덕수궁 돌담길의 봄 – English Lyrics

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Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
사랑하다 /sa.ɾaŋ.ha.da/ A1	verb - to love
덕수궁 /tʌk.su.guŋ/ B2	noun - Deoksugung Palace (a royal palace in Seoul, South Korea)
돌담길 /tol.dam.gil/ B2	noun - stone wall path/road
설레다 /sʌl.le.da/ B1	verb - to flutter, to be excited, to feel a thrill
기분 /ki.bun/ A1	noun - feeling, mood
따스하다 /t͡t͡a.sɯ.ha.da/ A2	adjective - warm, cozy
봄바람 /pom.ba.ɾam/ B1	noun - spring breeze
데이트 /te.i.tɯ/ A2	noun - date (romantic meeting)
완료 /wan.ʎo/ B1	noun - completion, finishing adjective - completed, finished
손 /son/ A1	noun - hand
걷다 /kʌt.t͡a/ A1	verb - to walk
헤어지다 /he.ʌ.d͡ʑi.da/ B1	verb - to break up (a relationship), to separate, to part ways
달콤하다 /tal.kʰom.ha.da/ B1	adjective - sweet (taste), lovely, delightful
상큼하다 /saŋ.kʰɯm.ha.da/ B1	adjective - refreshing, zesty, fresh, crisp
하늘 /ha.nɯl/ A1	noun - sky, heaven
햇살 /hɛt.s͈al/ B1	noun - sunlight, sunbeam
말 /mal/ A1	noun - word, speech, language
준비 /d͡ʑun.bi/ A2	noun - preparation verb - to prepare, to get ready
같다 /kat.t͡a/ A1	adjective - to be like, to be the same, to resemble
아찔하다 /at.t͡ɕ͈il.ha.da/ B2	adjective - dizzy, breathtaking, thrilling (due to height/speed/beauty)

Key Grammar Structures

• 따스한 봄바람 날씨 체크 완료

  ➔ Adjective + -(으)ㄴ/는 + noun (adjective modifying a noun)

  ➔ The ending "-ㄴ" is attached to the descriptive verb "따뜻하다" (to be warm) to modify the noun "봄바람" (spring breeze), forming "따스""한" "봄바람" (warm spring breeze).

• 주말에 데이트할래?

  ➔ -ㄹ래? (informal future intention/suggestion)

  ➔ The ending "-ㄹ래?" is used to ask about the listener's informal future intention or to make a suggestion. Here, it asks if the listener wants to go on a date: 데이트"할래"?.

• 이번 주는 내가 준비할게

  ➔ -ㄹ게 (speaker's intention/promise to do something)

  ➔ The ending "-ㄹ게" expresses the speaker's intention or promise to do something for the listener's benefit, often with an implication of agreement or consideration. Here, it means "I will prepare": 준비"할게".

• 설레는 맘으로 온종일 검색 중

  ➔ -는 중 (in the middle of doing something)

  ➔ The phrase "-는 중" is attached to a verb stem to indicate that an action is currently in progress, meaning "in the middle of doing [verb]". Here, it means "in the middle of searching": 검색" 중".

• 덕수궁 돌담길 어때?

  ➔ -어때? (How about...? / What do you think of...?)

  ➔ The phrase "-어때?" is used to ask for an opinion or to make a suggestion about something or someone. Here, it's used to propose a place and ask "How about the Deoksugung Stone Wall Path?": 돌담길 "어때"?.

• 절대 헤어지지 않아, 덕수궁 돌담길

  ➔ -지 않다 (negative form of verb/adjective)

  ➔ The grammatical structure "-지 않다" is used to form the negative of a verb or adjective, meaning "not to do/be [verb/adjective]". Here, it expresses "will not break up": 헤어지지 "않아".

• 너는 사탕 같아

  ➔ -같다 (to be like / to seem like)

  ➔ The expression "-같다" is used to compare something to something else, meaning "to be like" or "to seem like". Here, it means "You are like candy": 사탕 "같아".

• 지금 바로 갈까?

  ➔ -을/ㄹ까? (shall we...?; expressing suggestion or questioning speaker's own thought)

  ➔ The ending "-을/ㄹ까?" is used to propose an action (often to the listener, as "shall we?") or to express a speaker's own wondering or question. Here, it's "Shall we go right away?": 갈"까"?.

• 지금 내가 하려는 말

  ➔ -(으)려고 하다 (to intend to / to be about to do something)

  ➔ The grammatical structure "-(으)려고 하다" indicates that the subject intends to do something or is about to do something. When modifying a noun, it becomes "-(으)려는". Here, it means "the words I intend to say" or "the words I'm about to say": 하"려는" 말.

• 파란 하늘과 저 햇살처럼

  ➔ -처럼 (like / as if)

  ➔ The particle "-처럼" is attached to a noun to mean "like" or "as if," indicating similarity or comparison. Here, it means "like that sunshine": 햇살"처럼".