안녕 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: 효진 (HYOJIN)
• Album: Hello, goodbye.

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the depth of Korean language and emotion with '안녕.' The simple yet profound title, which literally means 'peace' or 'well-being,' is the casual term for both 'Hello' and 'Goodbye.' Learning this song is a chance to master this foundational and expressive Korean word in its full emotional context—a crucial piece of vocabulary for any language learner.

[English]

Sitting where you used to be,

Lost in thought, thinking of you.

In this place where everything’s changed,

I remember the memories we made.

During my darkest days,

It was enough just to have you there.

Goodbye, take care.

I’m okay now.

I hope you’re smiling too, just like me.

I was happy, and thankful.

The season when we were in love

Still remains here with me.

Time will take care of the pain.

I’ve kept your smile within me.

I’ll say hello again to the you who’s gone back.

All the moments we shared were so good.

Goodbye, take care.

I’m okay now.

I hope I can smile too, like you do.

I was happy, and I’m sorry.

The season of our pain

Has already passed.

I was happy, and thankful.

The season when we were in love

Still remains here with me.

Goodbye, take care.

I’m okay now.

I hope you’re smiling too, just like me.

I was happy, and thankful.

The season when we were in love

Still remains here with me.

[Korean]

네가 떠난 빈 자리에 앉아

멍하니 너를 생각하다

모든 게 변해버린 이곳에

너와의 추억을 기억해

나의 어둡던 시절

그땐 너만 있음 괜찮았어

안녕 잘 지내

괜찮아 이제

지금 나처럼 너도 웃기를

행복했었고 고마웠어

우리의 사랑한 계절은

남아 있으니

아픔은 시간이 챙기겠지

미소는 내가 담았으니

다시 돌아간 너에게 인사할래

모든 게 좋았던 너와 나 그 시간

안녕 잘 지내

괜찮아 이제

지금 너처럼 나도 웃기를

행복했었고 미안했어

우리의 아팠던 계절은

다 지났으니

행복했었고 고마웠어

우리의 사랑한 계절은

남아 있으니

안녕 잘 지내

괜찮아 이제

지금 나처럼 너도 웃기를

행복했었고 고마웠어

우리의 사랑한 계절은

남아 있으니

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
떠나다 /떠나다/ A2	verb - to leave
생각하다 /생각하다/ A1	verb - to think
변하다 /변하다/ A2	verb - to change
추억 /추억/ A2	noun - memory
어둡다 /어둡다/ A2	adjective - dark
괜찮다 /괜찮다/ A1	adjective - okay
웃다 /웃다/ A1	verb - to smile/laugh
행복하다 /행복하다/ A2	adjective - happy
고맙다 /고맙다/ A1	adjective - thankful
사랑하다 /사랑하다/ A2	verb - to love
계절 /계절/ A2	noun - season
아프다 /아프다/ A2	adjective - painful
시간 /시간/ A1	noun - time
미소 /미소/ B1	noun - smile
인사하다 /인사하다/ A1	verb - to greet
좋다 /좋다/ A1	adjective - good
지나다 /지나다/ A2	verb - to pass
남다 /남다/ B1	verb - to remain
담다 /담다/ B1	verb - to contain/hold

Key Grammar Structures

• 네가 떠난 빈 자리에 앉아

  ➔ Past tense + ㄴ/은 자리 (the place where...)

  ➔ 떠난 (left) is the past tense verb, and '빈 자리' (empty place) is modified by 'ㄴ/은' to indicate the specific place where the action occurred.

• 모든 게 변해버린 이곳에

  ➔ ㄴ/은 + verb stem + 버리다 (to completely change)

  ➔ '변해버린' (completely changed) uses '버리다' to emphasize the completeness of the change.

• 안녕 잘 지내

  ➔ Polite present tense + 아/어/여 + 잘 지내다 (to be doing well)

  ➔ '잘 지내' (be well) is a common expression used to ask about someone's well-being in a polite manner.

• 우리의 사랑한 계절은

  ➔ Past tense + ㄴ/은 + noun (topic marker)

  ➔ '사랑한 계절은' (the season we loved) uses 'ㄴ/은' to mark the noun '계절' as the topic of the sentence.

• 아픔은 시간이 챙기겠지

  ➔ ㄴ/은 + noun + (이)다 + future tense (guess/assumption)

  ➔ '챙기겠지' (will take care of) uses the future tense with 'ㄴ/은' to express a guess or assumption about the future.