행복 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: Red Velvet

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Korean through Red Velvet's "Happiness" is a fun way to engage with the language. The song's repetitive and catchy lyrics, like the uplifting "la la la" chorus, make it easy to follow along and pick up new vocabulary related to joy and positive affirmations. What makes the song special is its vibrant energy and empowering message, which can make your language learning journey an exciting and happy adventure.

[English]

Sometimes, you gotta be bold

Just rock the world (boo-ya!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (happiness!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (are you happy? Uh?)

Worries blow up

Feeling down change up

To gather strength, wind up now

Great things come all at once, straight up

I style up every day

Focus on feeling good

Should I tell you the secret to living happily?

In the morning, I wake up and tell my mom

I love you (Oh, such a kind daughter)

Followed by my happy little ones

They're so cute, it makes me happy (Uh, they say!)

Money like this, power like that

Chasing just those things

Adult stuff seems so sweet

They’re not truly happy

Joyful moments, wonderful days

The world is full of them

Money like that, power like that

We’ve long stopped caring about those

I want to be different, just a little

If I want to try, I’ll just do it

Thinking and worrying

But growing up means regrets

Yesterday, today, tomorrow

My adventure of finding happiness

I want to be different, just a little

I believe in the power of positivity

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (happiness!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (I want it!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (Let’s dream!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (Uh, are you happy? Uh?)

Meeting my friends on the way to school

They run up and smile, I love that

Kids hanging out, playing pranks

I pass by and feel good about it

Mom fusses but says I’m the best in the world

Hey, hey, forget the grown-ups fighting on TV

Getting better and better

I am happy just being me

And even better is

Having you by my side (Uh, what do you want to be?)

Money like this, power like that

Chasing just those things

Adult choices seem so sweet

They’re not truly happy

Joyful moments, wonderful days

The world is full of them

Money like that, power like that

We’ve long stopped caring about those

I want to be different, just a little (Long, long, long)

If I want to try, I’ll just do it

Thinking and worrying (Long, long, long)

But growing up means regrets

Yesterday, today, tomorrow (Getting better and better)

My adventure of finding happiness

I want to be different, just a little (I’m happy being me)

I believe in the power of positivity

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (happiness!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (I want it!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (Let’s dream!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (Uh, are you happy? Uh?)

Shine on me, let it shine on me, yeah

In my arms, let it shine

Shine on me, let it shine on me, yeah

In my arms, let it shine

...

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (happiness!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (I want it!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (Let’s dream!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (happiness!)

...

[Korean]

Sometimes, you gotta be bold

Just rock the world (boo-ya!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (happiness!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (are you happy? Uh?)

고-고-고-고민은 blow up

꿀꿀한 기분 change up

힘을 내려고 이제 wind up

한 방에 멋진 일이 가득, straight up

난 매일 더 style up

기분 up 되는 일에 집중

내가 행복하게 사는 비결을 좀 말해볼까?

아침에 난 잠을 깨 엄마께

사랑한다고 말해 (어휴, 착한 내 딸아)

졸졸 나를 따라온 happy가

넘 귀여워서 행복해 (uh, 얘가 말한대!)

이런 money, 저런 power

그것만 따-따-따-따라가다

어른들이 짠해 보여

그들은 정말 행복하지 않아

기쁜 일이, 멋진 일이

세계는 참, 참, 참 많은 데라

그런 money, 그런 power

우리는 관심도 끊어버린 지 오래

달라, 달라 나는 좀

해보고 싶음 그냥 하고 말지

고민, 고민하다가

어른이 되면 후회 많을 텐데

어제, 오늘, 내일도

행복을 찾는 나의 모험일기

달라, 달라 나는 좀

긍정의 힘을 나는 믿고 있지

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (happiness!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (난 원해!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (꿈꾸자!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (uh, are you happy? Uh?)

학교 가는 길에 만난 친구 내게 달려와서

팔짱 끼고 웃어주니 좋고

끼리끼리 모여 장난치던 남자애들

내가 지나가니 의식해서 좋고

잔소리하지만 세상에서 내가 제일 좋단 엄마

Hey, hey, TV 속에 싸움밖에 모르는 어른들 빼

점점 더 좋은 걸

난 나라서 행복해

더 기분 좋은 건

내 곁에 너 있단 거 (uh, what you wanna be?)

이런 money, 저런 power

그것만 따-따-따-따라가다

어른들이 짠해 보여

그들은 정말 행복하지 않아

기쁜 일이, 멋진 일이

세계는 참, 참, 참 많은 데라

그런 money, 그런 power

우리는 관심도 끊어버린 지 오래

달라, 달라 나는 좀 (오래, 오래, 오래, 오래)

해보고 싶음 그냥 하고 말지

고민, 고민하다가 (오래, 오래, 오래, 오래)

어른이 되면 후회 많을 텐데

어제, 오늘, 내일도 (점점 더 좋은 걸)

행복을 찾는 나의 모험일기

달라, 달라 나는 좀 (난 나라서 행복해)

긍정의 힘을 나는 믿고 있지

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (happiness!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (난 원해!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (꿈꾸자!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (uh, are you happy? Uh?)

Shine on me, let it shine on me, yeah

내 품에, let it shine

Shine on me, let it shine on me, yeah

내 두 팔에, let it shine

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (happiness!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (난 원해!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (꿈꾸자!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (happiness!)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
행복 /haeng.bok/ A2	noun - happiness, joy
기분 /gi.bun/ A2	noun - mood, feeling
사랑 /sa.rang/ A2	noun - love
기회 /gi.hoe/ B1	noun - opportunity, chance
꿈 /kkum/ A2	noun - dream
빛 /bit/ A2	noun - light
행복하다 /haeng.bok.fa.da/ B1	verb - to be happy
사람 /sa.reum/ A1	noun - person, people
멋지다 /meot.ji.da/ B2	adjective - cool, stylish, impressive
이야기 /i.ya.gi/ A2	noun - story, tale
모험 /mo.heom/ B2	noun - adventure
믿다 /mit.da/ B1	verb - to believe

Key Grammar Structures

• Sometimes, you gotta be bold

  ➔ Use of modal 'gotta' to express obligation or necessity

  ➔ 'Gotta' is a colloquial contraction of 'got to', meaning 'must' or 'have to'.

• 기분 up 되는 일에 집중

  ➔ Use of the verb '집중하다' (to concentrate) with '-에' indicating focus on something.

  ➔ '집중하다' means 'to concentrate', and '-에' indicates the focus of the action.

• 내가 지나가니 의식해서 좋고

  ➔ Use of '니' ending to indicate reason or cause (colloquial), combining with a verb to express 'because...'.

  ➔ '니' is an informal ending particle used in Korean to express cause or reason, similar to 'because'.

• Shine on me, let it shine on me, yeah

  ➔ Use of the imperative form 'Shine' and 'let' to express a wish or desire.

  ➔ 'Shine' is an imperative verb telling something to shine, and 'let' expresses permission or wish for something to happen.

• 어른들이 짠해 보여

  ➔ Use of the verb '보여' (to seem / to look) to describe an impression, with subject '어른들이' (adults).

  ➔ '보여' is a form of '보이다' (to seem / to look) used to express an impression or appearance.

• 내 품에, let it shine

  ➔ Combination of Korean noun '내 품' (my embrace / my arms) with English imperative 'let it shine' to express a desire.

  ➔ '내 품' means 'my embrace' or 'my arms', combined here with 'let it shine' to express a wish for love or comfort.