Don't be the love that goes by (스쳐가는 인연이 되지 마요) – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: Monday Kiz, Lee Do Hyung(AUG), Pyeon Jun Won(AUG), Jeong Soo Wan, Han Kyung Soo, Lee Do Hyung(AUG), Lee Jin Sung (Monday Kiz), Han Kyung Soo, Lee Do Hyung(AUG), Lee Jin Sung (Monday Kiz)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt Korean ballad 'Don't be the love that goes by' by Monday Kiz, a song that beautifully expresses the universal emotions of longing and regret. Learning the lyrics of this emotionally rich track can offer a profound understanding of Korean expressions related to love, loss, and desperate pleas, making it a special piece for language learners to connect with authentic sentiment.

[English]

Just say whatever you want, any words.

I understand your heart.

Don’t bring that up.

What made it so hard?

I may not know everything, but…

Are you glaring at me now?

When I think back on the past days…

All I feel is regret.

You keep saying it’s fine each time, but…

You, who once smiled.

I’m the one who couldn’t do enough for you.

I only act after my strength has drained.

Don’t let this fleeting connection break.

I can’t live without you.

Don’t leave me here on this street.

Can’t you give me a chance?

Return the heart that turned back.

Just once, please endure this day a little longer.

I hate that only you get hurt.

Are you trying to leave?

Are you deliberately being colder toward me?

Whatever it is, it’s okay.

Forgive me for being selfish.

Don’t let this fleeting connection break.

I can’t live without you.

Don’t leave me here on this street.

Can’t you give me a chance?

Return the heart that turned back.

Just once, please endure this day a little longer.

Thinking of the days we met in the past…

Help me get out of this dead end.

Don’t discard the days we loved.

Now I can’t live without you.

I think I’m only realizing it now.

It may be too late, but please listen to me.

If you leave me like this…

Even if I live, it would feel like I’m already dead.

Don’t leave. I’ll try to do better.

[Korean]

어느 말은 아무 말 말아요

그대 마음 알아요

그 말을 꺼내지 마요

뭐가 그리 힘들게 한 건지

내가 다 알 수는 없지만

이제 날 노려하나요

지난 날들을 떠올려 보니

미안한 뿐에요

매번 괜찮다며 슬

웃음 지었던 그대

못해 준 게 너무 많은 나예요

힘이 늘어진 후에만 하고 있죠

스쳐가는 인연이 깨지 마요

나는 그대 없이 살 수 없어요

이 거리 위에 날 두고 가지 말아요

내게 기회를 줄 수는 없나요

되돌아선 그 마음을 되돌려요

한 번만 한 이 하루만 더 참아 줘요

그대만 다치는 게 싫어

떠나려 하는지

일부러 더 차갑게 나를 대항 건가요

얼마든지 그래도 괜찮아요

이기적이었던 날 용서해 줘요

스쳐가는 인연이 깨지 마요

나는 그대 없이 살 수 없어요

이 거리 위에 날 두고 가지 말아요

내게 기회를 줄 수는 없나요

되돌아선 그 마음을 되돌려요

한 번만 한 이 하루만 더 참아 줘요

우리가 만났었던 지난 날을 생각하며

막다른 길을 벗어나줘

사랑했던 날 버리질 마요

이젠 그대 없이 살 수 없는데

이제서야 날 것 같은데

늦었겠지만 내 얘길 들어봐요

이렇게 날 두고 떠나 버리면

살아도 난 죽인 것과 같을 테니

떠나지 마요. 내가 더 잘해볼게요

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
인연 /iːnyən/ B1	noun - fate; relationship; connection
스쳐가다 /stɕʌɡəɡada/ B2	verb - to pass by; to brush past
마음 /maːɯm/ A2	noun - heart; mind; feeling
기회 /kiːhwe/ A2	noun - opportunity; chance
되돌리다 /tweːdolrida/ B1	verb - to turn back; to restore
참다 /tɕʰamda/ A2	verb - to endure; to bear
떠나다 /tʰənada/ A1	verb - to leave; to depart
용서하다 /joŋsʌhada/ B1	verb - to forgive
이기적 /iɡiʤʌk/ B1	adjective - selfish
미안하다 /mijanhada/ A2	adjective - sorry; apologetic
괜찮다 /kwaentɕʰada/ A1	adjective - okay; fine
힘들다 /himdɯlda/ A2	adjective - difficult; hard
노려보다 /noryəboda/ B2	verb - to glare at; to stare angrily
버리다 /bɔɭida/ A2	verb - to abandon; to discard
살다 /salda/ A1	verb - to live; to survive

Key Grammar Structures

• 그 말을 꺼내지 마요

  ➔ Negative imperative –지 말아요

  ➔ In the sentence "그 말을 꺼내""지 마요", the ending "지 마요" attached to the verb "꺼내" forms a polite negative command meaning “don’t bring up that word”.

• 내게 기회를 줄 수는 없나요

  ➔ Potential form –ㄹ/을 수 있다/없다 + question –나요

  ➔ The phrase "줄 수는 없나요" uses the potential construction "-ㄹ/을 수 있다/없다" to express inability, and ends with the polite question "나요" to ask “Can’t you give me a chance?”.

• 한 번만 한 이 하루만 더 참아 줘요

  ➔ Request –아/어 주다 (polite)

  ➔ The ending "줘요" is the polite form of "-아/어 주다", which asks the listener to do something for the speaker: “please endure this day a little longer”.

• 내가 더 잘해볼게요

  ➔ Volitional ending –ㄹ게요 (speaker’s intention)

  ➔ The ending "볼게요" (from "-ㄹ게요") expresses the speaker’s willingness or promise: “I’ll try to do better”.

• 이제 날 노려하나요

  ➔ Polite question ending –나요

  ➔ The suffix "나요" attaches to the verb "노려하" to form a polite question meaning “Are you staring at me now?”.

• 미안한 뿐에요

  ➔ Only –뿐이다

  ➔ The word "뿐" means “only” or “just”. In "미안한 뿐이에요", it emphasizes that the speaker can only feel sorry.

• 우리가 만났었던 지난 날을 생각하며

  ➔ Conjunctive ending –으며 (while/and)

  ➔ The ending "-으며" links two actions, meaning “while thinking about the days we met”.

• 그대만 다치는 게 싫어

  ➔ Nominalizer –는/ㄴ 게

  ➔ The pattern "-는/ㄴ 게" turns a verb phrase into a noun. Here, "다치는 게" means “the fact that you get hurt”.