계절 너머 – English Lyrics

• By: 김세정
• Album: Perfect Match

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the beautiful Korean lyrics of Kim Sejeong's "계절 너머" (My Season). This melodic song, conveying a deep message of self-love and perseverance, is a perfect way to connect with Korean expressions of encouragement and hope. Listening to the clear vocal delivery over the rearranged melody will not only soothe your spirit but also deepen your appreciation for contemporary Korean balladry.

[English]

The Autumn breeze rises, brushing through the hair

Only peaceful clouds are in the sky

The season is back to the start

Many hours are piled up

Feelings are buried in hazy memories

Recalling that season

Adds color to the black-and-white world

Through the rosy clouds and the blue sky

When colors are dispersing

The light that is within reach in the darkness

Is growing brighter

Through day and night, beyond time

Holding my halted hands

And wanting to say

That even though not a glimpse of light can be seen on this road

There is your season that will certainly come

Above me, who was tired of harsh gaze

When the blue rain falls

I exhale a breath of green light

When the waves of the stained sea along the yellow horizon

surge

The light that can fill the void world

Unfolds

Through day and night, beyond time

Holding my halted hands

And wanting to say

That even though not a glimpse of light can be seen on this road

There is your season that will certainly come

Since you endured, the current season

Has reached you finally

Shining with dazzling light

Even in the gloomy days when there was no color

The light has now just reached

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
breeze /briːz/ B1	noun - a gentle wind
cloud /klaʊd/ A2	noun - a visible mass of condensed water vapor in the sky
season /ˈsiːzən/ A2	noun - one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, winter)
memory /ˈmɛməri/ B1	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
color /ˈkʌlər/ A1	noun - the property of an object that produces different sensations on the eye verb - to give color to something
disperse /dɪˈspɜːrs/ B2	verb - to scatter or spread widely
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that makes things visible adjective - not heavy
darkness /ˈdɑːrknəs/ B2	noun - the absence of light
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp or carry with the hands
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A2	adjective - in need of rest or sleep
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water falling from the clouds verb - to fall as rain
wave /weɪv/ B1	noun - a moving ridge on the surface of water verb - to move the hand to say hello or goodbye
void /vɔɪd/ C1	noun - an empty space or vacuum adjective - completely empty
dazzling /ˈdæzlɪŋ/ C1	adjective - extremely bright or impressive
gloomy /ˈɡluːmi/ B2	adjective - dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening

Key Grammar Structures

• The Autumn breeze rises, brushing through the hair

  ➔ Present participle used as an adverbial phrase ('brushing through the hair')

  ➔ The word 'brushing' modifies 'rises', describing how the breeze moves.

• The season is back to the start

  ➔ Idiomatic expression with 'be back to' indicating return to a previous state

  ➔ The phrase 'is back to' shows that the season returns to where it began.

• Feelings are buried in hazy memories

  ➔ Passive voice ('are buried') expressing being acted upon

  ➔ The subject 'feelings' receives the action of being buried, not performing it.

• Adds color to the black-and-white world

  ➔ Prepositional phrase ('to the black-and-white world') functioning as complement

  ➔ The phrase 'to the black-and-white world' indicates the direction or result of adding color.

• Through day and night, beyond time

  ➔ Prepositional phrases used adverbially to show extent of action

  ➔ These prepositional phrases express continuity of action across boundaries of time.

• Holding my halted hands

  ➔ Present participle phrase showing simultaneous action

  ➔ The phrase 'holding' happens at the same time as another implied action.

• That even though not a glimpse of light can be seen on this road

  ➔ Subordinate clause with 'even though' expressing contrast

  ➔ The clause contrasts the lack of visible light with faith in future hope.

• Since you endured, the current season has reached you finally

  ➔ Causal conjunction 'since' introducing reason clause

  ➔ The word 'since' links the endurance to the positive outcome of the season arriving.