Again – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: 신예영
• Album: Again

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt world of Korean ballads with Shin Ye-young's 'Again.' This emotionally rich R&B track beautifully conveys the universal feelings of longing and regret after a breakup. Through its poignant lyrics and Shin Ye-young's soulful delivery, listeners can explore nuanced expressions of love, loss, and the desire for a second chance. Learning the Korean lyrics will offer a deeper connection to the song's tender narrative and the artist's expressive vocal style, making it a perfect piece for understanding emotional Korean vocabulary and cultural sentiments.

[English]

How about this?

Just as acquaintances who know each other casually

Comfortable friends

Sometimes drinking tea together

Even without sad tears

I want to see you again

I won't cry

I won't wait

I'll go back to the day I didn't know you

If I meet you again

So I can smile comfortably

Isn't that right?

That won't work, right?

But I prayed

That you were my last love

Apparently not

As the first wound

It will remain in me

If you come back, if you do that

I would smile

I'd be okay

Why do I keep thinking only

Of the wrongs I did

If you come back

If you do that

I would smile

I'd be okay

Why is it that I

Keep thinking only

Of the wrongs I did

If you come back

If you do that

I'll hide my tears now

To be able to

Smile comfortably with you again

Wasn't that it? Won't it work?

I prayed

That you were my last love

Apparently not, as the first wound

It will remain in me

If you come back, if you do that

I would smile

I'd be okay

Why do I keep thinking only

Of the wrongs I did

If you come back now, if you do that

I'll hide my tears now

If you come back

If you do that

I'll hide my tears now

[Korean]

이건 어때요

그냥 알고 지내는

편한 친구로

가끔씩 차도 마시며

슬픈 눈물 없이도

그대를 다시 보고 싶은데

울지 않아요

기다리지 않아요

그댈 몰랐던 그날로 돌아갈게요

다시 그댈 만나면

편하게 웃어줄 수 있게

아닌가요

안 되겠죠

기도했는데

그대가 나의 마지막 사랑이었기를

아니었나 봐

첫 번째 상처로

내게 남아 있겠죠

돌아온다면 혹시 그래 준다면

웃어줄 텐데

괜찮은데

왜 이렇게 난 잘못한 일들만

자꾸 떠오르는지

돌아온다면

혹시 그래 준다면

웃어줄 텐데

괜찮은데

왜 이렇게 난

잘못한 일들만

자꾸 떠오르는지

돌아온다면

그래 준다면

지금 눈물은 감춰둘게요

나 그대와 또다시

편하게 웃어볼 수 있게

아니었나요 안 되나요

기도했는데

그대가 나의 마지막 사랑이기를

아니었나 봐 첫 번째 상처로

내게 남아 있겠죠

돌아온다면 혹시 그래 준다면

웃어줄 텐데

난 괜찮은데

왜 이렇게 난 잘못한 일들만

자꾸 떠오르는지

이제 돌아온다면 그래 준다면

지금 눈물은 감춰둘게요

돌아온다면

그래 준다면

지금 눈물은 감춰둘게요

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
다시 /da̠ɕi/ A1	adverb - again
보고 /poɡo/ A1	verb - to see
울지 /ulʦi/ A1	verb - to cry (negative form)
기다리지 /gidarici/ A2	verb - to not wait
만나면 /mannameun/ A2	verb - to meet (if)
편하게 /pʲʌnhake/ A2	adverb - comfortably
웃어줄 /useoʤul/ B1	verb - to smile for
마지막 /madʑimak/ A2	noun - last
사랑 /sa̠ɾaŋ/ A1	noun - love
상처 /saŋtɕʌ/ B1	noun - wound
떠오르다 /tɕʌɔɾda/ B1	verb - to come to mind
잘못한 /ʤalmo̠ta̠n/ A2	adjective - wrong
눈물 /nunmul/ A1	noun - tear
감춰둘게요 /ɡamʧʌdulɡejɔ/ B2	verb - to hide (will)
기도했는데 /ɡido̠ha̠ndɛ/ B1	verb - prayed (past tense)

Key Grammar Structures

• 그냥 알고 지내는 편한 친구로

  ➔ Present attributive -는

  ➔ The verb stem + "-는" makes the verb act as a modifier before a noun. In this line ""알고 지내는"" modifies "친구".

• 가끔씩 차도 마시며

  ➔ Connective -며 (and/while)

  ➔ "-며" links two actions, often with a nuance of doing them together. Here ""마시며"" links drinking tea with the previous clause.

• 슬픈 눈물 없이도

  ➔ Negative preposition -없이도 (even without)

  ➔ "-없이도" expresses that something holds true even when a certain element is absent. ""없이도"" means "even without" tears.

• 그대를 다시 보고 싶은데

  ➔ -고 싶다 + -ㄴ데 (desire + contrast)

  ➔ "-고 싶다" expresses a wish (“want to”). Adding "-ㄴ데" adds a nuance of contrast or reservation: "I want to see you again, but…"

• 그댈 몰랐던 그날로 돌아갈게요

  ➔ -던 (past descriptive) + -ㄹ게요 (speaker’s intention)

  ➔ "-던" attaches to a verb to recall a past state (“that I didn’t know”). "-ㄹ게요" signals the speaker’s future intention: “I will go back to that day.”

• 다시 그댈 만나면

  ➔ -면 (conditional)

  ➔ "-면" attaches to a verb to form a conditional clause: "if I meet you again…"

• 그대가 나의 마지막 사랑이었기를

  ➔ -었기를 (wish about the past)

  ➔ "-었기를" expresses a hopeful wish concerning a past state: “I wish (that) you had been my last love.”

• 아니었나 봐

  ➔ -나 보다 (guess/appear to be)

  ➔ "-나 보다" is used to express a guess based on observation: “It seems that it wasn’t.”

• 왜 이렇게 난 잘못한 일들만 자꾸 떠오르는지

  ➔ -는지 (indirect question / wonder)

  ➔ "-는지" attaches to a verb to embed a question within a statement, often expressing wonder: “I wonder why only my mistakes keep coming up.”