봄날 (Spring Day) – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: BTS (방탄소년단)

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Korean through “Spring Day” offers a unique opportunity to connect with deep cultural and emotional themes. The song's poetic lyrics, rich with metaphors of seasons and nature, can help you understand nuanced expressions of longing and hope. What makes “Spring Day” special is its ability to convey a universal message of grief and optimism, while also holding a significant place in modern Korean history, making your language learning journey both meaningful and culturally insightful.

[English]

I miss you, I miss you even more just saying it

Even when I look at your photos, I still miss you

Time feels so cruel, I hate that we're apart

Now even seeing your face feels impossible for us

It's just winter everywhere here, even in August winter arrives

My heart races through time, like a lonely snow train

Hold my hand and go to the other side of the world, I want to end this winter

How many tears like snow must fall for spring to come, friend?

Small dust lingering in the air

Like tiny dust, like little specks

If the snowflakes were flying

Maybe I could reach you a bit faster

Snowflakes are falling

And slowly drifting away

I miss you (I miss you)

I miss you (I miss you)

How long must I wait?

How many more sleepless nights?

Will I get to see you? (Will I get to see you?)

Will we meet again? (Will we meet again?)

Through the cold winter’s end

Until spring comes back again

Until the flowers bloom

Stay a little longer there, stay longer

Is it you who changed? (Is it you who changed?)

Or did I change? (Did I change?)

Hating even the passing time right now

It's just that we've changed, right? Everyone does, doesn’t it?

Yes, I hate it because you left, but

Not even a single day did I forget you

Honestly, I miss you so much, but I’ll erase you now

Because that’s less painful than resenting you

Trying to blow away the coldness inside

Like smoke, like white steam

Even if I say I’ve erased you with words

Actually, I still can't let go of you

The snowflakes are falling

And slowly drifting apart

I miss you (I miss you)

I miss you (I miss you)

How long must I wait?

How many more sleepless nights?

Will I see you? (Will I see you?)

Will we meet again? (Will we meet again?)

You know it all, you're my best friend

Morning will come again

No matter the darkness or the seasons

They can’t last forever anyway

It looks like cherry blossoms are blooming

This winter will end too

I miss you (I miss you)

I miss you (I miss you)

If you wait just a little (wait just a little)

Just a few more sleepless nights

I'll come see you (I'll come see you)

I'll come pick you up (I'll come pick you up, yeah, yeah)

Through the end of the cold winter

Until spring returns once again

Until the flowers bloom

Stay a little longer there, stay longer

...

[Korean]

보고 싶다, 이렇게 말하니까 더 보고 싶다

너희 사진을 보고 있어도 보고 싶다

너무 야속한 시간 나는 우리가 밉다

이젠 얼굴 한 번 보는 것 조차 힘들어진 우리가

여긴 온통 겨울 뿐이야 8월에도 겨울이 와

마음은 시간을 달려가네 홀로 남은 설국열차

니 손 잡고 지구 반대편까지 가 이 겨울을 끝내고파

그리움들이 얼마나 눈처럼 내려야 그 봄날이 올까, friend?

허공을 떠도는 작은

먼지처럼, 작은 먼지처럼

날리는 눈이 나라면

조금 더 빨리 네게 닿을 수 있을 텐데?

눈꽃이 떨어져요

또 조금씩 멀어져요

보고 싶다 (보고 싶다)

보고 싶다 (보고 싶다)

얼마나 기다려야?

또 몇 밤을 더 새워야?

널 보게 될까? (널 보게 될까?)

만나게 될까? (만나게 될까?)

추운 겨울 끝을 지나

다시 봄날이 올 때까지

꽃 피울 때까지

그곳에 좀 더 머물러줘, 머물러줘

네가 변한 건지? (네가 변한 건지?)

아니면 내가 변한 건지? (내가 변한 건지?)

이 순간 흐르는 시간조차 미워

우리가 변한 거지 뭐? 모두가 그런 거지, 뭐?

그래, 밉다 니가 넌 떠났지만

단 하루도 너를 잊은 적이 없었지 난

솔직히 보고 싶은데 이만 너를 지울게

그게 널 원망하기보단 덜 아프니까

시린 널 불어내 본다

연기처럼, 하얀 연기처럼

말로는 지운다 해도

사실 난 아직 널 보내지 못하는데

눈꽃이 떨어져요

또 조금씩 멀어져요

보고 싶다 (보고 싶다)

보고 싶다 (보고 싶다)

얼마나 기다려야?

또 몇 밤을 더 새워야?

널 보게 될까? (널 보게 될까?)

만나게 될까? (만나게 될까?)

You know it all, you're my best friend

아침은 다시 올 거야

어떤 어둠도, 어떤 계절도

영원할 순 없으니까

벚꽃이 피나봐요

이 겨울도 끝이 나요

보고 싶다 (보고 싶다)

보고 싶다 (보고 싶다)

조금만 기다리면 (기다리면)

며칠 밤만 더 새우면

만나러 갈게 (만나러 갈게)

데리러 갈게 (데리러 갈게, yeah, yeah)

추운 겨울 끝을 지나

다시 봄날이 올 때까지

꽃 피울 때까지

그곳에 좀 더 머물러줘, 머물러줘

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
보고 싶다 /bo-go sip-da/ B1	verb - to miss someone
겨울 /gyeo-ul/ A1	noun - winter
봄날 /bom-nal/ A2	noun - spring day
꽃 /kkot/ A1	noun - flower
시간 /si-gan/ A1	noun - time
그리움 /geu-ri-um/ B2	noun - longing
변하다 /byeon-ha-da/ B1	verb - to change
기다리다 /gi-da-ri-da/ A2	verb - to wait
눈 /nun/ A1	noun - snow
마음 /ma-eum/ B1	noun - heart/mind
사진 /sa-jin/ A1	noun - photo
친구 /chin-gu/ A1	noun - friend
하얀 /ha-yan/ A2	adjective - white
작은 /ja-geun/ A2	adjective - small
멀어지다 /meol-eo-ji-da/ B2	verb - to become distant
끝 /kkeut/ A1	noun - end

Key Grammar Structures

• 너희 사진을 보고 있어도 보고 싶다

  ➔ Even if (future/present/subjunctive) clause + verb

  ➔ The phrase "봐도" uses the connective "도" to indicate "even if" or "even though," expressing contrast or unexpected continuation.

• 이젠 얼굴 한 번 보는 것 조차 힘들어진 우리가

  ➔ The phrase "조차" indicates "even" or "to the extent that", emphasizing the extremity.

  ➔ "조차" is used here to emphasize how difficult it has become to even see a face once, highlighting the emotional distance.

• 마음은 시간을 달려가네 홀로 남은 설국열차

  ➔ The verb "달려가다" is a compound verb meaning "to run toward" or "to rush".

  ➔ The verb "달려가다" is a compound of "달리다" (to run) and "가다" (to go), expressing the idea of rushing or running towards something.

• 그리움들이 얼마나 눈처럼 내려야 그 봄날이 올까, friend?

  ➔ The phrase "눈처럼" uses "처럼" to express "like" or "as".

  ➔ The particle "처럼" is used to compare "눈" (snow) to something that falls like snow, emphasizing the metaphor.

• 아침은 다시 올 거야

  ➔ The future tense "거야" indicates a definite plan or certainty about the future.

  ➔ "거야" is used in informal speech to express certainty about the future.

• 다시 봄날이 올 때까지 꽃 피울 때까지

  ➔ The phrase "때까지" indicates "until" or "up to" a certain point in time.

  ➔ The particle "까지" is used to mean "until" a certain time or condition is met.

• 추운 겨울 끝을 지나 다시 봄날이 올 때까지

  ➔ The verb "지나다" means "to pass" or "to go through".

  ➔ The verb "지나다" describes passing through or overcoming a phase, here indicating moving past winter into spring.

• 단 하루도 너를 잊은 적이 없었지 난

  ➔ The phrase "단 하루도" emphasizes "not even a single day".

  ➔ Using "단 하루도" emphasizes that not even a single day has passed without thinking of the person.