출항 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: AHN YE EUN
• Album: To The Island

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a captivating journey with Ahn Ye Eun's "Sailing" (출항)! This track, a vibrant blend of traditional Korean folk and modern pop, offers a perfect gateway to understanding the nuances of the Korean language. Its evocative lyrics, centered around themes of courage, new beginnings, and overcoming uncertainty, are delivered with Ahn Ye Eun's unique and powerful vocal style. Learning Korean through "Sailing" will not only enrich your vocabulary with poetic expressions related to adventure and emotion but also introduce you to the dramatic storytelling prevalent in Korean music, making your language learning experience both engaging and deeply meaningful.

[English]

How long have I waited for the day to say goodbye to this clumsy past?

How long have I waited for the day we’d meet, breaking free from this solitary season?

How long have I waited for the day to bid farewell to these old, lingering memories?

To bury the person I once was and be reborn anew.

If you understand life, how could anyone be a god instead of a human?

I’ve boarded this ship with nothing but myself, so let’s go anywhere, shall we?

Raise the anchor, heave ho, let’s set sail!

Leaving behind the land covered in sorrow,

Singing out loud, heave ho!

To find a place where we can begin again.

Even with hope in my arms, how can there be peace?

But regardless, I’ve unfurled the sails, so let’s journey anywhere.

Oh, raise the anchor, heave ho, let’s set sail!

Leaving behind the land filled with hardship,

Singing out loud, heave ho!

To find a place where we can live another day.

Raise the anchor, heave ho, let’s set sail!

Saying goodbye to the shadows,

Singing out loud, heave ho!

To find a place where another version of us is waiting.

[Korean]

얼마나 기다렸나 너절한 과거와 이별할 그 날을

홀로의 계절을 박차고 나와서 우리로 만날 날을

얼마나 기다렸나 해묵은 기억과 이별할 그 날을

옛날의 그이는 묻어두고 새로이 태어나는 날을

인생을 안다면 신선이라 어찌 사람이겠소

배 위에 이 한 몸 올랐으니 어디라도 가보자 어

닻을 올려 어기야디여차 나가자

비탄으로 뒤덮인 땅은 뒤로하고

소리 높여 어기야디여차 노래해

찾아가 또 다른 시작을 하게 될 그곳을

품 안에 희망을 안았어도 어찌 안온하겠소

어쨌거나 돛을 펼쳤으니 어디로든 떠나자

어 닻을 올려 어기야디여차 나가자

부럼으로 뒤덮인 땅은 뒤로하고

소리 높여 어기야디여차 노래해

찾아가 또 다른 매일을 살아낼 그곳을

닻을 올려 어기야디여차 나가자

그림자들에게는 안녕을 고하고

소리 높여 어기야디여차 노래해

찾아가 또 다른 우리를 기다릴 그곳을

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
기다리다 /ki-da-ri-da/ A2	verb - to wait
과거 /gwa-geo/ B1	noun - past
이별 /i-byeol/ B1	noun - farewell, separation
계절 /gye-jeol/ A2	noun - season
기억 /gi-eok/ B1	noun - memory
인생 /in-saeng/ B2	noun - life
배 /bae/ A1	noun - ship
닻 /deot/ B1	noun - anchor
땅 /ttang/ A1	noun - land, ground
노래 /no-rae/ A2	noun - song verb - to sing
희망 /hui-mang/ B1	noun - hope
돛 /dot/ B1	noun - sail
시작 /si-jak/ A2	noun - start, beginning
그림자 /geu-rim-ja/ B1	noun - shadow
매일 /mae-il/ A2	noun - every day
살아내다 /sa-ra-nae-da/ B2	verb - to live through, to survive

Key Grammar Structures

• 얼마나 기다렸나 너절한 과거와 이별할 그 날을

  ➔ -았/었/였나 (interrogative past tense)

  ➔ The particle **-았/었/였나** turns the past tense into a question, often expressing surprise or emphasis. This sentence questions how much someone waited.

• 홀로의 계절을 박차고 나와서 우리로 만날 날을

  ➔ Verb + -고 (and/after)

  ➔ The **-고** connects two clauses, often indicating sequence or reason. It means "and" or "after" in this context. Here, it shows the action of breaking free and then the meeting.

• 얼마나 기다렸나 해묵은 기억과 이별할 그 날을

  ➔ Noun + 과/와 (with/and)

  ➔ **과/와** functions like "with" or "and", connecting nouns. Here it links "memories" and "farewell".

• 옛날의 그이는 묻어두고 새로이 태어나는 날을

  ➔ Adjective/Verb + -고 (and)

  ➔ **-고** connects the actions/states of "burying" and "being reborn". This emphasizes that one action happens before another.

• 인생을 안다면 신선이라 어찌 사람이겠소

  ➔ If... then structure - (verb stem) + -ㄴ/는다면, (verb stem) + -ㄹ/을 것이다

  ➔ This is a conditional sentence structure. If one knows about life, then they wouldn't be a human, implying the inherent mystery of life.

• 배 위에 이 한 몸 올랐으니 어디라도 가보자 어

  ➔ - (으)니 (because, since)

  ➔ **-(으)니** means "because" or "since". This links the action of getting on the ship with the intention to go somewhere.

• 어 닻을 올려 어기야디여차 나가자

  ➔ Imperative verbs (commands).

  ➔ The verbs are in the imperative form, giving commands like "raise the anchor", "let's go".

• 소리 높여 어기야디여차 노래해

  ➔ Verb + -아/어/여 (verb ending often used to show a reason or manner)

  ➔ This construction indicates how the action is performed (in this case, singing "loudly").