Chroma Drift – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: PLAVE
• Album: 3rd Mini Album 'Caligo Pt.1'

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a captivating linguistic journey with PLAVE's "Chroma Drift." This dreamy city pop song, celebrated for its smooth vocals and evocative lyrics, offers a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in Korean. Its poetic descriptions of city lights and mysterious encounters provide rich vocabulary and emotional expressions, making it an ideal track for language learners to appreciate Korean artistry while enhancing their comprehension and listening skills.

[English]

It's so beautiful, the city lights directed at me

The full moon is shining in my eyes

Standing at the end of a night that seemed endlessly long

I found you, the unfamiliar feeling that drew me in

Just, just, just

I feel like I know, but I don't know why

The night was strangely beautiful

As I quietly picture you, it reminds me of my figure that stood like a broken piece of glass, tormenting me

서 있던 내 모습이 떠올라서 날 괴롭혀

At the end of a night that seemed endlessly long

Endlessly

I found you, the unfamiliar feeling that drew me in

Just, just, just

I feel like I know, but I don't know why

The night was strangely beautiful

...

I found you, the unfamiliar feeling that drew me in

Just, just, just

I feel like I know, but I don't know why

The night was strangely beautiful

Chroma Drift, Chroma Drift

Chroma Drift, Chroma Drift

Chroma Drift, Chroma Drift

...

[Korean]

It's so beautiful 날 향한 city lights

Full moon is shining in my eyes

끝도 없이 유난히 길던 밤 끝에 서 있어

I found you 처음 이끌린 낯설음이

그냥 그냥 그냥

알 것만 같아 But I don't know why

이상하리만치 아름답던 밤

가만히 너를 그리면 깨진 유리 조각의 날처럼

서 있던 내 모습이 떠올라서 날 괴롭혀

끝도 없이 유난히 길던 밤 끝에서

하염없이

I found you 처음 이끌린 낯설음이

그냥 그냥 그냥

알 것만 같아 But I don't know why

이상하리만치 아름답던 밤

I found you 처음 이끌린 낯설음이

그냥 그냥 그냥

알 것만 같아 But I don't know why

이상하리만치 아름답던 밤

Chroma Drift Chroma Drift

Chroma Drift Chroma Drift

Chroma Drift Chroma Drift

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
beautiful /ˈbjuːtəfəl/ B1	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - something that makes things visible or affords illumination verb - to make something start to burn
moon /muːn/ A1	noun - the natural satellite of the earth
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town
shine /ʃaɪn/ B1	verb - to emit light
piece /piːs/ B1	noun - a portion of something
found /faʊnd/ B1	verb - to discover something that was lost or not known before
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep
crush /krʌʃ/ B2	verb - to press something very hard so that it breaks or is damaged noun - a strong feeling of romantic attraction
strange /streɪndʒ/ B2	adjective - unusual or surprising in a way that is unsettling or hard to understand
fragment /ˈfræɡmənt/ B2	noun - a small part broken off or detached

Key Grammar Structures

• 날 향한 city lights

  ➔ Adnominal verb form –ㄴ/은 modifying a noun

  ➔ The verb "향한" is the adnominal form of "향하다" and modifies "city lights".

• 끝도 없이 유난히 길던 밤 끝에 서 있어

  ➔ Past descriptive verb –ㄴ/던 and progressive verb 서 있다

  ➔ "길던" uses the past descriptive ending "-던" to talk about "the night that was unusually long"; "서 있어" is the progressive form of "서 있다" meaning "to be standing".

• 처음 이끌린 낯설음이

  ➔ Passive adjective form –ㄴ/은 modifying a noun

  ➔ "이끌린" is the passive adjective form of "이끌다" (to attract), used here to describe "the unfamiliar feeling that was first attracted".

• 알 것만 같아

  ➔ Expression -(으)ㄹ 것 같다 (seems like) with emphasis "만"

  ➔ "알 것만 같아" uses "-(으)ㄹ 것 같다" to mean "it seems I know", while "만" adds the nuance of "only" or "just".

• 이상하리만치 아름답던 밤

  ➔ Expression -리만치 (to the extent that) + past descriptive -던

  ➔ "이상하리만치" means "to the point of being strange"; "아름답던" is the past descriptive form of "아름답다" describing "the night".

• 너를 그리면

  ➔ Conditional -면 (if/when) attached to a verb

  ➔ "그리면" is "그리다" (to draw/long for) + "-면" meaning "if/when I draw/think of you".

• 깨진 유리 조각의 날처럼

  ➔ Simile pattern -처럼 (like/as) after a noun phrase

  ➔ "날처럼" attaches "-처럼" to "날" (day) to mean "like a day of broken glass shards".

• 서 있던 내 모습이

  ➔ Past progressive 관형형 -던 attached to 서 있다

  ➔ "서 있던" combines "서 있다" (to be standing) with the past descriptive "-던" to mean "the self that was standing".

• 떠올라서

  ➔ Verb connective -아/어서 indicating cause/result (because)

  ➔ "떠올라서" uses "-아/어서" after "떠올라" (to recall) to mean "because it recalled/appeared".