이별길 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: iKON
• Album: NewKids

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the emotional depth of iKON's "Goodbye Road" (이별길), a beautiful and melancholic track perfect for understanding the nuances of Korean emotional expression. This song, known for its heartfelt lyrics about farewells and moving on, offers a rich vocabulary related to love, loss, and hope. Its blend of a ballad and hip-hop style, coupled with its vivid autumnal imagery and metaphors like the 'flower road' (꽃길), provides a captivating entry point into Korean lyrical storytelling and cultural sentiments.

[English]

Goodbye goodbye, if I had known it was parting

I guess I shouldn't have loved so deeply

(Check it out yo)

Because of our fading emotions

Even hurting each other has become indifferent for us (uh)

Love has already left, and only regret remains

I just thought it was like that, and became lukewarm

(Where you at)

Interest has turned into obsession

(Where you at)

Doubt has become as common as eating

The castle of trust we built has crumbled

Now you walk the path of parting

Looking for someone new

I didn't meet you just to cry together

(Tears are falling)

The memories we built weren't meant to hurt

(They are fading away)

So easily, we become strangers with another person

I didn't love you just to part

(I'm getting used to it)

Goodbye, on that rough path of parting

As you leave, please walk only on flower paths

Take care on this lonely path of parting

On your way, throw away all my memories

(Check it out)

Living in past memories

How powerless and lonely that must be

To be forgotten even in those memories

What kind of pain is more cruel than any moment?

I loved you to death, yet I still haven't died

Even if I take a deep breath, it turns into a sigh

Since everyone experiences parting, let's not be sad

I'll go find someone who resembles you

I didn't meet you just to cry together

(Tears are falling)

The memories we built weren't meant to hurt

(They are fading away)

So easily, we become strangers with another person

I didn't love you just to part

(I'm getting used to it) Yeah yeah

Goodbye, on that rough path of parting

As you leave, please walk only on flower paths

Take care on this lonely path of parting

On your way, throw away all my memories

(Check it out)

Goodbye goodbye, if I had known it was parting

I guess I shouldn't have loved so deeply

Goodbye goodbye, if you're leaving anyway

Live boldly so that no lingering feelings remain

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-

(Check it out)

Goodbye, my lovely person (eh, ooh)

As you leave, live happily

(Live happily)

Take care, my heart-wrenching love

Don't hurt like when you were by my side

(Please don't hurt)

I

I na na na na na na

na na na na na na

na na na na na

na na na na

I (Hey)

na na na na na na

na na na na na na

na na na na na

...

[Korean]

Goodbye goodbye 이별을 알았다면

그토록 사랑하지 말 걸 그랬나 봐요

(Check it out yo)

무덤덤해져 가는 서로의 감정 때문에

상처를 주는 것조차도 이제 무덤덤한 우리 (uh)

이미 사랑은 떠났고 정밖에 남지 않았어

그냥 그런가 하고 뜨뜻미지근 해졌지

(Where you at)

관심은 집착이 되어 버리고

(Where you at)

의심은 거의 밥 먹듯이 해

너와 내가 쌓았던 신뢰란 성은 무너지고

넌 이제 이별길을 걸으며

새사람을 찾지

같이 울기 위해 널 만난 건 아닌데

(눈물이 난다)

상처받기 위해 쌓은 추억이 아닌데

(잊혀져 간다)

너무 쉽게 또 한 사람과 남이 돼

고작 이별하기 위해 널 사랑한 건 아닌데

(익숙해져 간다)

잘 가요 그 험한 이별길을

나를 떠나 부디 꽃길만 걸어요

조심히 가요 외로운 이별길을

가는 길에 나의 모든 기억을 버려요

(Check it out)

지나간 기억 속에서 산다는 건

그 얼마나 무기력한 외로움일까

그 기억 속에서조차 잊혀진다는 건

또 어떤 순간보다 잔인한 아픔인가

죽도록 사랑했건만 끝내 나 죽지 않았네

숨을 깊게 들이마셔도 내뱉으면 한숨이 돼

누구나 하는 이별이니 우리 슬퍼 말아요

난 또 그대 닮은 듯 아닌 사람 찾아갈게요

같이 울기 위해 널 만난 건 아닌데

(눈물이 난다)

상처받기 위해 쌓은 추억이 아닌데

(잊혀져 간다)

너무 쉽게 또 한 사람과 남이 돼

고작 이별하기 위해 널 사랑한 건 아닌데

(익숙해져 간다) Yeah yeah

잘 가요 그 험한 이별길을

나를 떠나 부디 꽃길만 걸어요

조심히 가요 외로운 이별길을

가는 길에 나의 모든 기억을 버려요

(Check it out)

Goodbye goodbye 이별을 알았다면

그토록 사랑하지 말 걸 그랬나 봐요

Goodbye goodbye 어차피 떠난다면

어떤 미련도 남지 않게 보란 듯이 살아요

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-

(Check it out)

잘 가요 어여쁜 내 사람아 (eh, ooh)

나를 떠나 행복하게만 살아요

(행복하게만 살아요)

조심히 가요 가슴 아픈 사랑아

내 곁에 있을 때처럼 아프지 말아요

(그대 아프지 말아요)

나

나나나나나나

나나나나나나

나나나나나

나나나나

나 (Hey)

나나나나나나

나나나나나나

나나나나나

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
이별 /i’pjaːl/ B1	noun - parting, separation, breakup
사랑 /saɾaŋ/ A2	noun - love
감정 /kamjʌŋ/ B1	noun - emotion, feeling
상처 /sangtɕʌ/ A2	noun - wound, injury, emotional scar
추억 /tɕuʌk/ B1	noun - memory, recollection
길 /gil/ A1	noun - road, way, path
기억 /gijeok/ A2	noun - memory, recollection
슬픔 /sulpɯm/ B2	noun - sorrow, sadness
꽃길 /kkkkil/ B2	noun - flower path, poetic term for a life of happiness
기대 /gidae/ B1	noun - expectation, hope
이별길 /i’pjaːl-γil/ B2	noun - the path of farewell, metaphorical for breakup journey
그리움 /ɡɾi.ɯm/ B2	noun - longing, missing someone
떠나다 /tʌ.nad.a/ B1	verb - to leave, to depart
버리다 /bŏ.ri.da/ A2	verb - to throw away, to abandon

Key Grammar Structures

• 이별을 알았다면

  ➔ Conditional sentence using '-면' to indicate 'if' or 'when'.

  ➔ '을' indicates the object of the verb '알았다' (knew), and '-면' expresses 'if'.

• 그토록 사랑하지 말 걸 그랬나 봐요

  ➔ Past tense of regret expressed with '-걸 그랬나 봐요', meaning 'I wish I hadn't'.

  ➔ '걸 그랬나 봐요' expresses regret about a past action, implying 'I shouldn't have'.

• 나를 떠나 부디 꽃길만 걸어요

  ➔ Juxtaposition of verbs with '만' meaning 'only' for emphasis.

  ➔ '만' means 'only', emphasizing that the action should be limited to that. Here, it highlights 'only' walking on blooming paths.

• 나의 모든 기억을 버려요

  ➔ Use of '을' to mark the object of the verb '버려요' (discard).

  ➔ '을' marks the direct object '모든 기억' (all memories) of the verb '버려요' (discard).

• 그런가 하고 뜨뜻미지근 해졌지

  ➔ Using '-고' to connect clauses meaning 'and' or 'then'.

  ➔ '고' connects clauses, indicating sequence or addition.

• 그토록 사랑하지 말 걸 그랬나 봐요

  ➔ Expression of regret with '-걸 그랬나 봐요', meaning 'I wish I hadn't'.

  ➔ '걸 그랬나 봐요' indicates regret about past actions, similar to 'I should have not done that'.