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오직 나만을 위해 만들어진 우물 속에서 00:21
가만히 기대어 앉아 위를 흘겨보다가 00:27
별빛 하나 없는 노랠 불러 뚜루룻뚯뚜 00:33
나는 그저 끝을 기다릴 뿐야 00:38
우우우 00:44
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이 도시는 언젠가 무덤이 되어버리겠지 01:08
그걸 알고 있는 너도 어딘가에 있을까? 01:14
너도 나를 위해 노랠 해줘 뚜루룻뚯뚜 01:19
우린 결코 만날 수 없을 거야 01:25
어두운 뼈들을 한데 모아 불을 지펴보자 01:29
닿을 수 없어도 서로를 찾을 수 있게 01:41
밤이 되어야만 빛날 수 있는 우리의 몸은 01:51
아무도 볼 수 없는 해야 01:58
아무것도 남지 않도록 태워버리자 02:03
우리는 여기에 있었으니 02:08
02:14
이 몸에 새겨진 거꾸로 감을 수 없는 시간 02:35
우리가 하나로 섞였던 머나먼 기억 02:45
밤이 되어야만 빛날 수 있는 우리의 몸은 02:57
아무도 볼 수 없는 해야 03:03
아무것도 남지 않도록 태워버리자 03:08
우리는 여기에 있었으니 03:13
스러져가는 불을 꺼뜨리지 말아 주세요 03:19
아스라해도 서로를 계속 느낄 수 있게 03:30
워어어어 03:39
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Luminescence – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

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Dive into the poetic and abstract world of Korean alternative rock with 'Luminescence.' This song is perfect for advanced learners looking to master metaphorical language, complex sentence structures, and the expressive, emotional nuances of modern Korean songwriting.

[English]
Inside a well made only for me
I sit leaning back, glancing up at the top
Singing a song with not a single star, doo-roo-roo-doo-doo
I am simply waiting for the end
Ooh-ooh-ooh
...
This city will eventually become a graveyard
Is there someone like you out there who knows that too?
Sing a song for me as well, doo-roo-roo-doo-doo
We will never be able to meet
Let’s gather the dark bones together and set them on fire
So that we can find each other, even if we cannot touch
Our bodies, which can only shine when it becomes night
Are like a sun that no one can see
Let’s burn everything until nothing is left
Since we were here
...
The time engraved on this body, which cannot be wound back
A distant memory of when we were blended into one
Our bodies, which can only shine when it becomes night
Are like a sun that no one can see
Let’s burn everything until nothing is left
Since we were here
Please do not let the fading fire go out
So that we can keep feeling each other, even if it’s faint
Woah-oh-oh-oh
...
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

오직

ojik

Level 2
  • adverb
  • - only, solely

우물

umul

Level 2
  • noun
  • - well

기대다

gidaeda

Level 2
  • verb
  • - to lean

무덤

mudeom

Level 3
  • noun
  • - grave, tomb

결코

gyeolko

Level 3
  • adverb
  • - never, by no means

ppyeo

Level 1
  • noun
  • - bone

지피다

jipida

Level 4
  • verb
  • - to light, to kindle

태우다

taeuda

Level 2
  • verb
  • - to burn

새기다

saegida

Level 3
  • verb
  • - to engrave, to imprint

섞이다

seokkida

Level 2
  • verb
  • - to be mixed

머나멀다

meonameolda

Level 3
  • adjective
  • - very far, distant

기억

gieok

Level 1
  • noun
  • - memory

스러지다

seureojida

Level 4
  • verb
  • - to fade away, to vanish

꺼뜨리다

kkeotteurida

Level 4
  • verb
  • - to put out (a fire/light)

아스라하다

aseurahada

Level 5
  • adjective
  • - faint, dim, misty

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Key Grammar Structures

  • 오직 나만을 위해 만들어진 우물 속에서

    ➔ Passive form '-어/아지다'

    ➔ '-어/아지다' is added to '만들다' (make) to create the passive form '만들어진' (which was made).

  • 나는 그저 끝을 기다릴 뿐야

    ➔ Noun + '-ㄹ/을 뿐이다'

    ➔ '-ㄹ/을 뿐이다' means 'nothing but' or 'just', used here to emphasize 'just waiting'.

  • 이 도시는 언젠가 무덤이 되어버리겠지

    ➔ Auxiliary verb '-어/아 버리다'

    ➔ '-어/아 버리다' implies completion of an action, often with a feeling of regret or finality (becoming a tomb).

  • 닿을 수 없어도 서로를 찾을 수 있게

    ➔ Concessive '-아/어도' + Purpose '-게'

    ➔ Combines '-아/어도' (even if) and '-게' (so that) to express 'even if we can't reach, so that we can find'.

  • 밤이 되어야만 빛날 수 있는 우리의 몸은

    ➔ Exclusive condition '-어야만'

    ➔ '-어야만' emphasizes that only under the condition of 'becoming night' can we shine.

  • 아무것도 남지 않도록 태워버리자

    ➔ Negation '아무것도 ... -지 않도록' + Proposal '-자'

    ➔ '-도록' expresses purpose/result (so that nothing is left), and '-자' is a hortative (let's burn).

  • 거꾸로 감을 수 없는 시간

    ➔ Noun-modifying form '-ㄹ/을 수 없는'

    ➔ '-ㄹ/을 수 없다' (cannot) acts as an adjective modifying '시간' (time).

  • 아스라해도 서로를 계속 느낄 수 있게

    ➔ Concessive '-(으)ㄴ/는/(으)ㄹ지라도' or simple '-(으)나'

    ➔ '아스라하다' + '-(으)나' creates the concessive meaning 'even if it is faint/distant'.