Endangered Love – English Lyrics

• By: LEE CHANHYUK
• Album: EROS

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - A deep feeling of affection or fondness for someone or something. verb - To feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to (someone).
mercy /ˈmɜːrsi/ B1	noun - Compassion or forgiveness shown towards someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm.
hell /hel/ B1	noun - A place of torment and punishment for the wicked after death; a state of extreme suffering or difficulty.
depraved /dɪˈpreɪvd/ C1	adjective - Morally corrupt; wicked.
revive /rɪˈvaɪv/ B2	verb - To restore to life or consciousness; to bring back into use, existence, or activity.
ending /ˈɛndɪŋ/ A2	noun - The final part of something; a conclusion.
announcing /əˈnaʊnsɪŋ/ B1	verb - Making a public statement about a fact, occurrence, or intention.
sound /saʊnd/ A2	noun - Vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear. verb - To emit or cause to emit sound.
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - The Earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
people /ˈpiːpl/ A1	noun - Human beings in general or considered collectively.
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ A1	noun - The evening or night of the present day.
God /ɡɒd/ A2	noun - (In monotheistic religions) the creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority; a superhuman being or spirit worshipped as having power over nature or human fortunes.
news /njuːz/ A2	noun - Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events.
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - To make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune.
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A2	noun - The solid surface of the earth.
hear /hɪər/ A1	verb - To perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something).
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - A period of twenty-four hours, especially from midnight to midnight.

Key Grammar Structures

• 왔다네 정말로

  ➔ Korean exclamatory ending -네

  ➔ The ending "-네" is used to express a mild exclamation or discovery about a fact that the speaker has just realized or confirmed. It often conveys a feeling of surprise or confirmation. "왔다네"

• 아무도 안 믿었던

  ➔ Korean indefinite negative pronoun 아무도 ~ 안 ~ and past retrospective descriptive modifier -던

  ➔ "아무도 ~ 안 ~" means "nobody" or "no one", indicating a complete negation. "-던" is attached to a verb stem to modify a noun, describing an action or state that occurred habitually, continuously, or was recalled from the past. "아무도 안 믿었던"

• 사랑의 종말론

  ➔ Korean genitive particle -의

  ➔ The particle "-의" (read 'e' or 'ui') indicates possession or modifies a noun by specifying its relationship to another noun, similar to 'of' or 's in English. "사랑의"

• 한 사람당 하나의 사랑이 있었대

  ➔ Korean particle -당 (per/each) and indirect quotation ending -았/었대

  ➔ "-(으)당" is a particle meaning "per" or "each". "-았/었대" is a contracted form of "-았/었다고 해(요)", used to relay a past fact or event that the speaker heard or learned from someone else or a general source. "한 사람당", "있었대"

• 내일이면 인류가 잃어버릴

  ➔ Korean conditional connective -면 and future descriptive modifier -ㄹ/을

  ➔ "-(으)면" connects two clauses, indicating a condition ("if") or a time ("when"). "-ㄹ/을" is attached to a verb stem to modify a noun, describing an action that will happen in the future or a possibility. "내일이면", "잃어버릴"

• 불이 만들어지는

  ➔ Korean passive verb 만들어지다 and present descriptive modifier -는

  ➔ "만들어지다" is the passive form of "만들다" (to make), meaning "to be made" or "to be created." "-는" is attached to a verb stem to modify a noun, describing an action that is currently ongoing or generally true. "만들어지는"

• 인류가 잃어버릴 멸종위기사랑

  ➔ Korean auxiliary verb -아/어버리다 (completion/regret)

  ➔ The auxiliary verb "-아/어버리다" is attached to a verb stem to emphasize the completion of an action, often implying that the action is done completely, definitively, or sometimes with a nuance of regret or relief. Here, it's combined with a future modifier. "잃어버릴"

• Who's still gonna sing for the love

  ➔ English "be going to" future tense (informal gonna)

  ➔ The structure "be going to" is used to express future plans, intentions, or predictions based on current evidence. In informal conversation, "going to" is often contracted to "gonna." "gonna sing"