꽃이 되어줄게 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: LEECHANGSUB 이창섭

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the beautiful Korean language with LEECHANGSUB's tender ballad, "꽃이 되어줄게" (I Will Be Your Flower). This song is a perfect gateway to learning Korean as its heartfelt lyrics, focusing on themes of unwavering love and support, are delivered with clear and emotional vocals. Its poetic expressions, like becoming an 'unfading flower' for a loved one, offer rich vocabulary and authentic conversational phrases, making it special for language learners eager to grasp not just words, but also the deep emotions embedded in Korean culture.

[English]

The world I've walked through,

Wasn't exactly a walk in the park,

If I wanted to survive and overcome,

All I could do was smile.

Filled with times like those,

That my wrinkled smile now,

Would become the me you love the most,

I never would have known.

Now, behind your smile,

Even all the little pains hidden far away,

I'll carry them all for you.

To you, blooming

A small flower in a dry rock crevice,

I'll become someone who can promise you forever,

I will try to be.

Inside your heart,

Inside your mind,

I'll become a flower that never withers,

That never dries out,

I'll be your flower.

Now, above your shadow,

With the prettiest flowers and lush green trees,

So it can be filled,

I'll shine my light on you.

To you, blooming

A small flower in a dry rock crevice,

I'll become someone who can promise you forever,

I will try to be.

Inside your heart,

Inside your mind,

I'll become a flower that never withers,

That never dries out,

I'll be your flower.

Even if my heart sometimes starts to wither,

Even if my light sometimes fades away,

Because we are together,

Because we were together,

Even the dry branches,

With our memories,

Will eventually pass through the cold winter,

And bloom with love.

When that day comes, lush and with no place to step,

Holding your hand, embraced in your arms,

I'll gaze at the forest with that smile.

[Korean]

내가 걸어온 세상은

그렇게 쉽지만은 않아서

내가 버티고 이겨내야 하려면

웃을 수밖에 없었어

그런 시간들로 채워진

주름진 지금 나의 미소가

그대가 가장 사랑하는 나의

모습이 될 줄은 몰랐어

이제는 그대의 미소 뒤에

멀리 숨겨둔 모든 사소한 아픔마저도

다 내가 짊어질게

마른 바위틈에

작은 꽃을 피운 너에게

영원을 약속할 수 있는

내가 되어볼게

너의 가슴속에

너의 마음속에

내가 시들지 않는

마르지 않는

꽃이 되어줄게

이제는 그대의 그늘 위에

가장 예쁜 꽃들과 푸르른 나무들로

채워질 수 있게

내가 비춰줄게

마른 바위틈에

작은 꽃을 피운 너에게

영원을 약속할 수 있는

내가 되어줄게

너의 가슴속에

너의 마음속에

내가 시들지 않는

마르지 않는

꽃이 되어줄게

가끔은 마음이 시들어 간대도

때로는 나의 빛이 저물어 간대도

우리가 함께 있음에

우리가 함께 했음에

마른 가지들도

우리 추억들로

결국 추운 겨울을 지나

사랑으로 피어나리

발 디딜 곳 없이 울창한 그날이 오면

너의 손을 잡고, 너의 품에 안겨

그 미소와 함께 숲을 바라보리

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
세상 /seːsɐŋ/ A2	noun - world
미소 /miso/ A2	noun - smile
사랑 /saɾɐŋ/ A1	noun - love
아픔 /apʰɯm/ B1	noun - pain
꽃 /k͈ot/ A1	noun - flower
피우다 /pʰiuda/ B1	verb - to bloom, to make something happen
약속 /jaks͈ok/ A2	noun - promise
가슴 /kasɯm/ A2	noun - chest, heart
마음 /maɯm/ A1	noun - heart, mind
시들다 /ʃidɯlɡa/ B2	verb - to wither, to fade
그늘 /kɯnɯl/ B1	noun - shade
예쁘다 /jep͈ɯda/ A1	adjective - pretty, beautiful
나무 /namu/ A1	noun - tree
빛 /pit/ A2	noun - light
추억 /tɕʰu.ʌk/ B1	noun - memory

Key Grammar Structures

• 내가 버티고 이겨내야 하려면 웃을 수밖에 없었어

  ➔ -(으)려면 + -ㄹ 수밖에 없다 (Conditional + Inevitability)

  ➔ “-(으)려면” expresses a condition or requirement. “-ㄹ 수밖에 없다” expresses that there is no other choice but to do something. Here, 'If I had to endure and overcome, I had no choice but to smile.'

• 그대가 가장 사랑하는 나의 모습이 될 줄은 몰랐어

  ➔ -ㄹ/을 줄 몰랐다 (Didn't know that...)

  ➔ “-ㄹ/을 줄 몰랐다” expresses that the speaker did not know a certain fact or outcome would happen. Here, it means 'I didn't know that would become the way I am that you love the most.'

• 모든 사소한 아픔마저도 다 내가 짊어질게

  ➔ -마저도 (Even, As well)

  ➔ “-마저도” adds emphasis, meaning 'even' or 'as well.' It emphasizes that not only the big pains but *even* the small, trivial pains, I will bear them all.

• 영원을 약속할 수 있는 내가 되어볼게

  ➔ -아/어/여 보다 (Try to do something)

  ➔ “-아/어/여 보다” is used to express trying something or attempting to do something. Here it expresses the speaker's intention to *try* to become someone who can promise eternity.

• 가끔은 마음이 시들어 간대도

  ➔ -ㄴ/는대(요)/-대(요) (Indirect Quotation - Descriptive Verb/이다)

  ➔ “-ㄴ/는대(요)/-대(요)” is used for indirect quotation, specifically when quoting descriptive verbs (adjectives) or the verb '이다'. Here it means, 'Even if it's said that sometimes the heart withers...' The speaker is reporting something that's been said, not stating it as a direct personal feeling necessarily.

• 때로는 나의 빛이 저물어 간대도

  ➔ -아/어/여 가다 (Progressive tense indicating a continuing change)

  ➔ “-아/어/여 가다” indicates a continuous action or change over time. In this line, "저물어 가다" describes the light gradually fading. Combined with -ㄴ/는대(요)/-대(요), it means "Even if it's said that sometimes my light is fading..."

• 발 디딜 곳 없이 울창한 그날이 오면

  ➔ -(으)면 (Conditional)

  ➔ “-(으)면” expresses a conditional clause, meaning 'if' or 'when' something happens. Here, it means, 'If/When that day comes when it's lush without a place to set foot...'