행로 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: 정대현
• Album: 행로

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

On a recent night, I dreamed of my childhood.

The streets are filled with nothing but yesterday's traces.

I can't tell where I've arrived, but oh,

I just keep walking.

In the old signposts, only worn-out questions remain.

I can't know the world's right answers.

Where are you and I running to again?

Lost again in the frozen time,

I must get up again now.

Back to when I dreamed rough dreams,

Will I be at the end?

I won't conform to set notions.

Someone will say I'm wrong,

But let's leave our steps among the countless footprints, oh.

To find my path,

Even if trapped in obvious problems,

I'll shout louder.

I can't know the world's right answers.

Where are you and I running to again?

Lost again in the frozen time,

I must get up again now.

Back to when I dreamed rough dreams,

Will I be at the end?

A crumpled day,

On the wet window,

I leave an unfinished story.

Walk again,

At the end of this road,

I'll bloom and shine.

Where are you and I running to again?

Lost again in the frozen time,

Now, I stand on my two feet again,

If I believe in this moment,

Will I be at the end?

(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)

Will I be at the end?

(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)

It will be a dazzling path.

[Korean]

가까운 밤엔 어린 시절 꿈을 꾸었지

거리 위는 어제의 흔적뿐이야

어디쯤에 도착했는지 알 수는 없지만 oh

그저 걷는다

낡은 표지판 속엔 닳아버린 질문만이 가득해

세상의 정답은 알 순 없어

너와 난 어디를 향해 또 달려가는가

멈춰진 시간 속에 또 길을 잃었지만

이젠 다시 일어나야 해

거친 꿈을 꾸던 그때로

그 끝엔 내가 있을까

정해진 관념을 맞추진 않을 거야

누군 간 틀렸다고 말할 테지만

수많은 발자국 속 우리 걸음을 남기자 oh

내 길을 찾아

뻔한 문제 속에 갇혀도

더 크게 외칠 거야

세상의 정답은 알 순 없어

너와 난 어디를 향해 또 달려가는가

멈춰진 시간 속에 또 길을 잃었지만

이젠 다시 일어나야 해

거친 꿈을 꾸던 그때로

그 끝엔 내가 있을까

구겨진 하루

젖은 창문에

못다 쓴 이야기를 남길래

다시 걸어가

이 길 끝에서는

내가 피어나 빛날 테니까

너와 난 어디를 향해 또 달려가는가

멈춰진 시간 속에 또 길을 잃었지만

이젠 다시 두 발을 딛고

이 순간을 믿는다면

그 끝엔 내가 있을까

(예에-예에, 예에-예에, 예에-예에)

그 끝엔 내가 있을까

(예에-예에, 예에-예에, 예에-예에)

눈부신 길이 될 거야

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
꿈 /k͈um/ A1	noun - dream (an aspiration or a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep)
흔적 /hɯn.dʑʌk̚/ B1	noun - trace, vestige, mark, sign
표지판 /pʰjo.dʑi.pʰan/ A2	noun - signpost, road sign
질문 /dʑil.mun/ A1	noun - question, query
정답 /dʑʌŋ.dap̚/ A2	noun - correct answer, right answer
길 /kil/ A1	noun - road, path, way, street
시간 /ɕi.ɡan/ A1	noun - time, hour
끝 /k͈ɯt̚/ A1	noun - end, finish, conclusion
관념 /kwan.njʌm/ B2	noun - concept, idea, notion
발자국 /pal.dʑa.ɡuk̚/ B1	noun - footprint, track
걸음 /kʌ.rɯm/ A2	noun - step, pace
문제 /mun.dʑe/ A1	noun - problem, question (e.g., mathematical problem)
걷다 /kʌt̚.t͈a/ A1	verb - to walk, to stroll
달리다 /tal.li.da/ A1	verb - to run, to sprint
잃다 /il.tʰa/ A2	verb - to lose, to be deprived of, to miss
일어나다 /i.rʌ.na.da/ A1	verb - to get up, to rise, to happen, to occur
거칠다 /kʌ.tɕʰil.da/ B1	adjective - to be rough, to be coarse, to be wild, to be harsh
피어나다 /pʰi.ʌ.na.da/ B2	verb - to bloom, to blossom, to emerge, to come into being
빛나다 /pin.na.da/ A2	verb - to shine, to glitter, to sparkle
눈부시다 /nun.bu.ɕi.da/ B1	adjective - to be dazzling, to be brilliant, to be radiant

Key Grammar Structures

• 가까운 밤엔 어린 시절 꿈을 꾸었지

  ➔ Past tense with '았/었지' for past experiences

  ➔ The suffix '-았/었지' is used to describe past experiences or memories, here indicating the speaker dreamed of childhood.

• 어디쯤에 도착했는지 알 수는 없지만 oh

  ➔ Indirect speech with '는지' and '알다'

  ➔ The structure '어디쯤에 도착했는지' uses '는지' to embed a question within a sentence, expressing uncertainty about the arrival point.

• 너와 난 어디를 향해 또 달려가는가

  ➔ Rhetorical question with '는가'

  ➔ The suffix '-는가' is used to form a rhetorical question, emphasizing reflection or introspection about the direction of life.

• 이젠 다시 일어나야 해

  ➔ Obligation with '야 해'

  ➔ The expression '야 해' indicates necessity or obligation, here expressing the need to get up and move forward.

• 정해진 관념을 맞추진 않을 거야

  ➔ Future negation with '지 않을 거야'

  ➔ The structure '지 않을 거야' is used to express future negation, here indicating the speaker won't conform to set ideas.

• 수많은 발자국 속 우리 걸음을 남기자 oh

  ➔ Suggestion with '자'

  ➔ The suffix '-자' is used to make a suggestion or proposal, here encouraging leaving footprints in the journey of life.

• 다시 걸어가 이 길 끝에서는

  ➔ Future action with '겠-' (implied)

  ➔ The implied future action is expressed through context, indicating the speaker will walk again to the end of the path.

• 내가 피어나 빛날 테니까

  ➔ Future certainty with '테니까'

  ➔ The suffix '-테니까' is used to express future certainty or reason, here indicating the speaker will bloom and shine.