불장난 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: BLACKPINK

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into BLACKPINK’s "불장난" (Playing with Fire), a song that masterfully uses the metaphor of fire to depict passionate, yet risky, love. Its evocative lyrics and dynamic production offer a unique opportunity to explore Korean vocabulary related to emotions, desire, and warning, making it an engaging and fiery track to enhance your language learning journey.

[English]

My mom told me every day to always be careful of boys

Love is like playing with fire, it can hurt, eh

Mom might be right, when I see you, my heart heats up

The pull towards you is stronger than my fear, eh

This trembling I can't stop goes on and on and on

I want to throw everything into the world that is you

Look at me, look at me now, you're making me anxious

I can't resist, our love is playing with fire

(Uh-oh, uh-oh) my love is on fire, ooh

Now burn, baby, burn (playing with fire)

(Uh-oh, uh-oh) my love is on fire, ooh

So don't play with me, boy (playing with fire)

Oh no, I've already come too far

Before I knew it, this is no longer a game

Love is a red spark

Blow, wind, the flames are growing

I don't even know if this is a remedy or poison

My heart is a thief, but why doesn't the police know?

Pour more oil on my burning heart

Kiss him? Will I diss him? I don't know but I miss him

This love that goes beyond addiction is crack

The color of my heart is black (ah)

This trembling I can't stop goes on and on and on

I want to throw everything into the flames that are you

Look at me, look at me now, you're making me anxious

I can't resist, our love is playing with fire

(Uh-oh, uh-oh) my love is on fire, ooh

Now burn, baby, burn (playing with fire)

(Uh-oh, uh-oh) my love is on fire, ooh

So don't play with me, boy (playing with fire)

I can't control it

This flame spreads too quickly

Don't stop me like this

Let this love burn the night away, ooh

...

[Korean]

우리 엄만 매일 내게 말했어 언제나 남자 조심하라고

사랑은 마치 불장난 같아서 다치니까, eh

엄마 말이 꼭 맞을지도 몰라, 널 보면 내 맘이 뜨겁게 달아올라

두려움보단 널 향한 끌림이 더 크니까, eh

멈출 수 없는 이 떨림은 on and on and on

내 전부를 너란 세상에 다 던지고 싶어

Look at me, look at me now, 이렇게 넌 날 애태우고 있잖아

끌 수 없어, 우리 사랑은 불장난

(Uh-oh, uh-oh) my love is on fire, ooh

Now burn, baby, burn (불장난)

(Uh-oh, uh-oh) my love is on fire, ooh

So don't play with me, boy (불장난)

Oh no, 난 이미 멀리 와버렸는 걸

어느새 이 모든 게 장난이 아닌 걸

사랑이란 빨간 불씨

불어라 바람 더 커져가는 불길

이게 약인지 독인지 우리 엄마도 몰라

내 맘 도둑인데 왜 경찰도 몰라

불 붙은 내 심장에 더 부어라 너란 기름

Kiss him? Will I diss him? I don't know but I miss him

중독을 넘어선 이 사랑은 crack

내 심장의 색깔은 black (ah)

멈출 수 없는 이 떨림은 on and on and on

내 전부를 너란 불길 속으로 던지고 싶어

Look at me, look at me now, 이렇게 넌 날 애태우고 있잖아

끌 수 없어, 우리 사랑은 불장난

(Uh-oh, uh-oh) my love is on fire, ooh

Now burn, baby, burn (불장난)

(Uh-oh, uh-oh) my love is on fire, ooh

So don't play with me, boy (불장난)

걷잡을 수가 없는 걸

너무나 빨리 퍼져 가는 이 불길

이런 날 멈추지 마

이 사랑이 오늘 밤을 태워버리게, ooh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
사랑 /sa-rang/ A1	noun - love
불장난 /bul-jang-nan/ B2	noun - playing with fire (metaphorically, risky love)
불길 /bul-gil/ B1	noun - flame
심장 /sim-jang/ A2	noun - heart
두려움 /du-ryeoum/ B1	noun - fear
떨림 /tteol-lim/ B2	noun - tremor
전부 /jeon-bu/ A2	noun - all, everything
기름 /gi-reum/ B1	noun - oil
경찰 /gyeong-chal/ B1	noun - police
중독 /jung-dok/ B2	noun - addiction
달아오르다 /da-ra-o-reu-da/ B2	verb - to heat up, to become hot
애태우다 /ae-tae-u-da/ B2	verb - to make someone anxious or worried
타다 /ta-da/ A1	verb - to burn
퍼지다 /peo-ji-da/ B2	verb - to spread
장난 /jang-nan/ A2	noun - play, joke

Key Grammar Structures

• 사랑은 마치 불장난 같아서 다치니까, eh

  ➔ use of '같아서' to express reason or cause

  ➔ The ending '같아서' (gataseo) indicates cause or reason for the previous statement.

• 내 맘이 뜨겁게 달아올라

  ➔ use of '게' to form adverbs and modify adjectives

  ➔ '게' is a grammatical ending that turns an adjective into an adverb, describing how something happens.

• 끊을 수 없는 이 떨림은 on and on and on

  ➔ use of '수 없는' to express impossibility or inability to do something

  ➔ '수 없는' is an adjective phrase meaning 'impossible to' or 'unable to.'

• 이 사랑이 오늘 밤을 태워버리게, ooh

  ➔ use of '게' to form a causative or resulting clause

  ➔ '게' here expresses the result or consequence of the love burning through the night.

• 그림자에 숨어서 살고 싶어

  ➔ use of '어서' to indicate reason, cause, or manner of action

  ➔ '어서' is used to connect clauses, providing a reason or manner for the action.

• 어느새 이 모든 게 장난이 아닌 걸

  ➔ use of '이 아닌' to express negation or 'not' in comparison

  ➔ '이 아닌' is used to negate or specify that something is not the case.

• 우리 엄만 매일 내게 말했어 언제나 남자 조심하라고

  ➔ use of '하라고' to give indirect command or request (imperative clause)

  ➔ '하라고' is a grammatical ending used to convey indirect commands or advice, often translated as 'tell [someone] to...'.