쩔어

• By: BTS
• Album: 화양연화 pt.1

Lyrics:

[한국어]

[English]

음, 어서 와, 방탄은 처음이지?

Hey, welcome, it's your first time with BTS, right?

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Ayo, ladies and gentleman

Ayo, ladies and gentlemen

준비가 됐다면 부를게, yeah

If you're ready, I'll sing, yeah

딴 녀석들과는 다르게

Unlike the others

내 스타일로, 내-내-내-내 스타일로, ayo

In my style, my-my-my-my style, ayo

밤새 일했지 everyday

Worked all night every day

네가 클럽에서 놀 때, yeah

When you're out partying at the club, yeah

자 놀라지 말고 들어 매일

Don't be surprised, just listen every day

I got a feel, I got a feel, 난 좀 쩔어

I got a feel, I got a feel, I'm a bit lit

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아, 쩔어, 쩔어, 쩔어, 우리 연습실 땀내

Ah, lit, lit, lit, our practice room smells of sweat

봐, 쩌렁, 쩌렁, 쩌렁한, 내 춤이 답해

Look, my dance answers loud and clear

모두 비실이 찌질이 찡찡이 띨띨이들

Everyone's a loser, a whiner, a fool

나랑은 상관이 없어 'cause 난 희망이 쩔어

It doesn't matter to me 'cause I'm full of hope

Okay, 우린 머리부터 발끝까지 전부 다 (쩌 쩔어)

Okay, from head to toe, we're all (lit lit)

하루의 절반을 작업에 (쩌 쩔어)

Half the day is spent working (lit lit)

작업실에 쩔어 살어, 청춘은 썩어가도

Living in the studio, even if youth is rotting away

덕분에 모로 가도 달리는 성공가도

Thanks to that, even if I go sideways, I'm running towards success

소녀들아 더 크게 소리 질러 (쩌 쩌렁)

Girls, scream louder (lit lit)

밤새 일했지 everyday

Worked all night every day

네가 클럽에서 놀 때, yeah

When you're out partying at the club, yeah

딴 녀석들과는 다르게

Unlike the others

I don't wanna say yes, I don't wanna say yes

I don't wanna say yes, I don't wanna say yes

소리쳐봐, all right (all right)

Shout it out, all right (all right)

몸이 타버리도록 all night (all night)

Until my body burns all night (all night)

'Cause we got fire (fire) higher (higher)

'Cause we got fire (fire) higher (higher)

I gotta make it, I gotta, gotta make it, 쩔어

I gotta make it, I gotta, gotta make it, lit

거부는 거부해

Rejecting rejection

난 원래 너무해

I'm originally too much

모두 다 따라 해

Everyone follow along

쩔어, 쩔어, 쩔어 (쩔어)

Lit, lit, lit (lit)

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거부는 거부해

Rejecting rejection

전부 나의 노예

Everyone's my slave

모두 다 따라 해

Everyone follow along

쩔어, 쩔어, 쩔어 (쩔어)

Lit, lit, lit (lit)

사 포 세대? 오 포 세대?

Generation Z? Generation O?

그럼 난 육포가 좋으니까 육 포 세대

Then I like jerky, so Generation Y

언론과 어른들은 의지가 없다며

The media and adults say we lack will

우릴 싹 주식처럼 매도해

They sell us off like stocks

왜 해보기도 전에 죽여 걔넨?

Why do they kill it before we even try?

(Enemy, enemy, enemy)

(Enemy, enemy, enemy)

왜 벌써부터 고개를 숙여 받아?

Why bow your head so soon?

(Energy, energy, energy)

(Energy, energy, energy)

절대 마포기, you know you not lonely

Never a loser, you know you're not lonely

너와 내 새벽은 낮보다 예뻐

Your dawn and my dawn are prettier than the day

So can I get a little bit of hope? (Yeah)

So can I get a little bit of hope? (Yeah)

잠든 청춘을 깨워, go

Wake up the sleeping youth, go

밤새 일했지 everyday

Worked all night every day

네가 클럽에서 놀 때, yeah

When you're out partying at the club, yeah

딴 녀석들과는 다르게

Unlike the others

I don't wanna say yes, I don't wanna say yes

I don't wanna say yes, I don't wanna say yes

소리쳐봐, all right (all right)

Shout it out, all right (all right)

몸이 타버리도록 all night (all night)

Until my body burns all night (all night)

'Cause we got fire (fire) higher (higher)

'Cause we got fire (fire) higher (higher)

I gotta make it, I gotta, gotta make it, 쩔어

I gotta make it, I gotta, gotta make it, lit

거부는 거부해

Rejecting rejection

난 원래 너무해

I'm originally too much

모두 다 따라 해

Everyone follow along

쩔어, 쩔어, 쩔어 (쩔어)

Lit, lit, lit (lit)

거부는 거부해

Rejecting rejection

전부 나의 노예

Everyone's my slave

모두 다 따라 해

Everyone follow along

쩔어, 쩔어, 쩔어 (쩔어)

Lit, lit, lit (lit)

이런 게 방탄 스타일

This is the BTS style

거짓말 wack들과는 달라

Different from the wack lies

매일이 hustle life

Every day is a hustle life

I gotta make it fire, baby

I gotta make it fire, baby

이런 게 방탄 스타일

This is the BTS style

거짓말 wack들과는 달라

Different from the wack lies

매일이 hustle life

Every day is a hustle life

I gotta make it, I, I gotta make it, 난 좀 쩔어

I gotta make it, I, I gotta make it, I'm a bit lit

Say what?

Say what?

Say whoa, whoa

Say whoa, whoa

Say what?

Say what?

쩔어, 쩔어, 쩔어 (쩔어)

Lit, lit, lit (lit)

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
와 /wa/ A1	verb - to come
준비 /tɕunbi/ A2	noun - preparation
다르다 /taɾɯda/ A2	adjective - different
일하다 /ilhada/ A1	verb - to work
놀다 /nolda/ A1	verb - to play, to hang out
듣다 /tɯt̚t͈a/ A1	verb - to listen
연습실 /jənsɯpsʰil/ B1	noun - practice room
땀 /ttam/ A2	noun - sweat
춤 /tɕʰum/ A1	noun - dance
답하다 /tap̚pʰada/ B1	verb - to answer
희망 /hiːmaŋ/ B2	noun - hope
머리 /mʌ̹ɾi/ A1	noun - head
발 /pal/ A1	noun - foot
작업 /tɕaɡʌp/ B1	noun - work, task verb - to work (on something)
청춘 /tɕʰʌŋtɕʰun/ B2	noun - youth
성공 /sʰʌŋɡoŋ/ B1	noun - success
소리 /soɾi/ A1	noun - sound
몸 /mom/ A1	noun - body
불 /pul/ A1	noun - fire
원래 /wɔnːɾɛ/ A2	adjective - original
노예 /noje/ B2	noun - slave
의지 /ɰid͡ʑi/ B2	noun - will, volition
새벽 /sʰɛːbjʌk/ B1	noun - dawn
스타일 /sɯtʰaɪl/ A2	noun - style
거짓말 /kɔd͡ʑitmal/ A2	noun - lie

Grammar:

• I gotta make it

  ➔ Use of 'gotta' as a contraction of 'have got to' for expressing obligation or necessity.

  ➔ 'Gotta' is a colloquial contraction of 'have to', indicating obligation or necessity.

• We got fire higher

  ➔ Use of 'got' as an auxiliary verb indicating possession or emphasis, combined with 'fire' and 'higher' for intensification.

  ➔ 'Got' functions here as an auxiliary verb stressing the intensity of 'fire' and 'higher' for emphasis.

• 'Cause we got fire higher

  ➔ Use of 'Cause' as in colloquial speech for 'because', linking to the reason behind the statement.

  ➔ 'Cause' is a colloquial contraction of 'because', used here to introduce the reason for the statement.

• 만약 우리가 'f'로 끝나는 단어를 쓸 때

  ➔ Using 'when' with an implied conditional meaning, indicating a specific condition or situation.

  ➔ 'When' introduces a conditional clause implying a specific situation or condition.

• 네가 클럽에서 놀 때

  ➔ Use of 'when' in Korean ('네가 ... 때') to indicate the time at which an action occurs.

  ➔ '때' is a Korean suffix used with a noun or pronoun to specify the time when an action takes place.

• 청춘은 썩어가도

  ➔ Use of '도' to mean 'even' or 'despite', emphasizing contrast or resilience.

  ➔ '도' emphasizes that despite something, the main statement remains true or intact.