Lonely – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: JONGHYUN, 태연
• Album: 종현 소품집 '이야기 Op.2'

Lyrics & Translation

[Korean]

[English]

미안해 내 탓이야 고마워 덕분이야

I'm sorry, it's my fault, thank you, it's thanks to you

툭하면 내뱉던 네 그 말버릇

You used to say those words so easily

너도 힘든 걸 난 다 아는데

I know you're having a hard time too

아마 넌 내가 바본 줄 아나 봐

Maybe you think I'm just a fool

우는 얼굴로 나 힘들다 하면

When I say I'm struggling with a crying face

정말 나아질까

Will it really get better?

그럼 누가 힘들까 아프다 징징대면

Then who will be in pain? If I complain about being hurt

모두 다 괜찮아지는데

Everything seems to be okay

아마 너와 난 착각 속에

Maybe you and I are trapped in a misunderstanding

서로를 가둬둔 지 몰라

We might not even know we're confining each other

아냐 너는 날 이해 못 해

No, you can't understand me

걱정 어린 네 눈을 볼 때면

When I see the worry in your eyes

Baby, I'm so lonely, so lonely

Baby, I'm so lonely, so lonely

나는 혼자 있는 것만 같아요

I feel like I'm all alone

지친 널 볼 때면 내가 너에게

When I see you tired, I wonder if I

혹시 짐이 될까 많이 버거울까

Might be a burden, if it's too much for you

Baby, I'm so lonely, so lonely

Baby, I'm so lonely, so lonely

나도 혼자 있는 것만 같아요

I feel like I'm all alone too

그래도 너에게 티 내기 싫어

Still, I don't want to show it to you

나는 혼자 참는 게 더 익숙해

I'm more used to holding it in alone

날 이해해줘

Please understand me

...

...

우린 함께 있지만 같이 걷질 않잖아

We're together, but we don't walk together

외로움과 괴로움 기억 하나 차인 건데

Loneliness and pain, just one memory apart

넌 왜 자꾸 다르게만 적으려 하는 건지

Why do you keep trying to write it differently?

Baby, I'm so lonely, so lonely

Baby, I'm so lonely, so lonely

나는 혼자 있는 것만 같아요

I feel like I'm all alone

그래도 너에게 티 내기 싫어

Still, I don't want to show it to you

나는 혼자 참는 게 더 익숙해

I'm more used to holding it in alone

날 이해해줘

Please understand me

날 내버려 둬

Leave me alone

...

...

Baby, I'm so lonely, so lonely

Baby, I'm so lonely, so lonely

나는 혼자 있는 것만 같아요

I feel like I'm all alone

Baby, I'm so lonely, so lonely

Baby, I'm so lonely, so lonely

나도 혼자 있는 것만 같아요

I feel like I'm all alone too

그래도 너에게 숨기기 싫어

Still, I don't want to hide it from you

나는 혼자 참는 게 더 익숙해

I'm more used to holding it in alone

날 이해해줘

Please understand me

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
미안해 /mi.an.hae/ A1	verb - I'm sorry
고마워 /go.ma.wŏ/ A1	verb - Thank you
힘들다 /him.deul.da/ B1	verb - to be difficult
아프다 /a.peu.da/ B1	verb - to hurt
외로움 /oe.ro.um/ B2	noun - loneliness
괴로움 /gwae.ro.um/ B2	noun - suffering
혼자 /hon.ja/ A2	adverb - alone
이해하다 /i.hae.ha.da/ B1	verb - to understand
지친 /ji.chin/ B2	adjective - tired
짐 /jim/ B1	noun - burden
버거울까 /beo.geo.ul.kka/ B2	verb - to be burdensome
참다 /cham.da/ B1	verb - to endure
기억 /gi.eok/ B1	noun - memory
착각 /chak.gak/ B2	noun - illusion

Key Grammar Structures

• 내 탓이야

  ➔ possessive noun + 이/가 + 야 (informal assertion)

  ➔ Using the particle "이/가" with a noun indicates the subject; "야" is an informal assertion meaning "is."

• 나는 혼자 있는 것만 같아요

  ➔ Subject + 는 + verb + 것 같아요 (look/sense that ...)

  ➔ The structure " 것 같아요" expresses an inference or a feeling that something is the case.

• 고마워 덕분이야

  ➔ verb in casual form + 덕분이야 (thanks to ...)

  ➔ Using the phrase "덕분이야" expresses gratitude or that something is thanks to someone or something.

• 나는 혼자 있는 것만 같아요

  ➔ subject + 은 + 것 + 같다 (seems like ...)

  ➔ The phrase "것 같다" is used to express an impression or that something appears to be the case.

• 날 이해해줘

  ➔ Noun + 를/을 + 이해해줘 (please understand ...)

  ➔ Using "이해해줘" (understand + please) makes a polite request for the listener to understand one's feelings or situation.