쩔어 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: BTS (방탄소년단)

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Hmm, welcome, is this your first time with BTS?

Ayo, ladies and gentlemen

If you’re ready, I’ll start, yeah

Unlike other guys

In my style, my-my-my-my style, eh-oh

I worked all night every day

While you were out partying, yeah

Don’t be surprised, just listen every day

I got a feel

I, I got a feel, I’m kinda awesome

(Yah) Awesome, awesome, awesome, the sweat from our practice room

Look, resounding, resounding, resounding, my dance answers everything

Everyone’s timid, pathetic, whiny, and clueless

It doesn’t matter to me, 'cause I’m full of hope

Okay, from head to toe, we’re all in (so awesome)

I spend half my day working (so awesome)

I live and breathe work, even if my youth fades away

But thanks to that, I’m on a fast track to success

Girls, scream even louder (so resounding)

I worked all night every day (awesome)

While you were out partying, yeah

Unlike other guys

I don't wanna say, yes

I don't wanna say, yes

Shout it out, all right (all right)

Burn my body all night (all night)

'Cause we got fire (fire), higher (higher)

I gotta make it

I gotta, gotta make it, awesome

I refuse to refuse

I’m just naturally too much

Everyone, follow along

Awesome, awesome, awesome (awesome)

I refuse to refuse

You’re all my slaves

Everyone, follow along

Awesome, awesome, awesome (awesome)

The 3-give-up generation? The 5-give-up generation?

Then I like dried meat, so I’m the 6-give-up generation

The media and adults say we have no ambition

They sell us off like stocks

Why kill us before we even try?

They’re the enemy, enemy, enemy

Why are you already bowing your heads?

Receive energy, energy, energy

Never give up, you know you’re not lonely

Your and my dawn are more beautiful than the day

So can I get a little bit of hope? (Yeah)

Wake up the sleeping youth, go

I worked all night every day (awesome)

While you were out partying, yeah

Unlike other guys

I don't wanna say, yes

I don't wanna say, yes

Shout it out, all right (all right)

Burn my body all night (all night)

'Cause we got fire (fire), higher (higher)

I gotta make it

I gotta, gotta make it, awesome

I refuse to refuse

I’m just naturally too much

Everyone, follow along

Awesome, awesome, awesome (awesome)

This is the BTS style

We’re different from those who lie and are wack

Every day is a hustle life

I gotta make it fire, baby

This is the BTS style

We’re different from those who lie and are wack

Every day is a hustle life

I, I gotta make it, I’m kinda awesome

I, I gotta make it, I’m kinda awesome

Say what?

Say, whoa, whoa

Say what?

[Korean]

Hmm, 어서 와, 방탄은 처음이지?

Ayo, ladies and gentleman

준비가 됐다면 부를게, yeah

딴 녀석들과는 다르게

내 스타일로, 내-내-내-내 스타일로, eh-oh

밤새 일했지 everyday

니가 클럽에서 놀 때, yeah

자 놀라지 말고 들어 매일

I got a feel

I, I got a feel, 난 좀 쩔어

(Yah) 쩔어, 쩔어, 쩔어, 우리 연습실 땀내

봐 쩌렁, 쩌렁, 쩌렁한, 내 춤이 답해

모두 비실이, 찌질이, 찡찡이, 띨띨이들

나랑은 상관이 없어, 'cause 난 희망이 쩔어

Okay, 우린 머리부터 발끝까지 전부 다 (쩌 쩔어)

하루의 절반을 작업에 (쩌 쩔어)

작업실에 쩔어 살어 청춘은 썩어가도

덕분에 모로 가도 달리는 성공가도

소녀들아 더 크게 소리질러 (쩌 쩌렁)

밤새 일했지 everyday (쩔어)

니가 클럽에서 놀 때, yeah

딴 녀석들과는 다르게

I don't wanna say, yes

I don't wanna say, yes

소리쳐봐, all right (all right)

몸이 타버리도록 all night (all night)

'Cause we got fire (fire), higher (higher)

I gotta make it

I gotta, gotta make it 쩔어

거부는 거부해

난 원래 너무해

모두 다 따라 해

쩔어, 쩔어, 쩔어 (쩔어)

거부는 거부해

전부 나의 노예

모두 다 따라 해

쩔어, 쩔어, 쩔어 (쩔어)

3포세대? 5포세대?

그럼 난 육포가 좋으니까 6포세대

언론과 어른들은 의지가 없다며

우릴 싹 주식처럼 매도해

왜 해보기도 전에 죽여?

걔넨 enemy, enemy, enemy

왜 벌써부터 고개를 숙여?

받아 energy, energy, energy

절대 마 포기, you know you not lonely

너와 내 새벽은 낮보다 예뻐

So can I get a little bit of hope? (Yeah)

잠든 청춘을 깨워, go

밤새 일했지 everyday (쩔어)

니가 클럽에서 놀 때, yeah

딴 녀석들과는 다르게

I don't wanna say, yes

I don't wanna say, yes

소리쳐봐, all right (all right)

몸이 타버리도록 all night (all night)

'Cause we got fire (fire), higher (higher)

I gotta make it

I gotta, gotta make it 쩔어

거부는 거부해

난 원래 너무해

모두 다 따라 해

쩔어, 쩔어, 쩔어 (쩔어)

이런 게 방탄 스타일

거짓말 wack들과는 달라

매일이 hustle life

I gotta make it fire, baby

이런 게 방탄 스타일

거짓말 wack들과는 달라

매일이 hustle life

I gotta make it

I, I gotta make it, 난 좀 쩔어

Say what?

Say, whoa, whoa

Say what?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
쩔어 /jjʌl-eo/ B1	adjective/verb - to be immersed in, to be exhausted from, to be awesome (slang)
연습 /yeon-seup/ A2	noun - practice
땀 /ttam/ A1	noun - sweat
춤 /chum/ A2	noun - dance
희망 /hui-mang/ B1	noun - hope
작업 /jak-eop/ B1	noun - work, task
청춘 /cheong-chun/ B2	noun - youth
성공 /seong-gong/ B1	noun - success
소리 /so-ri/ A2	noun - sound, voice
fire /fai-eo/ A2	noun - fire
거부 /geo-bu/ B2	noun/verb - rejection, to reject
노예 /no-ye/ B2	noun - slave
세대 /se-dae/ B1	noun - generation
언론 /eon-ron/ B2	noun - press, media
의지 /ui-ji/ B2	noun - will, determination
매도 /mae-do/ C1	noun - slander, defamation
enemy /'en-e-mi/ B1	noun - enemy
energy /'en-er-ji/ A2	noun - energy

Key Grammar Structures

• Hmm, 어서 와, 방탄은 처음이지?

  ➔ Adverbial modifier + Present tense verb ending -지?

  ➔ The sentence uses the adverbial modifier "어서" (quickly, soon) modifying the verb "와" (come). The -지? ending is an informal question tag.

• 준비가 됐다면 부를게, yeah

  ➔ Conditional clause + Future tense/Volitional

  ➔ This sentence uses a conditional clause "준비가 됐다면" (if you are ready) followed by the future/volitional form "부를게" (I will sing/call).

• 밤새 일했지 everyday

  ➔ Past tense verb + Time Adverb

  ➔ The sentence uses the past tense verb "일했지" (worked) with the time adverb "everyday".

• 니가 클럽에서 놀 때, yeah

  ➔ Subordinate clause (time) + Present tense

  ➔ This sentence uses a subordinate time clause "니가 클럽에서 놀 때" (when you play in the club), followed by a simple "yeah".

• I got a feel

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ Simple present of "have" to express possession of a feeling.

• 난 좀 쩔어

  ➔ Emphasis on "쩔어" (awesome, amazing)

  ➔ The sentence highlights the word "쩔어" (awesome), which is the core of the song's meaning and message.

• 절대 마 포기, you know you not lonely

  ➔ Imperative form + Negative imperative, Conjunction + Informal speech

  ➔ This line uses the negative imperative "절대 마 포기" (never give up) and connects it to the informal phrase "you know you not lonely".

• 소녀들아 더 크게 소리질러 (쩌 쩌렁)

  ➔ Vocative + Comparative adverb + Imperative

  ➔ The sentence addresses "girls" (소녀들아) in the vocative case, followed by a comparative adverb "더 크게" (more loudly) and the imperative verb "소리질러" (shout).

• 거부는 거부해

  ➔ Noun + Verb (Emphatic repetition)

  ➔ This phrase uses the noun "거부" (rejection) and then the verb "거부해" (reject), creating emphasis through repetition.