DNA – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: BTS, 방탄소년단

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in BTS's electrifying hit "DNA" – a vibrant journey into the Korean language and modern K-pop. This song's upbeat tempo and profound lyrics about destiny and connection offer a dynamic way to explore Korean vocabulary related to love, fate, and universal bonds. Its clear enunciation and rhythmic structure make it an engaging piece for language learners, while its global impact showcases the power of music to transcend cultural barriers. Dive in to learn not just words, but also the passionate storytelling that makes BTS a global phenomenon.

[English]

The moment I saw you, I knew instantly (hmm)

Just like calling out your name (hoo, hoo, hoo-hoo-hoo)

My DNA whispers to me (hmm)

You're the one I’ve been searching for (hoo, hoo, hoo-hoo-hoo)

Our meeting is (meeting) a mathematical formula (a formula)

Like a religious law (law), the universe’s order (the universe’s order)

Proof of the destiny given to me (shoot), you’re the source of my dreams (shoot)

Take it, take it, my hand extended to you is destiny sealed

Don’t worry, love

Because none of this is just coincidence

We are totally different, baby

Because we found our destiny

Since the day the universe was created (continued)

Beyond infinite centuries (continued, continued, yah)

We’re together from past lives, maybe even the next one

Forever and ever, because we’re meant to be (DNA)

All of this isn’t just coincidence (DNA)

Because we’ve found our destiny (DNA)

I want this love (this love)

I, I want real love (real love)

I only focus on you, guiding me even stronger

The primal DNA (DNA) wants you (wanting you)

It’s destiny, I love us (love us)

Only we are true lovers (lovers)

Every time I see her, I get such a shock

It’s so amazing how I keep holding my breath — is this love, I wonder?

Could this be the feeling I’ve always heard about called love? (Oh, yeah)

From the very start, my heart beats for you (woo)

Don’t worry, love

Because none of this is just coincidence

We’re totally different, baby

Because we found our destiny

Since the day the universe was created (continued)

Beyond infinite centuries (continued, continued, yah)

We’re together from past lives, maybe even the next one

Forever and ever, because we’re meant to be (DNA)

All of this isn’t just coincidence (DNA)

Because we’ve found our destiny (DNA)

...

Don’t look back

Because we found our destiny

Don’t regret, baby

Forever and ever, forever and ever (forever, forever)

Because we’re together

Don’t worry, love (ah)

Because none of this is just coincidence

We are totally different, baby

Because we found our destiny (DNA)

La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

Because it’s not just chance (DNA)

La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

Because it’s not just chance (DNA)

...

[Korean]

첫눈에 널 알아보게 됐어 (hmm)

서를 불러왔던 것처럼 (hoo, hoo, hoo-hoo-hoo)

내 혈관 속 DNA가 말해줘 (hmm)

내가 찾아 헤매던 너라는 걸 (hoo, hoo, hoo-hoo-hoo)

우리 만남은 (만남은) 수학의 공식 (수학의 공식)

종교의 율법 (율법) 우주의 섭리 (우주의 섭리)

내게 주어진 운명의 증거 (shoot), 너는 내 꿈의 출처 (shoot)

Take it, take it, 너에게 내민 내 손은 정해진 숙명

걱정하지 마, love

이 모든 건 우연이 아니니까

우린 완전 달라, baby

운명을 찾아낸 둘이니까

우주가 생긴 그 날부터 계속 (계속)

무한의 세기를 넘어서 계속 (계속, 계속, yah)

우린 전생에도, 아마 다음 생에도

영원히 함께니까 (DNA)

이 모든 건 우연이 아니니까 (DNA)

운명을 찾아낸 둘이니까 (DNA)

I want it this love (this love)

I, I want it real love (real love)

난 너에게만 집중해, 좀 더 세게 날 이끄네

태초의 DNA (DNA) 가 널 원하는데 (하는데)

이건 필연이야, I love us (love us)

우리만이 true lovers (lovers)

그녀를 볼 때마다 소스라치게 놀라

신기하게 자꾸만 숨이 멎는 게 참 이상해 설마

이런 게 말로만 듣던 사랑이란 감정일까? (Oh, yeah)

애초부터 내 심장은 널 향해 뛰니까 (woo)

걱정하지 마, love

이 모든 건 우연이 아니니까

우린 완전 달라, baby

운명을 찾아낸 둘이니까

우주가 생긴 그 날부터 계속 (계속)

무한의 세기를 넘어서 계속 (계속, 계속, yah)

우린 전생에도, 아마 다음 생에도

영원히 함께니까 (DNA)

이 모든 건 우연이 아니니까 (DNA)

운명을 찾아낸 둘이니까 (DNA)

돌아보지 말아

운명을 찾아낸 우리니까

후회하지 말아, baby

영원히, 영원히, 영원히, 영원히 (영원히, 영원히)

함께니까

걱정하지 마, love (ah)

이 모든 건 우연이 아니니까

우린 완전 달라, baby

운명을 찾아낸 둘이니까 (DNA)

La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

우연이 아니니까 (DNA)

La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

우연이 아니니까 (DNA)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
DNA /diːˈɛn.eɪ/ B2	noun - the genetic material that carries information in living organisms
운명 /unmyeong/ B1	noun - fate or destiny
사랑 /salang/ A2	noun - love
꿈 /kkum/ A1	noun - dream
만남 /mannam/ B1	noun - meeting or encounter
영원히 /yeongwonhi/ B2	adverb - forever
이상해 /isanghae/ B1	adjective - strange or unusual
증거 /jeunggeo/ B2	noun - evidence or proof
세기 /segi/ B1	noun - century or era
필연 /pilyeon/ C1	noun - inevitability or necessity
정해진 /jeonghaejin/ B2	adjective - determined or fixed
달라 /dalla/ A2	adjective - different
계속 /gyesok/ A2	adverb - continuously or repeatedly
사라지다 /sarajida/ B1	verb - to disappear

Key Grammar Structures

• 내 혈관 속 DNA가 말해줘

  ➔ Using the particle '가' to mark the subject of the sentence.

  ➔ '가' is a subject marker that indicates the noun before it as the subject of the sentence.

• 수학의 공식

  ➔ Using the possessive particle '의' to indicate possession or relation.

  ➔ '의' is a possessive particle that shows a relationship between nouns, equivalent to 'of' or possessive 's'.

• 운명을 찾아낸 둘이니까

  ➔ Using the verb '찾아내다' (to find out) in past participle form '찾아낸' to describe an action completed before '이니까'.

  ➔ '이니까' is a conjunction meaning 'because' or 'since', used to provide reason or explanation.

• 우연이 아니니까

  ➔ Using the negation '아니' with the noun '우연' and ending with '니까' to indicate reason or cause negated.

  ➔ '아니' is a negative form attached to nouns to negate them, and '니까' indicates reason, so together they express 'because it is not' something.

• 운명을 찾아낸

  ➔ Using the verb '찾아내다' (to find out) in its past participle form '찾아낸' to describe a completed action.

  ➔ '찾아낸' is the past participle of '찾아내다', indicating that the action of finding out has been completed.

• '이니까' (because/since)

  ➔ A causal clause ending particle '니까' to provide a reason or explanation.

  ➔ '니까' is a sentence-ending particle expressing reason, translated as 'because' or 'since'.