고민보다 GO – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

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Lyrics & Translation

Learning Korean through “고민보다 GO” offers a unique window into modern Korean slang and societal critique. The song is filled with trendy phrases like 'YOLO' and '탕진잼' (tangjinjaem), which means 'squandering fun'. Beyond the fun vocabulary, the song provides a deeper understanding of the economic pressures faced by young people in Korea, making it a culturally rich and musically infectious way to learn the language.

[English]

Dollar, Dollar

Spent it all overnight

Run, run, I earn it, I indulge

Run, run, run, run

Run, run (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

I want to cruise on the bay

I want to cruise like Nemo

I have no money but I want to go far away

I have no money but I want to relieve my fatigue

I have no money but I want to eat, oh no

Working hard for my pay

All of it in my belly

Gathering dust, spending it all, paying for everything

Just leave me be (ha) even if I overspend (ha)

Tomorrow morning, I'll be like a madman

Even if I break my savings (woo-woo)

Ooh, there's no tomorrow

My future is already mortgaged (mortgaged)

Ooh, spend my money more

Hey friends, what's up

Do you want some? (want some?)

Dollar, Dollar

Spent it all overnight

Run, run, man, I spend it like it's a party

Dollar, Dollar

Until the mouse hole gets sunlight

Until the sun rises

Yolo, yolo, yolo, yo

Yolo, yolo, yo

Spending spree, spending spree, spending spree (spending spree)

Yolo, yolo, yolo, yo

Where's my money, yah?

Spending spree, spending spree, spending spree

Yolo, yolo, yolo, yo

Yolo, yolo, yo

Spending spree, spending spree, spending spree

Yolo, yolo, yolo, yo

Where's the party, yah?

Spending spree, spending spree, spending spree

Where's my money, yah?

Where's the party, yah?

My week, Monday to Friday

My bank account, yah

It's a bottomless pit

I'm pouring water every day

I might as well just break it

We're too young to just worry

Just for today, go instead of worrying

If you hold back in fear, you'll end up in trouble

Just go for it

Dollar, Dollar

Spent it all overnight

Run, run, man, I spend it like it's a party

Dollar, Dollar

Until the mouse hole gets sunlight

Until the sun rises

Yolo, yolo, yolo, yo

Yolo, yolo, yo

Spending spree, spending spree, spending spree (spending spree)

Yolo, yolo, yolo, yo

Where's my money, yah?

Spending spree, spending spree, spending spree

Yolo, yolo, yolo, yo

Yolo, yolo, yo

Spending spree, spending spree, spending spree

Yolo, yolo, yolo, yo

Where's the party, yah?

Spending spree, spending spree, spending spree

Go instead of worrying

Go instead of worrying

Go instead of worrying, go (everybody)

Go instead of worrying

Go instead of worrying

Go instead of worrying, go (everybody)

Go instead of worrying

Go instead of worrying

Go instead of worrying, go (everybody)

Go instead of worrying

Go instead of worrying

Go instead of worrying, go (everybody)

Go instead of worrying

Go instead of worrying

Go instead of worrying, go (everybody)

Go instead of worrying

Go instead of worrying

Go instead of worrying, go (everybody)

...

[Korean]

Dollar, Dollar

하루아침에 전부 탕진

달려 달려 내가 벌어 내가 사치

달려 달려 달려 달려

달려 달려 (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

난 원해 cruisin' on the bay

원해 cruisin' like nemo

돈은 없지만 떠나고 싶어 멀리로

난 돈은 없지만서도 풀고 싶어 피로

돈 없지만 먹고 싶어 오노 지로

열일 해서 번 나의 pay

전부 다 내 배에

티끌 모아 티끌 탕진잼 다 지불해

내버려둬 (ha) 과소비 해버려도 (ha)

내일 아침 내가 미친놈처럼

내 적금을 깨버려도 (woo-woo)

Ooh 내일은 없어

내 미랜 벌써 저당 잡혔어 (잡혔어)

Ooh 내 돈을 더 써

친구들 wussup

Do you want some? (want some?)

Dollar, Dollar

하루아침에 전부 탕진

달려 달려 man, I spend it like some party

Dollar, Dollar

쥐구멍 볕들 때까지

해가 뜰 때까지

Yolo, yolo, yolo, yo

Yolo, yolo, yo

탕진잼 탕진잼 탕진잼 (탕진잼)

Yolo, yolo, yolo, yo

Where my money, yah?

탕진잼 탕진잼 탕진잼

Yolo, yolo, yolo, yo

Yolo, yolo, yo

탕진잼 탕진잼 탕진잼

Yolo, yolo, yolo, yo

Where the party, yah?

탕진잼 탕진잼 탕진잼

Where my money, yah?

Where the party, yah?

내 일주일 월화수목 금금금금

내 통장은 yah

밑 빠진 독이야

난 매일같이 물 붓는 중

차라리 걍 깨버려

걱정만 하기엔 우린 꽤 젊어

오늘만은 고민보단 Go 해버려

쫄면서 아끼다간 똥이 돼버려

문대버려

Dollar, Dollar

하루아침에 전부 탕진

달려 달려 man, I spend it like some party

Dollar, Dollar

쥐구멍 볕들 때까지

해가 뜰 때까지

Yolo, yolo, yolo, yo

Yolo, yolo, yo

탕진잼 탕진잼 탕진잼 (탕진잼)

Yolo, yolo, yolo, yo

Where my money, yah?

탕진잼 탕진잼 탕진잼

Yolo, yolo, yolo, yo

Yolo, yolo, yo

탕진잼 탕진잼 탕진잼

Yolo, yolo, yolo, yo

Where the party, yah?

탕진잼 탕진잼 탕진잼

고민보다 go

고민보다 go

고민보다 go, go (everybody)

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고민보다 go

고민보다 go, go (everybody)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
달려 /tɐlːjʌ/ A1	verb - to run
돈 /ton/ A1	noun - money
배 /pɛ/ A1	noun - stomach
일 /il/ A1	noun - work
친구 /tɕʰingu/ A1	noun - friend
미래 /mire/ B1	noun - future
걱정 /kʌk'tɕʌŋ/ B1	noun - worry, concern
고민 /ko̞min/ B2	noun - worry, trouble
탕진 /tʰaŋdʑin/ B2	noun - squandering verb - to squander
젊어 /tɕʌlmʌ/ B1	adjective - young
아침 /atɕʰim/ A1	noun - morning
소비 /sʰobi/ B2	noun - consumption, spending
통장 /tʰoŋdʑaŋ/ B1	noun - bank account
미친놈 /mit͡ɕʰin nom/ B2	noun - crazy person, madman
쥐구멍 /tɕʰwigumʌŋ/ C1	noun - mouse hole

Key Grammar Structures

• 하루아침에 전부 탕진

  ➔ Adverbial phrase indicating time

  ➔ The phrase "하루아침에" means "overnight" or "in a day", indicating a sudden change.

• 난 돈은 없지만 떠나고 싶어 멀리로

  ➔ Concessive clause

  ➔ The phrase "돈은 없지만" means "even though I have no money", showing a contrast between the situation and the desire.

• 내일 아침 내가 미친놈처럼

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase "미친놈처럼" means "like a crazy person", comparing the speaker's future actions to that of a madman.

• 걱정만 하기엔 우린 꽤 젊어

  ➔ Adverbial clause of purpose

  ➔ The phrase "걱정만 하기엔" means "to only worry", indicating the purpose of not worrying too much.

• 내 통장은 yah 밑 빠진 독이야

  ➔ Metaphor

  ➔ The phrase "밑 빠진 독이야" means "a bottomless pit", metaphorically describing the speaker's bank account as always empty.

• 오늘만은 고민보단 Go 해버려

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase "고민보단 Go 해버려" is an imperative, encouraging action over worry.

• 쫄면서 아끼다간 똥이 돼버려

  ➔ Conditional clause

  ➔ The phrase "아끼다간" means "if you save", indicating a condition that leads to an undesirable outcome.