천국보다 아름다운 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: 임영웅
• Album: Heavenly Ever After

Lyrics & Translation

"천국보다 아름다운" by Lim Young-woong is a beautiful ballad that offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the emotional depth of the Korean language. Through its poetic lyrics, which describe precious memories and enduring love, you can explore nuanced expressions of affection and longing. Lim Young-woong's warm and delicate vocal delivery makes the emotional content particularly accessible, allowing listeners to connect with the song's heartfelt message and appreciate the beauty of Korean lyrical artistry.

[English]

In the blur of my memories

There’s a place that remains

A warm fleeting moment of us

Even in the cold dawn

Like a blooming flower

In the season of eternity

Please don’t forget me

In the fading memories

The promises we shared

All the beautiful days

All the dazzling days

Clearly visible

The rise, the fall

Lost and found

Time stands still, yet flows on

Time stands still, yet flows on

Like that season in my dreams

Calling out to the me I’d forgotten

A voice in my memories

All the beautiful days

All the dazzling days

Clearly visible

The rise, the fall

Take my hand and close your eyes

Beyond the gap of eternity

We’ll fly once more

Leaving behind all the radiant, beautiful

Days we’ve known

All the beautiful days

All the dazzling days

Clearly visible

The rise, the fall

The sweet and bitter

All those days

Lost and found

[Korean]

흐릿한 기억 속에

남아 있는 곳

따뜻한 찰나의 우리

차가운 새벽에도

피어나는 꽃처럼

영원이란 계절 속에서

부디 잊진 말아 줘요

잊혀질 기억 속

우리가 나눴던 약속

아름다웠던 모든 날

눈이 부시던 모든 날

선명히 보이는

The rise the Fall

Lost and Found

멈춘듯이 또 흘러가는

멈춘듯이 또 흘러가는

꿈속에 저 계절처럼

잊었던 나를 부르는

기억 속에 목소리가

아름다웠던 모든 날

눈이 부시던 모든 날

선명히 보이는

The rise the Fall

Take my hand and close your eyes

영원의 틈 그 너머로

다시 우리는 날아가

찬란했던 아름다웠던

모든 날을 뒤로 하고

아름다웠던 모든 날

눈이 부시던 모든 날

선명히 보이는

The rise the Fall

The sweet and bitter

그 모든 날

Lost and Found

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
기억 /ɡi.eok/ A2	noun - memory
꽃 /kkoːt/ A1	noun - flower
약속 /yak.soːk/ A2	noun - promise
아름다운 /a.ɾɯm.da.un/ B1	adjective - beautiful
날 /nal/ A1	noun - day
눈 /nun/ A1	noun - eye
부시던 /bu.si.deon/ B2	verb - shining, dazzling (past tense)
보이는 /bo.i.neun/ A2	verb - visible, appearing
흘러가는 /heul.leo.ga.neun/ B1	verb - flowing, passing
꿈 /kkum/ A2	noun - dream
부르는 /bu.reu.neun/ A2	verb - calling
목소리 /mok.so.ɾi/ B1	noun - voice
날아가 /na.ra.ga/ B1	verb - to fly away
찬란했던 /chan.ɾan.haet.deon/ B2	adjective - splendid, brilliant (past tense)
뒤로 /dwi.ɾo/ A2	noun - behind

Key Grammar Structures

• 흐릿한 기억 속에 남아 있는 곳

  ➔ Relative clause with past participle

  ➔ The phrase "남아 있는 곳" (the place that *remains*) functions as a relative clause modifying "곳" (place). The verb "남아 있다" (to remain) is in the form of present continuous to describe the state.

• 차가운 새벽에도 피어나는 꽃처럼

  ➔ Comparative structure with "처럼"

  ➔ "~처럼" (like/as) is used to create a comparison. It compares something to how a flower blooms even in a cold dawn.

• 부디 잊진 말아 줘요

  ➔ Imperative mood with a negative and honorific ending.

  ➔ "잊진 말아 줘요" is a polite negative imperative. It expresses a request or a gentle command, meaning 'Please don't forget.'

• 잊혀질 기억 속

  ➔ Passive voice with future tense/conditional.

  ➔ "잊혀질" uses the passive construction. It implies that the memory 'will be forgotten', which is a future possibility and describes the state to be forgotten.

• 우리가 나눴던 약속

  ➔ Relative clause modifying a noun.

  ➔ "우리가 나눴던" (that we shared/divided) is a relative clause modifying "약속" (promise). The past tense "나눴던" describes a past action related to the promise.

• 눈이 부시던 모든 날

  ➔ Past progressive tense modifying a noun.

  ➔ "눈이 부시던" (that were dazzling) uses the past progressive tense to describe the state of days, implying a continuous process of being dazzling in the past.

• 멈춘듯이 또 흘러가는

  ➔ Adverbial phrase with "듯이"

  ➔ "멈춘듯이" (as if stopped/as though it stopped) acts as an adverbial phrase, modifying the verb "흘러가는" (flowing). "듯이" means 'as if' or 'as though', showing a comparison.

• 다시 우리는 날아가

  ➔ Future tense with adverb of frequency or time.

  ➔ "날아가" (will fly away) is in the future tense, indicating an action will happen. This is modified by the context of the song suggesting the time in the eternal space.

• 영원의 틈 그 너머로

  ➔ Postpositional phrase indicating direction.

  ➔ "영원의 틈 그 너머로" (beyond the gap of eternity) uses the postpositional particle "~로" (to/toward) to indicate direction or movement towards a place beyond the gap of eternity.