Black Sorrow – English Lyrics

• By: jyuro

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the melancholic beauty of "Black Sorrow," a standout track from the "Alien Stage" animated series, performed by PARK BYEONG HOON. This song offers a compelling opportunity to explore Korean through its evocative lyrics, which weave a narrative of profound sadness and unrequited love. Its slow rock ballad style makes the emotional weight of the words clear, allowing learners to connect with the raw feelings and poetic expressions, making it an ideal piece for understanding deep sentiment in Korean music.

[English]

Dark clouds surround me

Suffocating

Closing our eyes, hoping the scene would change

Yearning for the skies, I'd imagine you'd be

My beacon of light

I'm by your side

So black, black as it can be

With each step you make towards me

Deeper is the dark sea

Like a black, black sorrow

A story of such woe

As we continue to this end, hoping again

Memories that you were here

Linger near

Moments your gaze would, linger longer

Your presence, it grows stronger

Hiding away

Burning the view within my mind

In the shadows I would follow

Waiting for the hourglass

Time would stay still

So black, black as it can be

With each step you make towards me

Deeper is the dark sea

Like a black, black sorrow

A story of such woe

As we continue to this end, hoping again

That you would always be near

Such

Black, black sorrow

Even now I know

You'll forever be for me

Black sorrow

You'll always be

Black sorrow

You'll always be

Black sorrow

Key Grammar Structures

• Dark clouds surround me

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The verb 'surround' is in the present simple tense, indicating a habitual or general truth.

• Closing our eyes, hoping the scene would change

  ➔ Present participle + gerund

  ➔ 'Closing' is a present participle used to describe an action happening at the same time as 'hoping', which is a gerund functioning as the subject of the sentence.

• I'd imagine you'd be

  ➔ Conditional structure

  ➔ The contraction 'I'd' and 'you'd' are part of a conditional structure, indicating a hypothetical situation.

• With each step you make towards me

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'with each step' is a prepositional phrase modifying the verb 'make', providing more detail about the action.

• Deeper is the dark sea

  ➔ Inversion for emphasis

  ➔ The sentence uses inversion ('Deeper is...') to emphasize the word 'deeper', creating a dramatic effect.

• As we continue to this end, hoping again

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction

  ➔ The conjunction 'as' introduces a subordinate clause ('as we continue...') that provides context for the main clause ('hoping again').

• That you would always be near

  ➔ Modal verb for possibility

  ➔ The modal verb 'would' is used to express a possible or hypothetical situation in the future.

• Black sorrow, You'll always be

  ➔ Future simple tense with 'will'

  ➔ The contraction 'You'll' is the future simple tense of 'will be', indicating a future action or state.