Love Yourself 轉 Tear – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: BTS
• Album: Love Yourself 轉 Tear

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a profound linguistic journey with BTS's "Love Yourself 轉 Tear." This album is a rich tapestry of emotions, exploring the painful and often hidden aspects of love and self-discovery. Through its diverse genres and poignant lyrics, you can learn a wide range of Korean vocabulary and expressions related to feelings, relationships, and introspection. The raw honesty and artistic depth make it a special song for understanding nuanced Korean sentiments and conversational styles.

[English]

A sound of something cracking

I wake up from sleep

A sound filled with unfamiliarity

I try to cover my ears but I can't fall asleep

The pain in my throat worsens

I try to cover it up

I have no voice

Today I hear that sound again

That sound is ringing again

A crack again on this frozen lake

I threw myself into the lake

I buried my voice for you

Thrown over the winter lake

A thick layer of ice has formed

I briefly entered a dream

My agonizing phantom pain remains the same

Have I lost myself

Or have I gained you

Suddenly, I run to the lake

There’s my reflection in it

Please don't say anything

Reaching out my hand to cover my mouth

But eventually, spring will come someday

The ice will melt and flow away

Tell me if my voice isn't real

If I shouldn't have thrown myself away

Tell me if even this pain isn't real

What was I supposed to do back then

[Korean]

A sound of something breaking

I awake from sleep

A sound full of unfamiliarity

Try to cover my ears but can’t go to sleep

The pain in my throat gets worse

Try to cover it

I don’t have a voice

Today I hear that sound again

It’s ringing again, that sound

A crack again on this frozen lake

I dumped myself into the lake

I buried my voice for you

Over the winter lake I was thrown

A thick ice has formed

In the dream I shortly went into

My agonizing phantom pain is still the same

Have I lost myself

Or have I gained you

I suddenly run to the lake

There’s my face in it

Please don’t say anything

Reach my hand out to cover the mouth

But in the end, spring will come someday

The ice will melt and flow away

Tell me if my voice isn’t real

If I shouldn’t have thrown myself away

Tell me if even this pain isn’t real

what I was supposed to do back then

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sound /saʊnd/ A1	noun - something that can be heard
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - a feeling of discomfort or suffering
voice /vɔɪs/ A2	noun - the sound produced by humans when speaking or singing
lake /leɪk/ A2	noun - a large body of water surrounded by land
ice /aɪs/ A1	noun - frozen water
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
cover /ˈkʌvər/ B1	verb - to place something over or upon, to protect or conceal
thrown /θroʊn/ B2	verb - past participle of throw; to propel something with force through the air
gain /ɡeɪn/ B1	verb - to obtain or increase something
agony /ˈæɡəni/ B2	noun - extreme physical or mental suffering
frozen /ˈfroʊzən/ B2	adjective - turned into ice
ringing /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/ B2	verb - to make a sound like a bell
lost /lɔːst/ B1	verb - to no longer have something
spring /sprɪŋ/ A2	noun - the season after winter and before summer
real /rɪəl/ B1	adjective - actually existing as a thing

Key Grammar Structures

• Try to cover my ears but can’t go to sleep

  ➔ Use of 'try to' + verb to express an attempt to do something.

  ➔ 'Try to' indicates an attempt or effort to do something.

• A sound of something breaking

  ➔ Use of 'of' to show possession or relation between two nouns.

  ➔ 'Of' shows the relationship between 'sound' and 'something breaking'.

• I buried my voice for you

  ➔ Past tense 'buried' used to describe an action completed in the past.

  ➔ 'Bury' in past tense means to hide or cover something completely.

• There’s my face in it

  ➔ Use of 'there is' contraction 'there's' + noun phrase to indicate existence.

  ➔ 'There’s' is a contraction of 'there is', used to state the existence of something.

• Please don’t say anything

  ➔ Use of 'please' for polite requests combined with the negative form 'don’t' to prevent action.

  ➔ 'Please' makes the request polite, while 'don’t' indicates a prohibition.

• Spring will come someday

  ➔ Use of 'will' to indicate future certainty or inevitability.

  ➔ 'Will' expresses a future action that is expected to happen.

• The ice will melt and flow away

  ➔ Use of 'will' to express future probable events.

  ➔ 'Will' indicates a prediction or expectation about the future.