I Love You – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 2NE1

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Korean through 2NE1's “I Love You” offers a unique opportunity to explore the language of love and vulnerability. The song's lyrics are a candid confession, providing a glimpse into the emotional expressions used in Korean. What makes this song special is its innovative fusion of modern K-pop with traditional trot music, creating a soundscape that is both fresh and deeply rooted in Korean musical history. By studying the lyrics, you can learn how to express complex feelings of love, fear, and desire in Korean.

[English]

When you feel like there's no way out

Love, is the only way

Only be good to me

Always smile at me

I said Ooh, don't make me jealous

Ooh, don't make me obsessive

I'm still scared of love

Give me faith, you see

I said Ooh, don't make me jealous

Ooh, don't make me obsessive

I LOVE YOU

...

I LOVE YOU

...

Your face keeps popping up in my head all day

I keep staring at the phone that doesn't ring all day

Why don't you know how I feel?

I don't know your heart well yet

I can't sleep at night thinking of you

Confessing my heart, thinking of you in the moonlight

Why don't you know how I feel?

I don't know your heart well yet

Look at me now

Look at my heart

I'm so impatient like this

Hold me now

Before it's too late, eh eheheh

I LOVE YOU

...

I LOVE YOU

...

Don't stop, love song

I'll sing it for you everyday

I say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

I say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Don't stop, love dance

I want to spend this night with you

I say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

I say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Look at my heart

I'm so impatient like this

Hold me now

Before it's too late, eh eheheh

WE CAN'T GO WRONG, BRING IT BACK

Don't push and pull me

Let's be a little more honest

I said ooh, don't make me jealous

Ooh, don't make me obsessive

I wonder what you're doing and where

Am I annoying you, maybe?

I said ooh, don't make me jealous

Ooh, don't make me obsessive

...

I love you everyday

Don't get away

Take me away

I love you everyday

In everyway

I love you

Why don't you know how I feel?

I don't know your heart well yet

I love you everyday

Don't get away

Take me away

I love you everyday

In everyway

I love you

Why don't you know how I feel?

I don't know your heart well yet

...

[Japanese]

When you feel like there's no way out

Love, is the only way

그대 나에게만 잘해줘요

항상 나에게만 웃어줘요

I said Ooh 질투하게 하지 마요

Ooh 집착하게 하지 마요

아직 난 사랑이 두려워요

이런 내게 믿음을 줘봐요

I said Ooh 질투하게 하지 마요

Ooh 집착하게 하지 마요

I LOVE YOU

I LOVE YOU

하루 종일 그대 모습 자꾸 떠올라

온종일 울리지 않는 전화기만 또 쳐다봐

왜 이런 내 맘을 아직 몰라

난 너의 마음을 아직 잘 몰라

너의 생각에 밤엔 잠도 못 이루다

달빛에 그대를 떠올리며 내 맘 고백해봐

왜 이런 내 맘을 아직 몰라

난 너의 마음을 아직 잘 몰라

Look at me now

내 맘을 바라봐요

이렇게 애타는데

지금 날 잡아줘요

늦기 전에 eh eheheh

I LOVE YOU

I LOVE YOU

멈추지 마요 사랑 노래

멋진 널 위해 불러줄게 Everyday

I say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

I say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

멈추지 마요 사랑의 Dance

이 밤을 그대와 보내고 싶은데

I say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

I say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

내 맘을 바라봐요

이렇게 애타는데

지금 날 잡아줘요

늦기 전에 eh eheheh

WE CAN'T GO WRONG, BRING IT BACK

밀고 당기지는 말아줘요

우리 조금만 솔직해져요

I said ooh 질투하게 하지 마요

Ooh 집착하게 하지 마요

어디서 무얼 할까 궁금해요

혹시 이런 내가 귀찮나요?

I said ooh 질투하게 하지 마요

Ooh 집착하게 하지 마요

I love you everyday

Don't get away

Take me away

I love you everyday

In everyway

널 사랑해

왜 이런 내 맘을 아직 몰라

난 너의 마음을 아직 잘 몰라

I love you everyday

Don't get away

Take me away

I love you everyday

In everyway

널 사랑해

왜 이런 내 맘을 아직 몰라

난 너의 마음을 아직 잘 몰라

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or attachment verb - to feel deep affection
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience a sensation or emotion
way /weɪ/ A2	noun - method or manner of doing something
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or attachment
glance /ɡlɑːns/ B2	verb - to look quickly or briefly
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to contact or communicate by phone
smile /smaɪl/ A2	verb - to make a happy or friendly expression with the face
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to express in words
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept as true or real
trust /trʌst/ B2	noun - confidence in someone's honesty or ability verb - to have confidence in someone or something
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - without anyone else
trust /trʌst/ B2	noun - confidence in someone's honesty or ability verb - to have confidence in someone or something

Key Grammar Structures

• When you feel like there's no way out

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'when' to indicate a time or condition.

  ➔ The word "when" introduces a conditional or time clause, specifying the circumstances under which something happens.

• Love, is the only way

  ➔ Use of the emphatic structure with a comma to emphasize the subject 'Love'.

  ➔ The comma before 'is the only way' creates emphasis on 'Love', highlighting its importance.

• 항상 나에게만 웃어줘요

  ➔ Use of the adverb '항상' (always) to indicate frequency.

  ➔ The adverb '항상' emphasizes that the action occurs all the time or consistently.

• 내 마음을 바라봐요

  ➔ Use of the verb '바라봐요' (to look at) in the polite imperative form.

  ➔ The verb '바라봐요' is a polite way to ask someone to look at or pay attention to your heart.

• I said Ooh 질투하게 하지 마요

  ➔ Use of reported speech with 'I said' and the imperative '하지 마요' (don't do).

  ➔ 'I said' introduces what the speaker is stating, and '하지 마요' is a polite form of prohibition meaning 'don't.'

• 멈추지 마요 사랑 노래

  ➔ Imperative form with '마요' (do not) combined with a noun to give a polite command.

  ➔ '마요' is a polite imperative ending in Korean that means 'do not,' used here to politely advise not to stop singing love songs.

• 난 너의 마음을 아직 잘 몰라

  ➔ Use of '잘 몰라' (don't know well) in negative form to express lack of understanding.

  ➔ '잘 몰라' is a colloquial way to say 'don't know well,' used here to express that the singer is unsure of the other person's feelings or thoughts.