LOVE LINE (운명선) – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: NiziU(니쥬)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the enchanting world of NiziU's "LOVE LINE (운명선)," where you'll explore the Korean language through a vibrant and catchy city pop track. Learn about the concept of 운명선 (fate line) and how it beautifully illustrates a destined connection, all while enjoying NiziU's signature sound.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
복잡해 /bokjaphae/ B1	adjective - complicated, complex
감정선 /gamjeongseon/ B2	noun - emotional line, feeling
색깔 /saekkkal/ A2	noun - color
마음 /maeum/ A2	noun - heart, mind
소리 /sori/ A1	noun - sound
시간 /sigan/ A1	noun - time
낭비 /nangbi/ B2	noun - waste
순간 /sungan/ A2	noun - moment
운명선 /unmyeongseon/ C1	noun - fate line, destiny line
미래 /mirae/ A2	noun - future
손금 /songeum/ B2	noun - palm line
운명 /unmyeong/ B1	noun - fate, destiny
평행선 /pyeonghaengseon/ B2	noun - parallel line
눈빛 /nunbit/ A2	noun - look in one's eyes, gaze
짙어진 /jiteojin/ B2	adjective - darkened, deepened

Key Grammar Structures

• 나도 내가 이상해

  ➔ Adjective + -아/어/해 지다: Becoming

  ➔ The phrase "이상해" comes from "이상하다" (strange, odd) + -아/어/해 지다. In this case, it means 'I feel strange' or 'I am becoming strange'.

• 감정선이 눈으로 보인다면

  ➔ -다면: Conditional (if)

  ➔ "-다면" expresses a hypothetical or conditional situation. Here, it means 'if emotion lines were visible to the eye'.

• 서로의 마음에 물음표를 그린 채

  ➔ -은/는 채(로): While/As (doing something)

  ➔ "-은/는 채(로)" indicates that an action is being performed while another state is maintained. Here, it means 'while drawing question marks in each other's hearts'.

• 한번 믿지도 않던 말을 찾아보게 해

  ➔ -게 하다: Causative verb (making/letting someone do something)

  ➔ "-게 하다" is a causative construction. "찾아보게 해" means 'makes (me) look for' or 'causes (me) to search'. The full sentence means that this person is making the speaker look for words they never believed in before.

• 혹시 우리가 빨간 실로 딱 이어진 걸까

  ➔ -ㄹ/을까: Conjecture/Questioning (Wondering)

  ➔ "-ㄹ/을까" expresses a question or speculation about something. Here, it means 'I wonder if we are connected by a red string' (referring to the East Asian concept of the red string of fate).

• 이미 기울어진 맘을 애써 버텨 온 시간

  ➔ -아/어/여 오다: Continuing action (to have been doing something)

  ➔ "-아/어/여 오다" indicates that an action has been happening continuously until the present. "버텨 온 시간" means 'time spent enduring' or 'time that has been spent holding on'. The full part, '이미 기울어진 맘을 애써 버텨 온 시간' , means 'the time spent trying hard to endure the already leaning heart'.

• 미래마저 너로 바꿔 버린 걸

  ➔ -아/어/여 버리다: Completion (Action is done completely, often with a feeling of regret or relief)

  ➔ "-아/어/여 버리다" implies that an action has been done completely. "바꿔 버린 걸" means 'changed completely' or 'changed and finished'. The nuance here is a sense of finality in changing the future because of this person.