들꽃놀이 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: RM

Lyrics & Translation

[Korean]

[English]

Flower field, that’s where I’m at

Flower field, that’s where I’m at

Open land, that’s where I’m at

Open land, that’s where I’m at

No name, that’s what I have

No name, that’s what I have

No shame, I’m on my grave

No shame, I’m on my grave

두 발이 땅에 닿지 않을 때

When my feet don’t touch the ground

당신의 마음이 당신을 넘볼 때

When your heart starts to overtake you

꿈이 나를 집어삼킬 때

When dreams swallow me whole

내가 내가 아닐 때

When I lose myself

그 모든 때

In all those moments

불꽃을 나는 동경했었네

I used to envy the flames

그저 화려하게 지고 싶었네

I just wanted to burn brightly

시작의 전부터 나 상상했었지

Since the very beginning, I imagined it

끝엔 웃으며 박수 쳐 줄 수 있길

Hoping I could smile and applaud at the end

나 소원했었네

That was my wish

믿었던 게 다 멀어지던 때

When everything I believed in started to fade away

이 모든 명예가 이젠 멍에가 됐을 때

When all this glory becomes a burden

이 욕심을 제발 거둬가소서

Please, take away this greed

어떤 일이 있어도

No matter what happens

오 나를 나로 하게 하소서

Make me be myself

Oh every day and every night

Oh, every day and every night

Persistin’ pain and criminal mind

Dealing with pain and a guilty mind

내 심장소리에 잠 못 들던 밤

On nights I couldn’t sleep to the rhythm of my heartbeat

창밖에 걸린 청승맞은 초승달

Looking out the window at that sad little crescent moon

I do wish me a lovely night

I wish for a beautiful night

내 분수보다 비대해진 life

My life’s grown bigger than I am

저기 날아오르는 풍선을 애써 쥐고

Holding tightly the balloons that are flying away

따져 물어 대체 지금 넌 어디에

Questioning where you are now

Where you go, where’s your soul

Where are you going, where’s your soul

Yo where's your dream?

Yo, where’s your dream?

저 하늘에 흩어질래

Will you scatter into the sky?

Light a flower, flowerwork

Light a flower, flowerwork

Flower flowerwork

Flower flowerwork

저 하늘에 눈부시게

Shining brightly in the sky

Light a flower, flowerwork

Light a flower, flowerwork

Flower flowerwork

Flower flowerwork

그 어디까지가 내 마지막일까

What will be my last moment?

전부 진저리 나, 하나 열까지 다

It’s all terrifying, from one to ten

이 지긋지긋한 가면은 언제 벗겨질까

When will this endless mask finally come off?

Yeah me no hero, me no villain

Yeah, I’m no hero, I’m no villain

아무것도 아닌 나

Just a nothing

공회전은 반복돼 기억들은 난폭해

Spinning in circles, memories so wild

난 누워 들판 속에 시선을 던져 하늘 위에

Lying in the fields, staring at the sky

뭘 원했었던 건지 이제 기억이 안 나

I forget what I once wanted

얻었다 믿었던 모든 행복은 겨우 찰나

All the happiness I thought I gained was just a fleeting moment

Yeah I been goin’, no matter what’s in front

Yeah, I’ve been moving forward, no matter what’s ahead

그게 뭐가 됐건

Whatever it is

새벽의 옷자락을 붙잡고 뭔가 토해내던 기억

Holding onto dawn’s edge, trying to spit out something

목소리만 큰 자들의 사회

A society of loud voices

난 여전히 침묵을 말해

But I still choose silence

이건 방백, 완숙한 돛단배

This is a monologue, a mature boat

모든 오해 편견들에 닿게

Reaching through all misunderstandings and prejudices

반갑지 않아 너의 헹가래

I don’t welcome your loud cheer

내 두 발이 여기 땅 위에

My feet are on the ground here

이름도 없는 꽃들과 함께

With flowers that have no names

다신 별에 갈 수 없어 I can’t

I can’t go to the stars again, I can’t

발밑으로 I just go

Just moving on beneath my feet

목적 없는 목적지로

To a purposeless destination

슬픈 줄도 모르고

Not knowing I’m sad

그림자마저 친구로

Even my shadow is a friend

I be gone

I be gone

흩어질래

I want to disperse

Light a flower, flowerwork

Light a flower, flowerwork

Flower flowerwork

Flower flowerwork

저 하늘에 눈부시게

Shining brightly in the sky

Light a flower, flowerwork

Light a flower, flowerwork

Flower flowerwork

Flower flowerwork

문득 멈춰보니 찬란한 맨발

Suddenly stopping, an exquisite barefoot feeling

원래 내 것은 아무것도 없었지

Originally, I had nothing

And don’t tell me like you gotta be someone

And don’t tell me I have to be someone

난 절대 그들처럼 될 수 없으니

Because I can never be like them

(Light a flower)

(Light a flower)

그래 내 시작은 시

Yeah, my start is poetry

여태껏 날 지켜온 단 하나의 힘과 dream

The only strength and dream that have protected me so far

타는 불꽃에서 들꽃으로

From burning flames to wildflowers

소년에서 영원으로

From a boy to eternity

나 이 황량한 들에 남으리

I will stay in this barren field

아 언젠가 나 되돌아가리

Oh, someday I will return

저 하늘에 흩어질래

Will you scatter into the sky?

Light a flower, flowerwork

Light a flower, flowerwork

Flower flowerwork

Flower flowerwork

저 하늘에 눈부시게

Shining brightly in the sky

Light a flower, flowerwork

Light a flower, flowerwork

Flower flowerwork

Flower flowerwork

Flower field, that’s where I’m at

Flower field, that’s where I’m at

Open land, that’s where I’m at

Open land, that’s where I’m at

No name, that’s what I have

No name, that’s what I have

No shame, I’m on my grave

No shame, I’m on my grave

두 발이 땅에 닿지 않을 때

When my feet don’t touch the ground

당신의 마음이 당신을 넘볼 때

When your heart starts to overtake you

꿈이 나를 집어삼킬 때

When dreams swallow me whole

내가 내가 아닌 때

When I am not myself

그 모든 때

In all those moments

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
flower /ˈflaʊər/ A1	noun - a plant that is often colorful and fragrant
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to imagine or hope for something
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible verb - to make something bright or illuminated
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
grave /ɡreɪv/ B2	noun - a place of burial for a dead body adjective - serious or solemn
shame /ʃeɪm/ B2	noun - a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior
memory /ˈmɛməri/ B2	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
hero /ˈhɪəroʊ/ B2	noun - a person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities
society /səˈsaɪəti/ B2	noun - the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ C1	noun - the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint
honor /ˈɒnər/ C1	noun - high respect; esteem
memory /ˈmɛməri/ B2	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information

Key Grammar Structures

• 그저 화려하게 지고 싶었네

  ➔ Adjective +하게 + Verb (want to do)

  ➔ The suffix "-하게" is used to turn adjectives into adverbs, indicating the manner of an action.

• 두 발이 땅에 닿지 않을 때

  ➔ When + verb (negative form)

  ➔ The phrase "닿지 않을 때" uses the negative future form "않을 때" meaning "when not able to touch".

• 내가 내가 아닐 때

  ➔ When + subject + negative copula

  ➔ The phrase "내가 아닐 때" indicates "when I am not myself" using the negative form of "이다" (to be).

• 이 모든 때

  ➔ Demonstrative pronoun + noun

  ➔ The phrase "이 모든 때" uses "이" as a demonstrative pronoun meaning "this" or "these", referring to "all these times".

• No shame, I’m on my grave

  ➔ Preposition + noun, and present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "on my grave" uses "on" as a preposition indicating position or state, combined with the noun "grave" to express a metaphorical place or state.

• 그냥 화려하게 지고 싶었네

  ➔ Adverb + adjective + 하고 싶었네 (wanted to)

  ➔ The phrase "화려하게 지고 싶었네" combines the adverb "화려하게" with the verb "지고 싶다" (want to be/shine brightly), indicating desire.