Memory Of The Wind – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: NAUL
• Album: Principle Of My Soul

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive power of Korean music with Naul's 'Memory Of The Wind.' This song is a fantastic entry point for language learners, as its clear, deliberate vocal delivery and profound, poetic lyrics about memory and enduring promises offer a beautiful way to engage with the Korean language. What makes this song truly special is its incredible vocal performance and the deep, often spiritually interpreted, meaning that has touched the hearts of so many listeners.

[English]

When the wind blows and shakes my heart

I glance back at the passing years

And I close my eyes

...

The quiet trembling brushing past me

To that little sound

I lean in to listen closely

To the pieces of my life

That breathe within me

When they collide and pass by

I’ll look towards that place

Our faith, our love

The eternal promises

If I remember them, I will walk bravely

Our meeting, our farewell

In those faded memories

If I loved, I will wear a smile

...

The memories of life inside me

That are still incomplete

When they collide and pass by

I’ll look towards that place

Our faith, our love

The eternal promises

If I remember them, I will walk bravely

Our meeting, our farewell

In those faded memories

If I loved, I will wear a smile

...

[Korean]

바람 불어와 내 맘 흔들면

지나간 세월에

두 눈을 감아본다

나를 스치는 고요한 떨림

그 작은 소리에

난 귀를 기울여 본다

내 안에 숨쉬는

커버린 삶의 조각들이

날 부딪혀 지날 때

그 곳을 바라보리라

우리의 믿음 우리의 사랑

그 영원한 약속들을

나 추억한다면 힘차게 걸으리라

우리의 만남 우리의 이별

그 바래진 기억에

나 사랑했다면 미소를 띄우리라

내 안에 있는

모자란 삶의 기억들이

날 부딪혀 지날 때

그 곳을 바라보리라

우리의 믿음 우리의 사랑

그 영원한 약속들을

나 추억한다면 힘차게 걸으리라

우리의 만남 우리의 이별

그 바래진 기억에

나 사랑했다면 미소를 띄우리라

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
바람 /baɾam/ A2	noun - wind
맘 /mam/ A1	noun - heart/mind
흔들다 /hɯndɯlda/ B1	verb - to shake
기억 /giʌk/ A2	noun - memory
사랑 /saɾaŋ/ A1	noun - love
약속 /jaksok/ B1	noun - promise
추억 /chuʌk/ B1	noun - recollection
걸다 /gʌlda/ A2	verb - to walk
만남 /manam/ B1	noun - meeting
이별 /ibyeol/ B2	noun - farewell
미소 /miso/ A2	noun - smile
영원 /jʌŋwʌn/ B2	noun - eternity
삶 /salm/ A1	noun - life
조각 /dʒoɡak/ B1	noun - piece
소리 /soɾi/ A2	noun - sound
스치다 /sɯchida/ B2	verb - to brush past

Key Grammar Structures

• 바람 불어와 내 맘 흔들면

  ➔ Use of the conditional form '-면' to indicate 'if' or 'when'.

  ➔ The verb '불어오다' (to come blowing) is combined with '-면' to express 'when the wind blows'.

• 지나간 세월에

  ➔ Use of the particle '-에' to indicate 'in' or 'at' a certain time or place.

  ➔ The phrase '세월에' indicates 'in the passing years' or 'throughout the time'.

• 난 귀를 기울여 본다

  ➔ Use of the verb '기울이다' (to lean, to incline) in the 不静형/아/어 form '기울여 본다' to express making an effort to listen.

  ➔ '본다' is the root '보다' (to see) in the informal form indicating the action of trying/seeing.

• 그 작은 소리에

  ➔ Use of the noun '소리' (sound) with the determiner '그' (that), indicating 'that small sound'.

  ➔ '그' is a demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' and '작은' means 'small', describing the noun '소리'.

• 날 부딪혀 지날 때

  ➔ Use of the verb '부딪히다' (to collide) in '부딪혀' (causative form) + '지다' to describe being hit or passing by.

  ➔ '지날 때' means 'when passing by' or 'at the time of passing', indicating a temporal clause.

• 우리의 믿음 우리의 사랑

  ➔ Possessive pronoun '우리의' indicates belonging or relation ('our'), used with '믿음' and '사랑'.

  ➔ Both '믿음' (faith) and '사랑' (love) are nouns that are modified by the possessive '우리의'.