운명 (2025) – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: 먼데이 키즈, 이이경

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Korean through "운명 (2025)" offers a deep dive into the language of emotion and poetry. The song's expressive lyrics about love, heartbreak, and fate are perfect for understanding nuanced vocabulary and sentimental expressions. What makes this song special is the genuine story behind it—a famous actor's dream of collaborating with his musical hero, resulting in a powerful and heartfelt modern rendition of a classic ballad.

[English]

I wish it were fate

For me

If even that wouldn’t hurt

Now

Even if I could turn back time

I’d go back and stand before you again

Would you tell me you knew everything?

That we can’t do it again

My Love

That you never missed me once

That you still hate me

I know what’s in your heart

But I understand a little

I’ll give you all my heart, even if I regret it for a thousand years

Then I’ll slowly erase you from my memory

I wish it were fate

I wish it were fate

Now

Because that’s the only way I can endure it

Everything

Even if I could turn back time

Even if I went back

Would you be able to forgive everything?

That we can’t do it again

My Love

That you never missed me once

That you still hate me

I know what’s in your heart

But I understand a little

I’ll give you all my heart, even if I regret it for a thousand years

If you take it all, I can slowly distance myself from you

But back to that time again

My Love

That last tear meant so much to me

I still have so many unspoken feelings

But I understand a little

I’ll give you all my heart, even if I regret it for a thousand years

But I understand a little

I’ll give you all my heart, even if I regret it for a thousand years

Then I’ll slowly erase you from my memory

How did we even meet?

We were strangers to begin with

I guess we’ll say this is fate

Seeing as there’s no turning back

That we can’t do it again

다시는 할 수 없다고

My Love

That we can’t do it again

That you never missed me once

That you still hate me

I know what’s in your heart

But I understand a little

I’ll give you all my heart, even if I regret it for a thousand years

If you take it all, I can slowly distance myself from you

But back to that time again

My Love

That last tear meant so much to me

I still have so many unspoken feelings

But I understand a little

I’ll give you all my heart, even if I regret it for a thousand years

But I understand a little

I’ll give you all my heart, even if I regret it for a thousand years

Then I’ll slowly understand you

그때 널 이해해 줄게

[Korean]

운명이라면 좋겠어

내겐

그마저도 아픔이 없을 거라면

이젠

시간을 돌려서라도

다시 돌아가 네 앞에 서면

모든 걸 알았다고 말해주겠니

다시는 할 수 없다고

My Love

한 번도 그리워 안 했다고

아직도 미워한다는

네 맘을 알지만

조금은 이해해

천년이라도 후회할

내 마음 다 가져가면

그때 널 지워가줄게

운명이라도 좋겠어

이젠

그래야 난 견딜 수 있을 테니까

모두

시간을 돌려서라도

나 돌아간다 해도

모든 걸 용서해 줄 수가 있을까

다시는 할 수 없다고

My Love

한 번도 그리워 안 했다고

아직도 미워한다는

네 맘을 알지만

조금은 이해해

천년이라도 후회할

내 마음 다 가져가면

조금씩 네게서 떠나갈 수 있는데

하지만 다시 그때로

My Love

마지막 그 눈물만큼 내겐

아직도 말하지 못한

내 맘은 많지만

조금은 이해해

천년이라도 후회할

내 마음 다 가져가면

그때 널 지워가줄게

어쩌다 만난 걸까

모르는 사이가 나올 텐데

이게 운명이라 말하겠지

돌이킬 수 없는 걸 보니

다시는 할 수 없다고

My Love

다시는 할 수 없다고

한 번도 그리워 안 했다고

아직도 미워한다는

네 맘을 알지만

조금은 이해해

천년이라도 후회할

내 마음 다 가져가면

조금씩 네게서 떠나갈 수 있는데

하지만 다시 그때로

My Love

마지막 그 눈물만큼 내겐

아직도 말하지 못한

내 맘은 많지만

조금은 이해해

천년이라도 후회할

내 마음 다 가져가면

그때 널 이해해 줄게

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
운명 /unmyeong/ B2	noun - fate, destiny
아픔 /apeum/ B1	noun - pain, hurt
시간 /sigan/ A2	noun - time
돌리다 /dolida/ B1	verb - to turn back, to rewind
마음 /ma-eum/ A2	noun - heart, mind, feeling
이해하다 /ihae-hada/ B1	verb - to understand
후회하다 /huhoe-hada/ B2	verb - to regret
가져가다 /gajyeo-gada/ B1	verb - to take away, to carry away
지우다 /jiuda/ B1	verb - to erase, to delete
견디다 /gyeondida/ B2	verb - to endure, to withstand
용서하다 /yongseohada/ B2	verb - to forgive
미워하다 /miwohada/ B1	verb - to hate
눈물 /nunmul/ A2	noun - tears
떠나다 /tteonada/ B1	verb - to leave, to depart
만나다 /mannada/ A2	verb - to meet
돌이키다 /dorikida/ B2	verb - to turn back, to reverse

Key Grammar Structures

• 운명이라면 좋겠어

  ➔ Conditional ending with '-(으)면' + '좋겠어'

  ➔ This expresses a wish or hope that something *would be* fate. The '-(으)면' ending creates a conditional clause ('if it were fate'), and '좋겠어' expresses the desire for that condition to be true. The sentence literally translates to 'If it were fate, I wish it were.'

• 그마저도 아픔이 없을 거라면

  ➔ '-마저도' + future tense with '-ㄹ/을 거라면'

  ➔ '-마저도' means 'even that' or 'even that too', emphasizing that even that last thing wouldn't cause pain. '-ㄹ/을 거라면' indicates a future condition ('if that were to be the case'). The sentence means 'If even that wouldn't hurt...'

• 다시 돌아가 네 앞에 서면

  ➔ '-면' conditional ending + verb in present/future tense

  ➔ This is a classic conditional sentence. '돌아가' (return) is connected to '서면' (stand) with '-면', meaning 'if I were to return and stand in front of you'. It sets up a hypothetical situation.

• 모든 걸 알았다고 말해주겠니

  ➔ '-겠니' interrogative ending indicating a question asking for a future action/statement

  ➔ '-겠니' is a polite interrogative ending used to ask if someone *would* do something or say something. Here, it asks 'Would you tell me that you knew everything?'

• 천년이라도 후회할

  ➔ Adverbial clause modifying the following verb, using '-(아/어)도'

  ➔ This phrase means 'even if it takes a thousand years, I will regret it'. '천년이라도' (even if a thousand years) modifies the implied verb '후회할' (to regret). The '-(아/어)도' construction indicates concession – even under that circumstance, the regret will remain.