in this line- 저jeothat
- 바다ba·dasea
- 건너geon·neoacross
- 들릴deul·lilaudible
- 듯tteutas if
- 소리so·risound
- 질러jil·leoshout
Word for word: That sea across audible-as-if sound shout
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 건너 alone means 'across', 들릴 means 'will be heard', and 듯 means 'as if'. Together they say 'shout as though it carries to the far shore'. The verb 질러 comes from 소리를 지르다, literally 'to thrust out a sound', which simply means 'to yell'.
그 언젠가 너와 나 저 달 뒷면으로 가Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): geu eon·jen·ga neo·wa na jeo dal dwin·myeo·neu·ro ga
Meaning: Someday you and I will go to the far side of the moon
Words in this line- 그geuthat
- 언젠가eon·jen·gasomeday
- 너와neo·wawith you
- 나naI
- 저jeothat
- 달dalmoon
- 뒷면으로dwin·myeo·neu·roto the back side
- 가gago
Word for word: That someday you-with I that moon back-side-to go
Why it doesn't translate word for word: The sentence opens with 그 ('that'), which alone points at something known, but with 언젠가 it just adds to 'someday'. 뒷면 literally means 'rear surface', i.e. the far side of the moon, and the ending -으로 gives the direction 'to'. The final 가 sounds like a plain 'go' yet carries warm hope.
끝없이 날아오를 듯 힘껏 뛰어 더 높이Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): kkeu·deop·ssi na·ra·o·reul tteut him·kkeot ttwi·eo deo no·pi
Meaning: Jump with all your strength, higher, as if soaring without end
Words in this line- 끝없이kkeu·deop·ssiendlessly
- 날아오를na·ra·o·reulsoar up
- 듯tteutas if
- 힘껏him·kkeotwith all might
- 뛰어ttwi·eojump
- 더deomore
- 높이no·pihigh
Word for word: Endlessly soar-up-as-if with-all-strength jump more high
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 끝없이 means 'without end', 날아오를 means 'to soar up' and 듯 means 'as if'. Together they picture a jump after which you almost never come down. 힘껏 means 'with all one's might' and 더 높이 'even higher', which pushes the urge further.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 공기처럼 | gong·gi·cheo·reom | like air |
| 나와 | na·wa | me and |
| 날아갈 | na·ra·gal | to fly off |
| 너도 | neo·do | you too |
| 놀아 | no·ra | play |
| 놓치지 | not·chi·ji | miss |
| 느낌 | neu·kkim | feeling |
| 달빛 | dal·bit | moonlight |
| 딱야 | tta·gya | just right |
| 마지막인 | ma·ji·ma·gin | the last |
| 멀리 | meol·li | far away |
| 모래알처럼 | mo·rae·al·cheo·reom | like sand grains |
| 미소 | mi·so | smile |
| 바다야 | ba·da·ya | hey, sea |
| 오늘이 | o·neu·ri | today |
| 우주 | u·ju | universe |
| 위로 | wi·ro | upward |
| 춤추러 | chum·chu·reo | to dance |
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Questions about “Dance The Night Away”
What is “Dance The Night Away” by TWICE about?
In “Dance The Night Away,” TWICE sing of a moonlit party by the sea, where everyone is invited to let loose together.
What does “이 순간의 특별한, 행복을 놓치지마” mean in “Dance The Night Away”?
Don't miss the happiness of this special moment. Korean puts the possessive 순간의 ('moment's') before 행복을 ('happiness') and saves the prohibition 놓치지마 for the very end.
What does “저 바다 건너 들릴 듯 소리 질러” mean in “Dance The Night Away”?
Shout so loud it can be heard across that sea. 건너 alone means 'across', 들릴 means 'will be heard', and 듯 means 'as if'.
How do you pronounce “그 언젠가 너와 나 저 달 뒷면으로 가”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “geu eon·jen·ga neo·wa na jeo dal dwin·myeo·neu·ro ga”: that's how it's actually sung by TWICE, not the textbook romanization.
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