꽃이 되어줄게 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: LEECHANGSUB 이창섭

Lyrics & Translation

[Korean]

[English]

내가 걸어온 세상은

The world I've walked through,

그렇게 쉽지만은 않아서

Wasn't exactly a walk in the park,

내가 버티고 이겨내야 하려면

If I wanted to survive and overcome,

웃을 수밖에 없었어

All I could do was smile.

그런 시간들로 채워진

Filled with times like those,

주름진 지금 나의 미소가

That my wrinkled smile now,

그대가 가장 사랑하는 나의

Would become the me you love the most,

모습이 될 줄은 몰랐어

I never would have known.

이제는 그대의 미소 뒤에

Now, behind your smile,

멀리 숨겨둔 모든 사소한 아픔마저도

Even all the little pains hidden far away,

다 내가 짊어질게

I'll carry them all for you.

마른 바위틈에

To you, blooming

작은 꽃을 피운 너에게

A small flower in a dry rock crevice,

영원을 약속할 수 있는

I'll become someone who can promise you forever,

내가 되어볼게

I will try to be.

너의 가슴속에

Inside your heart,

너의 마음속에

Inside your mind,

내가 시들지 않는

I'll become a flower that never withers,

마르지 않는

That never dries out,

꽃이 되어줄게

I'll be your flower.

이제는 그대의 그늘 위에

Now, above your shadow,

가장 예쁜 꽃들과 푸르른 나무들로

With the prettiest flowers and lush green trees,

채워질 수 있게

So it can be filled,

내가 비춰줄게

I'll shine my light on you.

마른 바위틈에

To you, blooming

작은 꽃을 피운 너에게

A small flower in a dry rock crevice,

영원을 약속할 수 있는

I'll become someone who can promise you forever,

내가 되어줄게

I will try to be.

너의 가슴속에

Inside your heart,

너의 마음속에

Inside your mind,

내가 시들지 않는

I'll become a flower that never withers,

마르지 않는

That never dries out,

꽃이 되어줄게

I'll be your flower.

가끔은 마음이 시들어 간대도

Even if my heart sometimes starts to wither,

때로는 나의 빛이 저물어 간대도

Even if my light sometimes fades away,

우리가 함께 있음에

Because we are together,

우리가 함께 했음에

Because we were together,

마른 가지들도

Even the dry branches,

우리 추억들로

With our memories,

결국 추운 겨울을 지나

Will eventually pass through the cold winter,

사랑으로 피어나리

And bloom with love.

발 디딜 곳 없이 울창한 그날이 오면

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

너의 손을 잡고, 너의 품에 안겨

Holding your hand, embraced in your arms,

그 미소와 함께 숲을 바라보리

I'll gaze at the forest with that smile.

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...'