Girls Will Be Girls – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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girls /gɜːrlz/ A1 |
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trigger /ˈtrɪɡər/ B1 |
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붙어 /bʊtʃʌ/ A2 |
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심장 /simdʑaŋ/ B1 |
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giddy /ˈɡɪdi/ B2 |
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hero /ˈhɪərəʊ/ A2 |
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ego /ˈiːɡoʊ/ B2 |
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drop /drɒp/ A2 |
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hold /hoʊld/ A2 |
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syndrome /ˈsɪndroʊm/ B2 |
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paint /peɪnt/ A2 |
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siren /ˈsaɪrən/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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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.
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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]."
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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".
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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.
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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".