Gift – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: MeloMance
• Album: Moonlight EP

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a wonderful journey, and MeloMance's "Gift" is a perfect starting point for those interested in Korean. The song's clear and emotive vocals make it easy to follow along with the lyrics, which beautifully express the universal feeling of falling in love. By learning this song, you can pick up poetic expressions about love and happiness that will enrich your Korean vocabulary and touch your heart.

[English]

...

When the light

comes in,

my eyes naturally open.

Like that,

I gaze into your eyes

and

awaken to love.

Even the things I always knew

somewhere

seem to have changed

newly.

Exciting things that felt

like someone else's story

are happening to me.

It feels like

a gift prepared just for me.

A little

everything keeps growing.

Always,

even the ordinary days

become special in this moment.

Things I used to pass by

without a thought

now

look beautiful to me,

and

make my heart flutter.

Even the things that were always dark

somewhere

seem to shine

now.

Exciting things that felt

like someone else's story

are happening to me.

It feels like a gift prepared just for me.

A little

everything keeps growing.

Always,

even the ordinary days

become special

너를 알게 된 뒤 보이는

모든 것들이

너무 예뻐 보여

그렇게 신난 아이처럼

순수한 사람이 된 것 같아

나에게만 준비된 선물 같아

자그마한

모든 게 커져만 가

항상

평범했던 일상도

특별해지는

in this moment.

In the moment

I fell into deep love,

[Korean]

빛이

들어 오면

자연스레 뜨던 눈

그렇게

너의 눈빛을

보곤

사랑에 눈을 떴어

항상 알고 있던 것들도

어딘가

새롭게

바뀐 것 같아

남의 얘기 같던

설레는 일들이

내게 일어나고 있어

나에게만

준비된 선물 같아

자그마한

모든 게 커져만 가

항상

평범했던 일상도

특별해지는 이 순간

별 생각 없이

지나치던 것들이

이제는

마냥 내겐

예뻐 보이고

내 맘을 설레게 해

항상 어두웠던 것들도

어딘가

빛나고

있는 것 같아

남의 얘기 같던

설레는 일들이

내게 일어나고 있어

나에게만 준비된 선물 같아

자그마한

모든 게 커져만 가

항상

평범했던 일상도

특별해지는 이 순간

너를 알게 된 뒤 보이는

모든 것들이

너무 예뻐 보여

그렇게 신난 아이처럼

순수한 사람이 된 것 같아

나에게만 준비된 선물 같아

자그마한

모든 게 커져만 가

항상

평범했던 일상도

특별해지는

이 순간

깊은 사랑에

빠진 순간

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
빛 (bit) /bit/ A1	noun - light
눈 (nun) /nun/ A1	noun - eye noun - snow
사랑 (sarang) /saɾaŋ/ A2	noun - love
선물 (seonmul) /sʰʌnmuːl/ A2	noun - gift, present
맘 (mam) /mam/ A2	noun - heart, mind
일 (il) /il/ A1	noun - work, event
뜨다 (tteuda) /ttɯ.da/ A2	verb - to float, to open (eyes)
알다 (alda) /a̠ɭda̠/ A1	verb - to know
바뀌다 (bakkwida) /pak͈ɥida̠/ B1	verb - to be changed, to be altered
설레다 (seolle-da) /sʰʌlle̞da/ B2	verb - to flutter, to be excited
준비되다 (junbi-doeda) /t͡ɕunbidwe̞da̠/ B1	verb - to be prepared
커지다 (keojida) /kʰʌ̹d͡ʑida̠/ A2	verb - to become bigger, to grow
평범하다 (pyeongbeomhada) /pʰjʌ̹ŋbʌ̹mɦa̠da̠/ B1	adjective - ordinary, common
특별하다 (teukbyeolhada) /tʰɯk̚p͈jʌ̹ɭɦa̠da̠/ B1	adjective - special
지나치다 (jinachida) /t͡ɕina̠t͡ɕʰida̠/ B2	verb - to pass by, to overlook
순수하다 (sunsuhada) /sunsuhada/ B2	adjective - pure, innocent

Key Grammar Structures

• 그렇게 너의 눈빛을 보곤

  ➔ The use of '보곤' indicates a habitual or repeated action in the past, often translated as 'used to see' or 'would see.'

  ➔ The suffix '**-곤**' expresses habitual past action or a descriptive way of recalling what someone used to do.

• 항상 알고 있던 것들도

  ➔ The phrase '알고 있던' is the past continuous form of '알다' (to know), indicating something that was known over a period of time.

  ➔ The suffix '**-던**' attached to verbs indicates a previous state or ongoing action in the past.

• 내게 일어나고 있어

  ➔ The present progressive form '일어나고 있어' expresses an ongoing action happening in the present moment.

  ➔ The phrase '**-고 있어**' is the present progressive tense, used to describe ongoing actions.

• 특별해지는 이 순간

  ➔ The verb '특별해지는' is the causative form of '특별하다' (to be special), indicating something becoming special.

  ➔ The suffix '**-해지다**' attached to adjectives like '특별하다' makes them into a verb phrase meaning 'becoming' or 'getting' that quality.

• 깊은 사랑에 빠진 순간

  ➔ The phrase '깊은 사랑에 빠진' employs an adjective '깊은' (deep) with the noun '사랑' (love) and the verb '빠지다' (to fall into), describing a moment of falling deeply in love.

  ➔ The verb '**-다**' form plus the particle '**에**' indicates the target or context of the action, in this case, 'in love'.