어쩌다가 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: KCM
• Album: 어쩌다가

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on an emotional journey with KCM's "어쩌다가" (Somehow), a powerful ballad that beautifully captures the bittersweet essence of lost love. Through its poignant lyrics and KCM's evocative vocals, you'll gain insight into nuanced Korean expressions of heartbreak and longing. This song, a remake of a beloved classic, offers a fantastic opportunity to deepen your appreciation for Korean ballads and understand how complex emotions are conveyed in the language.

[English]

I must have fallen in love with you somehow

I must have loved you to the point of dying

Seeing how I still miss you till now

I guess I still love you

How did we end up breaking up like this

Thinking about how you’ll live well without me

It hurts me, it hurts me, and I just cry

Why do I hate your happiness so much

Even if you’ve met someone new

Please don’t forget me and live on

Even if you curse me, there’s nothing I can do

I don’t even know my own heart

Your happiness now

It’s become a wound for me

I’d rather never see you again

Blind my eyes, it’s sad, so sad

How did we end up breaking up like this

Thinking about how you’ll live well without me

It hurts me, it hurts me, and I just cry

Why do I hate your happiness so much

Even if you’ve met someone new

Please don’t forget me and live on

Even if you curse me, there’s nothing I can do

I don’t even know my own heart

Your happiness now

It’s become a wound for me

I’d rather never see you again

Blind my eyes

I must have forgotten all about you somehow

Seeing how I’m living without you now

Just don’t forget me and live on

[Korean]

어쩌다가 널 사랑했나 봐

죽을 만큼 널 사랑했나 봐

나 아직까지 그리운 걸 보면

아직도 널 사랑하나 봐

어쩌다가 우리 이별하나 봐

나 없이도 잘 살 널 생각하면

나 아프고 또 아파 눈물만 나

왜 이렇게 니 행복이 싫은지

새로운 사람 만났어도

제발 날 잊고 살지 않길

이런 날 욕해도 어쩔 순 없잖아

내 맘 나도 몰라

너의 그 행복 이제는

나에겐 상처가 되는 걸

차라리 다시는 널 볼 수 없도록

두 눈멀게 해 슬퍼 슬퍼

어쩌다가 우리 이별하나 봐

나 없이도 잘 살 널 생각하면

나 아프고 또 아파 눈물만 나

왜 이렇게 니 행복이 싫은지

새로운 사람 만났어도

제발 날 잊고 살지 않길

이런 날 욕해도 어쩔 수 없잖아

내 맘 나도 몰라

너의 그 행복 이제는

나에겐 상처가 되는 걸

차라리 다시는 널 볼 수 없도록

두 눈멀게 해

어쩌다가 널 다 잊었나 봐

너 없이도 살아가는 날 보면

넌 그래도 날 잊고 살지는 마

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
사랑 /saɾaŋ/ A1	noun - love verb - to love
죽다 /tɕuk̚t͈a/ A2	verb - to die
그리움 /kɯɾi.um/ B1	noun - longing, yearning
이별 /i.bjʌl/ B1	noun - separation, parting
생각 /sɛŋɡak̚/ A2	noun - thought verb - to think
아프다 /a.pʰɯ.t͈a/ A2	verb - to hurt, to be in pain
눈물 /nun.mul/ A1	noun - tears
행복 /hɛŋbok̚/ A1	noun - happiness
새로운 /sɛɾo.un/ A1	adjective - new
사람 /saɾam/ A1	noun - person, human
잊다 /it̚t͈a/ A2	verb - to forget
욕 /jo̞k̚/ B1	noun - curse, swear word verb - to curse, to swear
상처 /saŋt͈ʃʰʌ/ B1	noun - wound, scar
살아가다 /saɾaɡa̠da/ A2	verb - to live, to get by
마음 /maːm/ A1	noun - mind, heart

Key Grammar Structures

• 어쩌다가 널 사랑했나 봐

  ➔ -(으)ㄴ/는 가 봐 (speculation)

  ➔ The ending "na bㅏ" shows the speaker’s guess based on what they feel or observe.

• 죽을 만큼 널 사랑했나 봐

  ➔ -(으)ㄹ 만큼 (to the extent that)

  ➔ The word "만큼" expresses degree, meaning “as much as” or “to the extent that”.

• 나 아직까지 그리운 걸 보면

  ➔ -면 (conditional "if/when")

  ➔ The ending "보면" combines the verb "보다" with the conditional marker "-면", meaning “if/when I see”.

• 새로운 사람 만났어도

  ➔ -어도 (concessive "even if")

  ➔ The ending "만났어도" adds "-어도" to the verb, meaning “even if (I) met a new person”.

• 제발 날 잊고 살지 않길

  ➔ -지 않길 (wish/hope that something does not happen)

  ➔ The ending "않길" combines the negative verb "않다" with "-길", expressing a silent wish: “I hope you don’t live forgetting me”.

• 두 눈멀게 해

  ➔ -게 하다 (causative “make/let … do”)

  ➔ The phrase "멀게 해" uses the causative pattern "-게 하다", meaning “make (someone) become blind”.

• 나 없이도 잘 살 널 생각하면

  ➔ -없이도 (even without)

  ➔ The phrase "없이도" attaches to a noun to mean “even without …”, here “even without me”.

• 차라리 다시는 널 볼 수 없도록

  ➔ -도록 (purpose/so that)

  ➔ The ending "없도록" uses "-도록" to express a purpose or result, meaning “so that I cannot see you again”.

• 너 없이도 살아가는 날 보면

  ➔ -ㄴ/는 걸 (nominalizer "the fact that …")

  ➔ The word "걸" is the contraction of "것을" and nominalizes the preceding clause, meaning “the fact that I see the day when you live without me”.