Tokai presents a touching ballad with ‘Cerenade’ from the album Shining. The musician pens lyrics alongside writer Kwak Taepung. Their song tells the story of a long night spent waiting for a lost love to return.
Released: January 25, 2026
Cerenade
Tokai • From “Shining.”
Shining.’s Cerenade Korean Lyrics English Translation
The poet describes watching streetlights through a window gap, a simple action that shows deep longing. The vocalist sings, ‘I’d pluck the stars and moon just for you,’ offering a grand promise for one more chance. This heartfelt line anchors the entire song.
Aetage dapjangeul gidaryeotdeon maeumeunMy heart, which waited so anxiously for a reply,
Gwaenhi bamsaeugo tto deultteo bomyeo heotsugo dwaennestayed up all night in vain excitement, but it was all for nothing.
Sarang ttawi meoriroman hal suga eopdadeonThat love can’t be understood by the mind alone,
Chingu nyeoseok naege haetdeon mari tteooreugoI’m reminded of the words my friend once told me.
Jeongsini beonjjeok deureo idaeroneun an doegesseoI’ve finally come to my senses, I can’t go on like this.
Na yonggireul naeyagesseoI need to find the courage now.
Oneul bam geudaega ol geonman gataIt feels like you’ll come back to me tonight.
Jobeun changteum sairo garosu hana hanaThrough the narrow gap in the window, I watch the streetlights one by one.
Bappi dulleobojimanI keep looking around busily,
Yasokan geudae nae mam asiryeonabut I wonder if you even know how cold you’re being to my heart.
Geudaeneun molla jeoldaero mollaYou don’t know, you’ll never truly know.
Asindamyeon naege wajuoIf you did know, please just come back to me.
Tteonagan dangsin moseubeulIf I could see your face again,
Na dasi bol su itdamyeonthe one that has already walked away,
Jeo haneurui byeoldo bamhaneul daldothen the stars in the sky and the moon in the night,
Modu modu ttajugetjimanI’d pluck them all just for you.
Tteonagan dangsin moseubeulIf I could see your face again,
Na dasi bol su itdamyeonthe one that has already walked away,
I sesang eoneu gosideon sanggwaneopjyoit wouldn’t matter where in this world you are.
Naui jeonbuyeo dasi naege dorawayoYou’re my everything, so please come back to me.
Geuriun geudae maeumeul dolligopaI want to change your mind, my dear whom I miss so much.
Maeil bam gidoreul hago tto jeoreul haedoEven if I pray and bow every single night,
Modu da bujireun eopgoit’s all completely useless.
Seogeulpeun naui maeumeul asiryeonaI wonder if you know how sorrowful my heart feels.
Geudaeneun molla jeoldaero mollaYou don’t know, you’ll never truly know.
Asindamyeon naege wajuoIf you did know, please just come back to me.
Tteonagan dangsin moseubeulIf I could see your face again,
Na dasi bol su itdamyeonthe one that has already walked away,
Jeo haneurui byeoldo bamhaneul daldothen the stars in the sky and the moon in the night,
Modu modu ttajugetjimanI’d pluck them all just for you.
Tteonagan dangsin moseubeulIf I could see your face again,
Na dasi bol su itdamyeonthe one that has already walked away,
I sesang eoneu gosideon sanggwaneopjyoit wouldn’t matter where in this world you are.
Naui jeonbuyeo dasi naege dorawayoYou’re my everything, so please come back to me.
Cerenade Music Video
The ‘Cerenade’ lyrics deliver a deep sense of longing and devotion. It’s a Korean ballad that turns a sleepless night into a powerful plea.