Good Goodbye – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: 화사, HWASA

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the expressive, soulful world of Hwasa’s 'Good Goodbye.' This song is a fantastic tool for language learners to practice emotive vocabulary related to farewells and self-reflection, featuring clear, soulful phrasing that captures the nuances of modern Korean pop storytelling.

[English]

Just trample over me and go

It's okay, don't look back

Could my pain possibly be worse than yours?

Now I'll try to understand you

Forget the breath you once held for me

Up there, for your sake, just kill my ego

Turn your back and walk away

You got it you got it yeah

Farewells may hurt us, but they'll be elegant

Laugh out loud so that I'm left to regret it deeply

goodb-ye

bye ye ye ye ye ye

bye ye ye ye ye ye (b-ye)

bye ye ye ye ye ye

bye ye ye ye ye

So I'll regret it, goodb-ye

These rhythms are all about you

Now I can finally feel it

Tears well up and shine brilliantly

We are having a good goodbye

I'll say this instead of thank you

goodbye good goodbye

Farewells may hurt us, but they'll be elegant

Laugh out loud so that I'm left to regret it deeply

goodb-ye

bye ye ye ye ye ye

bye ye ye ye ye ye (b-ye)

bye ye ye ye ye ye

bye ye ye ye ye

Even if the world stares down at me

Even if there's not one person on my side

Don't worry it's okay

I'll be there for myself

I'll be on my side instead of you

Farewells may hurt me, but I'm going to cry

It's okay to regret it deeply, let's be like this

goodb-ye

bye ye ye ye ye ye

bye ye ye ye ye ye (b-ye)

bye ye ye ye ye ye

bye ye ye ye ye

Even the regret

goodb-ye

[Korean]

나를 그냥 짓밟고 가

괜찮아 돌아보지 마

내가 아파봤자 너만 하겠니

이젠 너를 헤아려봐

날 위해 쉬던 그 숨은 잊고

저 위에 널 위해 Just kill my ego

등 돌려 걸어가

You got it you got it yeah

안녕은 우릴 아프게 하지만 우아할 거야

나 땅을 치고 후회하도록 넌 크게 웃어줘

goodb-ye

bye ye ye ye ye ye

bye ye ye ye ye ye (b-ye)

bye ye ye ye ye ye

bye ye ye ye ye

후회하도록 goodb-ye

널 생각한 운율이야

비로소 느껴지잖아

눈물은 고이고 찬란하게 빛나

우린 좋은 안녕 중이야

고맙단 말 대신 전할게

goodbye good goodbye

안녕은 우릴 아프게 하지만 우아할 거야

나 땅을 치고 후회하도록 넌 크게 웃어줘

goodb-ye

bye ye ye ye ye ye

bye ye ye ye ye ye (b-ye)

bye ye ye ye ye ye

bye ye ye ye ye

세상이 나를 빤히 내려다봐도

내 편이 돼줄 사람 하나 없어도

Don't worry it's okay

난 내 곁에 있을게

I'll be on my side instead of you

안녕은 나를 아프게 하지만 울어볼 거야

땅을 치고 후회해도 좋아 우리 이렇게

goodb-ye

bye ye ye ye ye ye

bye ye ye ye ye ye (b-ye)

bye ye ye ye ye ye

bye ye ye ye ye

후회조차도

goodb-ye

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
짓밟다 jitbalpta Level 4	verb - to trample
돌아보다 doraboda Level 2	verb - to look back
헤아리다 he-arida Level 4	verb - to fathom, to understand
잊다 itda Level 1	verb - to forget
안녕 annyeong Level 1	noun - farewell, peace
우아하다 uahada Level 3	adjective - elegant
후회하다 huhoehada Level 2	verb - to regret
운율 un-yul Level 5	noun - rhythm, rhyme
고이다 goida Level 4	verb - to pool, to well up
찬란하다 challanhada Level 4	adjective - brilliant, radiant
빛나다 binnada Level 2	verb - to shine
대신 daesin Level 2	noun - instead, substitution
빤히 ppanhi Level 4	adverb - staringly, clearly
내려다보다 naeryeodaboda Level 3	verb - to look down
곁 gyeot Level 3	noun - side, beside

Key Grammar Structures

• 내가 아파봤자 너만 하겠니

  ➔ -봤자 (at most/even if)

  ➔ Used to suggest that the action in "-봤자" is insignificant or futile compared to the other situation.

• 날 위해 쉬던 그 숨은 잊고

  ➔ -(으)던 (past retrospective modifier)

  ➔ Describes an action that was happening or a state that existed in the past but has ceased.

• 나 땅을 치고 후회하도록 넌 크게 웃어줘

  ➔ -도록 (so that/to the extent that)

  ➔ Indicates the degree or purpose of an action.

• 비로소 느껴지잖아

  ➔ -잖아 (as you know/surely)

  ➔ Used when the speaker confirms a fact that both speaker and listener already know.

• 세상이 나를 빤히 내려다봐도

  ➔ -아/어도 (even if)

  ➔ Expresses concession, meaning 'even if' the preceding action occurs.

• 내 편이 돼줄 사람 하나 없어도

  ➔ -(으)ㄹ 사람 (future modifier for noun)

  ➔ Uses the future modifier to describe a person who will perform the action in the future.

• I'll be on my side instead of you

  ➔ instead of (prepositional phrase)

  ➔ Indicates replacement or an alternative.

• 후회조차도

  ➔ -조차 (even)

  ➔ Emphasizes that even the extreme or unexpected case (regret) is included.