소녀 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: 방탄소년단

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Korean through "21st Century Girl" is a fantastic way to engage with an empowering and energetic song. The lyrics are filled with positive affirmations and encouraging phrases that are both useful and uplifting to learn. This track is special because it showcases BTS's supportive message for their female fans, making the language learning process not just educational, but also confidence-boosting.

[English]

You are worth it, you're perfect

Deserve it, just go for it

You're classy, classy, and also pretty, pretty

You shine, you shine, you're truth and reason

If someone keeps insulting you (insulting)

Tell them, you're my lady, go tell them (tell them)

No matter what other guys say or what the world says

You are the best to me, just as you are

Never Back Down

No matter what anyone says, you're okay (alright)

Be strong, you know

You say yes or no, yes or no

Girls of the 20th century

(Live your life, live your life, come on baby!)

Girls of the 21st century

(You don’t mind, you don’t mind, that new girl)

Tell them you're strong

Tell them you're enough

Let you go, let you go, let you go

Let it go, oh

All my ladies, raise your hands

Girls of the 21st century, hands up

All my ladies, raise your hands

Now scream

Guys passing by say

"Oh yeah, what is she? Who exactly is she?"

Girls are in awe and say

"Wow, what’s this girl? Who is she exactly?"

(Oh, babe) Never bring yourself down

(Okay) Don’t match your strength to theirs

(You're mine) You’re beautiful enough

Don’t worry, don’t worry

Baby, you’re beautiful

You, you, you

Girls of the 20th century

(Live your life, live your life, come on baby!)

Girls of the 21st century

(You don't mind, you don't mind, that new girl)

Say you're strong

Say you're enough

Let you go, let you go, let you go

Let it go, oh

All my ladies, raise your hands

Girls of the 21st century, hands up

All my ladies, raise your hands

Now scream

Oh, everyone wants to love you

Everyone is gonna love you

Don’t worry about anything else

Oh, everyone wants to love you, babe

Everyone is gonna love you, babe

You deserve to be loved

All my ladies, raise your hands

Girls of the 21st century, hands up

All my ladies, raise your hands

Now scream

All my ladies, raise your hands

Girls of the 21st century, hands up

All my ladies, raise your hands

Now scream

...

[Korean]

You worth it, you perfect

Deserve it, just work it

넌 귀티나 귀티 또 pretty야 pretty

빛이나 빛이 넌 진리이자 이치

혹시 누가 너를 자꾸 욕해 (욕해)

Tell 'em, you're my lady 가서 전해 (전해)

딴 놈들이 뭐라건 이 세상이 뭐라건

넌 내게 최고 너 그대로

절대 쫄지 말아

누가 뭐래도 넌 괜찮아 (alright)

강해 너는 말야

You say yes or no, yes or no

20세기 소녀들아

(Live your life, live your life, come on baby!)

21세기 소녀들아

(You don't mind, you don't mind, that new lady)

말해 너는 강하다고

말해 넌 충분하다고

Let you go, let you go, let you go

Let it go, oh

All my ladies, put your hands up

21세기 소녀 hands up

All my ladies, put your hands up

Now scream

너 지나가네 남자들이 say

"Oh yeah 쟤 뭐야 대체 누구야?"

넋이 나가네 여자들이 say

"어 얘는 또 뭐야 대체 누구야?"

(Oh, bae) 절대 낮추지 마

(Okay) 쟤들에 널 맞추진 마

(You're mine) 넌 충분히 아름다워

Don't worry, don't worry

Baby, you're beautiful

You, you, you

20세기 소녀들아

(Live your life, live your life, come on baby!)

21세기 소녀들아

(You don't mind, you don't mind, that new lady)

말해 너는 강하다고

말해 넌 충분하다고

Let you go, let you go, let you go

Let it go, oh

All my ladies, put your hands up

21세기 소녀 hands up

All my ladies, put your hands up

Now scream

Oh, everybody wanna love you

Everybody gonna love you

다른 건 걱정하지마

Oh, everybody wanna love you, bae

Everybody gonna love you, bae

넌 사랑 받아 마땅해

All my ladies, put your hands up

21세기 소녀 hands up

All my ladies, put your hands up

Now scream

All my ladies, put your hands up

21세기 소녀 hands up

All my ladies, put your hands up

Now scream

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ B2	adjective - having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics
deserve /dɪˈzɜːrv/ B1	verb - to be worthy of something, especially something good
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ B1	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
strong /strɔːŋ/ B1	adjective - having power or strength
worry /ˈwɜːri/ B1	verb - to feel anxious or concerned about something
lady /ˈleɪdi/ A2	noun - a woman of superior social status
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move from one place to another
scream /skriːm/ B1	verb - to make a loud, high-pitched sound
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for someone
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to utter words so as to convey information
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
greatest /ˈɡreɪtɪst/ B2	adjective - of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above the normal or average

Key Grammar Structures

• You worth it, you perfect

  ➔ Adjective complement (predicate adjective)

  ➔ The phrase uses an adjective "worth" to describe the subject, which is common in emotional encouragement.

• Deserve it, just work it

  ➔ Imperative phrase with modal verb omission

  ➔ An imperative command encouraging action, where "deserve" and "work" are used as base verbs without explicit subjects.

• 넌 귀티나 귀티 또 pretty야 pretty

  ➔ Sentence with repetitive emphasis (repetition for effect)

  ➔ Uses repetition "귀티나 귀티" to emphasize the idea of being charming or glamorous, often used in colloquial speech.

• Let you go, let you go, let you go

  ➔ Parallelism and repetition for emphasis

  ➔ Repeating "let you go" creates a rhythmic emphasis, often used in music for emotional impact.

• All my ladies, put your hands up

  ➔ Imperative sentence with possessive pronoun and quantifier

  ➔ Using an imperative form "put your hands up" involving "all my ladies" to encourage collective participation.

• 너 지나가네 남자들이 say

  ➔ Verb phrase with colloquial expression "지나가네" (pass by / go past)

  ➔ Casual verb phrase "지나가네" indicating someone passing by or going past, often used colloquially.