Gashina – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: SUNMI

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a captivating language-learning journey with Sunmi's hit song “Gashina”! This track is a masterclass in emotional expression and clever wordplay in Korean. By diving into its lyrics, you'll uncover the nuanced meanings behind the title's double entendre—referring to both a departure and the thorns of a blooming flower—and grasp how subtle linguistic choices convey powerful feelings of heartbreak, self-worth, and defiant confidence. Its memorable phrases and captivating narrative make it an excellent song for understanding modern Korean vocabulary and cultural themes of empowerment.

[English]

Your cold gaze is killing me

The spark in your heart is just ashes now, why?

Maybe time heals, but I feel weaker as it goes on

Even sad pain starts to fade away

Good, now I can forget you

I'll live like a flower, true to myself

Can't nobody stop me now, no, try me

Everyone wants my scent

Why are you the only one who doesn’t get it, like a fool?

Aren't you really crazy?

Why leave on your beautiful day?

Are you leaving on your beautiful day?

(Why leave on your beautiful day?)

Are you leaving without me?

Are you leaving so easily?

We promised to go together

You, oh you

When you see my sharp side, you’ll bow your head

I, as a thorn, will dig deeper into your heart, yeah

I've already been broken, don’t bother feeling sorry

The one who's truly broken now is you, not me

Good, now I can forget you

I'll live like a flower, true to myself

Can't nobody stop me now, no, try me

Everyone wants my scent

Why are you the only one who doesn’t get it, like a fool?

Aren't you really crazy?

Why leave on your beautiful day?

Are you leaving on your beautiful day?

Are you leaving without me?

Why leave on your beautiful day?

Are you leaving so easily?

We promised to go together

You, oh you

You lost, I won

And it’s over. Even if I come back...

Don’t you think I can live well every day without you for now?

No matter how much I think about it, aren’t you crazy?

Why leave on your beautiful day?

Are you leaving on your beautiful day?

Are you leaving without me?

Why leave on your beautiful day?

Are you leaving so easily?

We promised to go together

You, oh you

...

[Korean]

너의 싸늘해진 그 눈빛이 나를 죽이는 거야

커지던 니 맘의 불씨 재만 남은 거야 왜?

시간이 약인가 봐, 어째 갈수록 나 약하잖아

슬픈 아픔도 함께 무뎌지는 거야

좋아, 이젠 너를 잊을 수 있게

꽃같이 살래 나답게

Can't nobody stop me now, no, try me

나의 향길 원해 모두가

바보처럼 왜 너만 몰라?

정말 미친 거 아냐 넌?

왜 예쁜 날 두고 가시나?

날 두고 가시나?

(왜 예쁜 날 두고 가시나?)

날 두고 떠나가시나?

그리 쉽게 떠나가시나?

같이 가자고 약속해놓고

가시나, 가시나

날카로운 날 보고 넌 고개 숙일 거야

가시 난 내 모습이 더 깊숙이 파고들 거야, yeah

이미 꺾은 거잖아 굳이 미안해하지 마

정말 꺾인 건 지금 내가 아냐 바로 너야

좋아, 이젠 너를 잊을 수 있게

꽃같이 살래 나답게

Can't nobody stop me now, no, try me

나의 향길 원해 모두가

바보처럼 왜 너만 몰라?

정말 미친 거 아냐 넌?

왜 예쁜 날 두고 가시나?

날 두고 가시나?

(왜 예쁜 날 두고 가시나?)

날 두고 떠나가시나?

그리 쉽게 떠나가시나?

같이 가자고 약속해놓고

가시나, 가시나

너는 졌고, 나는 폈어

And it's over 다시 돌아온다 해도

지금 당장은 나 없이 매일 잘 살 수 있을 것 같지?

암만 생각해봐도 미친 거 아냐 넌?

왜 예쁜 날 두고 가시나?

날 두고 가시나?

(왜 예쁜 날 두고 가시나?)

날 두고 떠나가시나?

그리 쉽게 떠나가시나?

같이 가자고 약속해놓고

가시나, 가시나

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
눈빛 /nunbit/ B1	noun - gaze, look
죽이다 /jugida/ B1	verb - to kill
마음 /ma-eum/ A2	noun - heart, mind
아픔 /apeum/ B1	noun - pain, hurt
꽃 /kkot/ A1	noun - flower
살다 /salda/ A2	verb - to live
원하다 /wonhada/ B1	verb - to want
바보 /babo/ A2	noun - fool, idiot
미치다 /michida/ B2	verb - to go crazy, to be mad
예쁘다 /yeppeuda/ A2	adjective - pretty, beautiful
가다 /gada/ A1	verb - to go
약속 /yaksok/ B1	noun - promise, appointment
떠나다 /tteonada/ B1	verb - to leave, to depart
쉽다 /swipda/ A2	adjective - easy
지금 /jigeum/ A1	adverb - now
잘 /jal/ A1	adverb - well
생각하다 /saenggakhada/ B1	verb - to think