Because of You – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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떠나도 /tə.na.do/ A2 |
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찾아가는 /t͡ɕa.ɡa.ɡɯ.nɯn/ A2 |
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반복해도 /ban.bok.ʌ.do/ B1 |
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시계바늘 /ɕi.ɡye.ba.nɯl/ B1 |
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파도 /pa.do/ A2 |
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헤맬 /he.mɛl/ B1 |
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기다려준 /gi.da.ɾjʌ.dʑun/ A2 |
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어둠 /ʌ.dɯm/ A2 |
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유일한 /ju.il.ɦan/ B1 |
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기적 /gi.ʤʌk/ B1 |
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비추는 /bi.t͡ɕu.nɯn/ B1 |
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기억 /gi.ɵk/ A2 |
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전하는 /t͡ɕʌn.ha.nɯn/ B1 |
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완벽한 /wa.nʌ.kʰan/ B2 |
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이유 /i.ju/ A2 |
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순간 /su.ɡan/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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멀어지려 떠나도
➔ Conditional clause with -(으)려 (intending to do something)
➔ The pattern -(으)려 expresses an intention or attempt to perform an action, here used in a conditional to mean 'even if [I] try to go away'.
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어떤 어둠 속에서도 너를 찾을게
➔ Future tense with -을게 (promise or intention)
➔ The ending -"을게" indicates a strong promise or intention in the future, emphasizing 'I will find you' even in darkness.
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피할 수 없는 파도에 길을 잃고 헤맬 때에도
➔ Conditional with -ㄹ 때에도 (even at times when)
➔ The construction -"ㄹ 때에도" means 'even at the time when', indicating an extreme conditional for unfavorable situations like 'even when lost in unavoidable waves'.
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나를 살게 하는 내 유일한 기억은
➔ Causative construction with -게 하다 (make someone do something)
➔ The phrase -"게 하는" is a causative form meaning 'making [me] live', used here to describe the memory as the cause of life.
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너와 함께 했던 날들이었어
➔ Past tense with -았/었어 (past experience)
➔ -"었어" indicates past tense, here referring to 'the days [I] spent with you were', expressing completed action.
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긴 시간 내 곁에서 나를 지켜준
➔ Relative clause with modifier (adjective modifying noun)
➔ The phrase functions as a relative clause where '짧은 시간 내 곁에서 나를 지켜준' describes 'every moment', showing ongoing protection 'for a long time by my side'.
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네가 내 모든 시간을
➔ Possessive particle -의 (possession)
➔ -"의" indicates possession, here 'your' modifies 'the light', showing 'the light that belongs to you'.
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항상 잊지 않을게
➔ Negative future with -지 않을게 (promise not to do)
➔ The structure -"지 않을게" is a negative future tense expressing a promise 'I will not forget', emphasizing determination.
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내 삶에 단하나 다시 없을 기적인
➔ Adverbial phrase with -에 (in life's location)
➔ -"에" marks the location or context, here 'in my life' as the setting for the 'one and only miracle that won't come again'.
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