Girls Will Be Girls – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: ITZY

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into ITZY's "Girls Will Be Girls," an electrifying song that encourages listeners to embrace their true selves and the power of collective strength. Through its dynamic beats and empowering lyrics, you can explore themes of confidence, unity, and overcoming societal expectations. Learning the lyrics and their meaning can help you connect with the song's strong message of female camaraderie and self-belief, making it a powerful and inspiring track for language learners and K-pop fans alike.

[English]

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls will be

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls

Ah ya ya ya

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls will be

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls

Ah ya ya ya

Pulling the trigger on the street

My heart is set on fire

Giddy, giddy, here we go, my friends

Save me, the hero who will rescue me

Ego I don't want, I don’t need that

Waiting’s not my way

I slay, I slay, I slay

Clutching everything I hold in my hands, throw it all

Willingly, I drop it

Take your hand instead and hold

This is our syndrome

We're gonna paint the void

Count 3, 2, 1

We all scream

Let me hear you sing

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls will be

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls

Ah ya ya ya

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls will be

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls

Ah ya ya ya, ah ya ya ya

Our siren that echoes through the world

Awaken the sleeping heat

Ah ya ya ya, ah ya ya ya

Count 3, 2, 1

We all scream

Girls will be girls, yeah

Sometimes reality blacks out

All the way downtown, to the city

You’ll be alright

I’ll hold your hand every time

Finally, we’ve become one

Who can block us? We’ll keep moving on

Woo woo woo

Ah, we’re

Standing on broken glass and hitting the road

Willingly, I go

If I’m with you, I shine

Growing our synergy

Every step, blow

Count 3, 2, 1

We all scream

Girls will be girls, yeah

Girls will be

girls girls girls girls

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls

Ah ya ya ya

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls

Ah ya ya ya, ah ya ya ya

Louder, our siren ringing

We’ll go together to the end

Ah ya ya ya, ah ya ya ya

Count 3, 2, 1

We all scream

Girls will be girls, yeah

[Korean]

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls will be

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls

Ah ya ya ya

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls will be

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls

Ah ya ya ya

Street 위로 당긴 trigger

불이 붙어 버린 심장

Giddy giddy here we go my friend

나를 구원해 줄 hero

따윈 원치 않는 ego

기다리는 건 not my way

I slay, I slay, I slay

두 손에 꽉 움켜쥔 내 모든 걸 throw it all

기꺼이 난 drop

너의 손을 대신 hold

이건 우리라는 syndrome

We're gonna paint the void

Count 3, 2, 1

We all scream

Let me hear you sing

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls will be

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls

Ah ya ya ya

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls will be

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls

Ah ya ya ya, ah ya ya ya

세상에 울린 our siren

잠든 열기를 깨워내

Ah ya ya ya, ah ya ya ya

Count 3, 2, 1

We all scream

Girls will be girls yeah

현실이란 때론 black out

All the way downtown to the city

You’ll be alright

그때마다 네 손 잡아줄 나이니

Finally 하나가 된 우릴

Who can block? We’ll keep going on

Woo woo woo

Ah we’re

깨진 유리 위라 해도 딛고 서 hit the road

기꺼이 난 go

너와 함께라면 glow

커져가는 our synergy

한 걸음마다 blow

Count 3, 2, 1

We all scream

Girls will be girls yeah

Girls will be

girls girls girls girls

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls will be

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls

Ah ya ya ya

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls will be

Girls will be girls will be girls will be girls

Ah ya ya ya, ah ya ya ya

더 크게 울릴 our siren

함께 가줄게 to the end

Ah ya ya ya, ah ya ya ya

Count 3, 2, 1

We all scream

Girls will be girls yeah

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
girls /gɜːrlz/ A1	noun - female children or young women
trigger /ˈtrɪɡər/ B1	noun - a device that releases a mechanism or signal verb - to cause something to happen
붙어 /bʊtʃʌ/ A2	verb - to stick, to be attached
심장 /simdʑaŋ/ B1	noun - heart
giddy /ˈɡɪdi/ B2	adjective - feeling excited, happy, or slightly dizzy
hero /ˈhɪərəʊ/ A2	noun - a person who is admired for their courage or noble qualities
ego /ˈiːɡoʊ/ B2	noun - a person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance
drop /drɒp/ A2	verb - to let something fall
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp or carry
syndrome /ˈsɪndroʊm/ B2	noun - a complex of symptoms indicating a particular condition
paint /peɪnt/ A2	verb - to cover a surface with paint
siren /ˈsaɪrən/ B2	noun - a device producing a loud warning sound

Key Grammar Structures

• 나를 구원해 줄 hero

  ➔ Future Adnominal Clause (Relative Clause)

  ➔ The phrase "구원해 줄" uses the -(으)ㄹ future adnominal ending attached to "구원하다" (to save/rescue). It modifies "hero" indicating a hero who *will* save the speaker. It is an example of forming a relative clause that describes something that will happen in the future.

• 따윈 원치 않는 ego

  ➔ Topic marking particle combined with negative emphasis

  ➔ "따윈" combines the topic marker "-은/는" (here contracted to -ㄴ due to the preceding vowel) with the noun "따위" (something like, such as). Attaching "-ㄴ/은" to 따위 creates 따윈 which emphasizes the rejection of that specific type of thing. Meaning: "I don't want such a thing as [a hero]."

• 두 손에 꽉 움켜쥔 내 모든 걸 throw it all

  ➔ Adjective Clause with an Embedded Verb

  ➔ The phrase "움켜쥔 내 모든 걸" is an adjectival clause modifying "모든 걸 (everything)". "움켜쥐다" means "to grip, to clutch". The past adnominal ending -ㄴ/은 modifies "모든 걸" meaning "everything that I gripped tightly".

• 현실이란 때론 black out

  ➔ Topic Marker with Definition

  ➔ The use of the topic marker -란/이란 indicates that the speaker is defining or explaining what they mean by "현실 (reality)". Here, it implies that reality is *sometimes* a blackout.

• 깨진 유리 위라 해도 딛고 서 hit the road

  ➔ Conditional Clause with Contrastive Meaning (Even if/Though)

  ➔ The grammar "-(이)라 해도" expresses a conditional situation with a contrastive meaning. It means "even if" or "even though". In this case, "깨진 유리 위라 해도" means "even if it is on broken glass".