Daylight – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: Kim So Yeon
• Album: Daylight

Lyrics & Translation

[Korean]

[English]

우리 사랑이 담긴 내일이

Tomorrow, which held our love,

다 어제가 됐는지

Has it all become yesterday?

어디로 갔는지

Where did it go?

언제부터였는지

When did it start?

아무렇지 않은 척 못하고 널 바라보네

I can't pretend like nothing's wrong as I look at you.

나 그냥 여기서 멈춰 꿇고 싶어

I just want to stop here and kneel.

왜 오늘 밤엔 날 재워주고 싶어

Why do you want to put me to sleep tonight?

날 떠날 거면 무슨 소용있어

What's the point if you're going to leave me?

마지막에 체면 차리고 있어

You're trying to save face at the very end.

내게 좋은 향이 잔뜩 배어있어

I'm completely steeped in your good scent.

날 잊을 수 없다고 느끼면 좋겠어

I hope you feel like you can't forget me.

그런 순간에 날 꼭 안아줘 날 꼭 안아줘

At moments like that, please hold me tight, please hold me tight.

한마디라도 더 할 수 있게

So I can say just one more word.

내가 나답지 않을 때

When I'm not myself,

네가 날 바라볼 때

When you look at me,

내 안에 마음의 절반의 절반을

The innermost part of my heart,

대개 꺼내놓는 것마저

Even revealing most of it,

가다릴 수 없다는 거

That I couldn't wait to do that,

알아야 했었는지

Should I have known?

미안해 미안해

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

그 말을 하는 건 결국 나네

It's me who ends up saying those words.

난 멈춰 꿇고 싶어

I want to stop and kneel.

왜 오늘 밤엔 날 재워주고 싶어

Why do you want to put me to sleep tonight?

날 떠날 거면 무슨 소용있어

What's the point if you're going to leave me?

마지막에 체면 차리고 있어

You're trying to save face at the very end.

내게 좋은 향이 잔뜩 배어있어

I'm completely steeped in your good scent.

날 잊을 수 없다고 느끼면 좋겠어

I hope you feel like you can't forget me.

그런 순간에 날 꼭 안아줘 날 꼭 안아줘

At moments like that, please hold me tight, please hold me tight.

한마디라도 더 할 수 있게

So I can say just one more word.

아니야 난 그냥

No, I just

내 눈에 고인 눈물을 보며

Seeing the tears welling in my eyes,

아직 마음이 시린 지 궁금해

I wonder if my heart still aches.

아니야 난 그냥

No, I just

이렇게 어제가 되는 게

That it's becoming yesterday like this,

아무렇지 않은지 묻고 싶어

I want to ask if it doesn't bother you at all.

당연한 게 어디 있어

Nothing is obvious about it.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
사랑 /sa.ɾaŋ/ A1	noun - love, affection
내일 /nɛ.il/ A1	noun - tomorrow
어제 /ʌ.d͡ʑe/ A1	noun - yesterday
바라보다 /pa.ɾa.bo.da/ B1	verb - to gaze at, to look at, to stare
멈추다 /mʌm.t͡ɕʰu.da/ A2	verb - to stop, to halt, to cease
꿇다 /k͈ul.t͈a/ B2	verb - to kneel
재우다 /t͡ɕɛ.u.da/ B2	verb - to put to sleep, to make someone sleep
떠나다 /t͈ʌ.na.da/ A2	verb - to leave, to depart, to go away
소용 /so.joŋ/ B1	noun - use, benefit, utility (e.g., in "무슨 소용있어?" - "What's the use?")
체면 /t͡ɕʰe.mjʌn/ C1	noun - face, dignity, honor (especially in the context of maintaining one's reputation in public)
향 /hyɐŋ/ B1	noun - scent, fragrance, aroma
배다 /pɛ.da/ B2	verb - to be soaked/steeped in, to permeate, to be ingrained (e.g., smell, habit)
잊다 /it̚t͈a/ A2	verb - to forget
안다 /an.da/ A2	verb - to hug, to embrace, to hold in one's arms
마음 /ma.ɯm/ A1	noun - heart, mind, feeling, spirit
미안하다 /mi.an.ha.da/ A1	adjective - to be sorry, to feel apologetic
눈물 /nun.mul/ A2	noun - tear (liquid from the eye, often due to emotion)
시리다 /ɕi.ɾi.da/ B2	adjective - to be cold/chilly, numb (often a sensation of cold that causes pain or numbness, especially for teeth, hands, or heart)
궁금하다 /kuŋ.kɯm.ha.da/ A2	adjective - to be curious, to wonder, to be eager to know
당연하다 /taŋ.jʌn.ha.da/ B1	adjective - to be natural, to be obvious, to be a matter of course, to be deserved

Key Grammar Structures

• 우리 사랑이 담긴 내일이 다 어제가 됐는지

  ➔ -는지 (-neunji)

  ➔ The ending "-는지" is used to express uncertainty, wonder, or an indirect question about a fact, state, or event. It can be translated as "whether," "if," or "I wonder if/what/where." In this line, "됐는지" implies "I wonder if it became..."

• 아무렇지 않은 척 못하고 널 바라보네

  ➔ -는 척 하다 (-neun cheok hada) & -지 못하다 (-ji mothada)

  ➔ "-는 척 하다" means "to pretend to do something." It's often used with adjectives (e.g., "아무렇지 않은 척 하다" - to pretend to be fine). "-지 못하다" is a negation indicating inability or failure to do something. So, "아무렇지 않은 척 못하고" means "cannot pretend to be fine."

• 나 그냥 여기서 멈춰 꿇고 싶어

  ➔ -아/어/여서 (conjugation for sequential actions or cause)

  ➔ The "-아/어/여서" ending connects two verbs, indicating that the first action is completed before the second one, often implying a sequence or a means to an end. In "멈춰 꿇고" (from 멈추다 + 꿇다), "멈춰" means "stopping" or "having stopped," indicating that the act of stopping precedes and enables kneeling.

• 왜 오늘 밤엔 날 재워주고 싶어

  ➔ -아/어/여 주다 (-a/eo/yeo juda)

  ➔ The auxiliary verb "-아/어/여 주다" is attached to a verb stem to indicate that the action is done for someone else's benefit or as a favor. Here, "재워주다" (from 재우다 + 주다) means "to put someone to sleep for their benefit."

• 날 떠날 거면 무슨 소용있어

  ➔ -ㄹ/을 거면 (-l/eul geomyeon)

  ➔ "-ㄹ/을 거면" is a conditional ending expressing a premise or condition based on one's intention or plan (future tense + -면). It implies "if you are going to..." or "if you intend to..." followed by a consequence or suggestion. Here, "날 떠날 거면" means "if you are going to leave me."

• 날 잊을 수 없다고 느끼면 좋겠어

  ➔ -으면 좋겠다 (-eumyeon joketda)

  ➔ "-으면 좋겠다" is used to express a wish, hope, or desire. It translates to "I wish...", "It would be good if...", or "I hope that...". Here, "느끼면 좋겠어" means "I hope you feel..." or "It would be good if you felt...".

• 한마디라도 더 할 수 있게

  ➔ -라도 (-rado) & -게 (-ge)

  ➔ "-라도" is a particle indicating "even if," "at least," or "anything/anyone/anywhere etc. at all." It emphasizes a minimum condition or choice. Here, "한마디라도" means "even one word" or "at least one word." "-게" is a conjunctive ending used to express purpose or result, meaning "so that" or "in order to."

• 내가 나답지 않을 때

  ➔ -답다 (-dapda)

  ➔ "-답다" is a suffix attached to nouns to form adjectives, meaning "to be like," "to be worthy of," or "to be typical of" that noun. "나답다" means "to be like myself" or "to be true to myself." The phrase "나답지 않을 때" means "when I am not like myself."

• 알아야 했었는지

  ➔ -았/었/였어야 하다 (-at/eot/yeot-eoya hada)

  ➔ "-았/었/였어야 하다" expresses regret or a missed obligation in the past, meaning "should have done" or "ought to have done." Here, with "-는지," it forms an indirect question about whether one "should have known."

• 당연한 게 어디 있어

  ➔ -은/는 게 어디 있다 (-eun/neun ge eodi itda)

  ➔ This is an idiomatic expression used to emphatically state that something is not true or does not exist, often implying incredulity or disagreement. It means "There's no such thing as..." or "Where is there X?". Here, "당연한 게 어디 있어" means "There's no such thing as something obvious/natural."