행복 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: Red Velvet

Lyrics & Translation

[Korean]

[English]

Sometimes, you gotta be bold

Sometimes, you gotta be bold

Just rock the world (boo-ya!)

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 (happiness!)

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

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

고-고-고-고민은 blow up

Worries blow up

꿀꿀한 기분 change up

Feeling down change up

힘을 내려고 이제 wind up

To gather strength, wind up now

한 방에 멋진 일이 가득, straight up

Great things come all at once, straight up

난 매일 더 style up

I style up every day

기분 up 되는 일에 집중

Focus on feeling good

내가 행복하게 사는 비결을 좀 말해볼까?

Should I tell you the secret to living happily?

아침에 난 잠을 깨 엄마께

In the morning, I wake up and tell my mom

사랑한다고 말해 (어휴, 착한 내 딸아)

I love you (Oh, such a kind daughter)

졸졸 나를 따라온 happy가

Followed by my happy little ones

넘 귀여워서 행복해 (uh, 얘가 말한대!)

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

이런 money, 저런 power

Money like this, power like that

그것만 따-따-따-따라가다

Chasing just those things

어른들이 짠해 보여

Adult stuff seems so sweet

그들은 정말 행복하지 않아

They’re not truly happy

기쁜 일이, 멋진 일이

Joyful moments, wonderful days

세계는 참, 참, 참 많은 데라

The world is full of them

그런 money, 그런 power

Money like that, power like that

우리는 관심도 끊어버린 지 오래

We’ve long stopped caring about those

달라, 달라 나는 좀

I want to be different, just a little

해보고 싶음 그냥 하고 말지

If I want to try, I’ll just do it

고민, 고민하다가

Thinking and worrying

어른이 되면 후회 많을 텐데

But growing up means regrets

어제, 오늘, 내일도

Yesterday, today, tomorrow

행복을 찾는 나의 모험일기

My adventure of finding happiness

달라, 달라 나는 좀

I want to be different, just a little

긍정의 힘을 나는 믿고 있지

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 (happiness!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (난 원해!)

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

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (꿈꾸자!)

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?)

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

학교 가는 길에 만난 친구 내게 달려와서

Meeting my friends on the way to school

팔짱 끼고 웃어주니 좋고

They run up and smile, I love that

끼리끼리 모여 장난치던 남자애들

Kids hanging out, playing pranks

내가 지나가니 의식해서 좋고

I pass by and feel good about it

잔소리하지만 세상에서 내가 제일 좋단 엄마

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

Hey, hey, TV 속에 싸움밖에 모르는 어른들 빼

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

점점 더 좋은 걸

Getting better and better

난 나라서 행복해

I am happy just being me

더 기분 좋은 건

And even better is

내 곁에 너 있단 거 (uh, what you wanna be?)

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

이런 money, 저런 power

Money like this, power like that

그것만 따-따-따-따라가다

Chasing just those things

어른들이 짠해 보여

Adult choices seem so sweet

그들은 정말 행복하지 않아

They’re not truly happy

기쁜 일이, 멋진 일이

Joyful moments, wonderful days

세계는 참, 참, 참 많은 데라

The world is full of them

그런 money, 그런 power

Money like that, power like that

우리는 관심도 끊어버린 지 오래

We’ve long stopped caring about those

달라, 달라 나는 좀 (오래, 오래, 오래, 오래)

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

해보고 싶음 그냥 하고 말지

If I want to try, I’ll just do it

고민, 고민하다가 (오래, 오래, 오래, 오래)

Thinking and worrying (Long, long, long)

어른이 되면 후회 많을 텐데

But growing up means regrets

어제, 오늘, 내일도 (점점 더 좋은 걸)

Yesterday, today, tomorrow (Getting better and better)

행복을 찾는 나의 모험일기

My adventure of finding happiness

달라, 달라 나는 좀 (난 나라서 행복해)

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

긍정의 힘을 나는 믿고 있지

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 (happiness!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (난 원해!)

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

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (꿈꾸자!)

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?)

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

Shine on me, let it shine on me, yeah

Shine on me, let it shine on me, yeah

내 품에, let it shine

In my arms, let it shine

Shine on me, let it shine on me, yeah

Shine on me, let it shine on me, yeah

내 두 팔에, let it shine

In my arms, let it shine

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

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 (I want it!)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (꿈꾸자!)

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

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

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

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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.