밤양갱 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: BIBI
• Album: Bam Yang Gang

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the sweet and nostalgic world of BIBI's "밤양갱" (Bam Yang Gang) to experience a charming Korean love story. This song offers a unique opportunity to learn Korean through its simple, repetitive melodies and heartfelt lyrics, which beautifully blend traditional influences with modern sounds. Its relatable theme of misunderstood desires, expressed through the metaphor of a beloved snack, makes it a special and culturally resonant track for language learners.

[English]

On your way out, you told me

You want too many things

If I don't look at you for even a moment

My head goes up in flames, you said

I held back the tears trying to fall

And suppressed the words I wanted to say with difficulty

With just one word, "Okay, I'm sorry"

I ended the days we shared together

Sweet, sweet, oh-so-sweet chestnut jelly

Chestnut jelly

What I wanted to eat was sweet chestnut jelly

It was chestnut jelly

On your way out, you told me

You want too many things

No, what I always wanted was just one thing

Only one thing: sweet chestnut jelly

Sweet, sweet, oh-so-sweet chestnut jelly

Chestnut jelly

What I wanted to eat was sweet chestnut jelly

It was chestnut jelly

Even if the table legs broke and we ate together

Even if one of us collapsed

You, who didn't know the person I am

You were leaving, then turned around and said

You want too many things

No, what I always wanted was just one thing

Only one thing: sweet chestnut jelly

[Korean]

떠나는 길에 니가 내게 말했지

너는 바라는 게 너무나 많아

잠깐이라도 널 안 바라보면

머리에 불이 나버린다니까

나는 흐르려는 눈물을 참고

하려던 얘길 어렵게 누르고

그래 미안해라는 한 마디로

너랑 나눈 날들 마무리했었지

달디달고 달디달고 달디단 밤양갱

밤양갱

내가 먹고 싶었던 건 달디단 밤양갱

밤양갱이야

떠나는 길에 니가 내게 말했지

너는 바라는 게 너무나 많아

아냐 내가 늘 바란 건 하나야

한 개뿐이야 달디단 밤양갱

달디달고 달디달고 달디단 밤양갱

밤양갱

내가 먹고 싶었던 건 달디단 밤양갱

밤양갱이야

상다리가 부러지고 둘이서 먹다

하나가 쓰러져버려도

나라는 사람을 몰랐던 넌

떠나가다가 돌아서서 말했지

너는 바라는 게 너무나 많아

아냐 내가 늘 바란 건 하나야

한 개뿐이야 달디단 밤양갱

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
밤양갱 /pam.jaŋ.ɡɛŋ/ C1	noun - sweet persimmon jelly
떠나다 /tʌ.na.da/ A2	verb - to leave
말하다 /mal.ha.da/ A1	verb - to speak, to say
바라보다 /pa.ra.bo.da/ A2	verb - to look at, to gaze
눈물 /nun.mul/ A2	noun - tears
참다 /tɕʰam.da/ A2	verb - to hold back, to endure
달다 /tal.da/ A1	adjective - to be sweet
많다 /man.ta/ A1	adjective - to be many, to be much
마무리하다 /ma.mu.ɾi.ha.da/ B1	verb - to finish, to conclude
먹다 /mʌk.ta/ A1	verb - to eat
부러지다 /pu.ɾʌ.ɕi.da/ B1	verb - to break
쓰러지다 /ssʌ.ɾʌ.ɕi.da/ B1	verb - to fall down
사람 /sa.lam/ A1	noun - person
모르다 /mo.ɾʌ.da/ A1	verb - to not know
돌아서다 /to.ɾa.sʌ.da/ A2	verb - to turn around