달춤 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: Touched
• Album: 달춤 (Moondance)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Touched's '달춤' (Moondance) to explore the nuanced expressions of Korean longing and memory embedded in their lyricism. The song's poetic narrative about revisiting one's past self under the moonlight offers a beautiful, melancholic insight into Korean emotional expression.

[English]

In the apartment complex where memories live

There is a single uphill road

Climbing up that road

A small neighborhood comes into view

I felt like I swallowed it whole

It came to me as if it were offering everything that covered the old wall

On an unripe day, the inner comfort that hasn't matured yet

memory

I felt like I swallowed it whole

When I kiss the moon and capture it with my eyes

Whoa

The child I miss keeps drifting into view

Whoa

When my two feet hold each other's hands and we dance together

Whoa

Under the bright blue moonlight, it spreads thickly

Whoa

I pull out a verse from the drifting stories and whispered feelings

Climbing up that road again

The little moonlit neighborhood I once owned

I felt like I swallowed it whole

My throat tightened and sank

When I kiss the moon and capture it with my eyes

Whoa

The child I miss keeps drifting into view

Whoa

When my two feet hold each other's hands and we dance together

Whoa

Under the bright blue moonlight, it spreads thickly

Whoa

Child, on a day like today

Open the door and come this way

Let's close our eyes together and try dancing

Let's light it up wildly

Child, on a day like today

Open the door and come this way

Let's close our eyes together and try dancing

Let's light it up wildly

Whoa whoa whoa

Whoa whoa whoa

Let's light it up wildly

Whoa whoa whoa

Whoa whoa whoa

Let's light it up wildly

Whoa whoa whoa

Whoa whoa whoa

Let's light it up wildly

Whoa whoa whoa

Whoa whoa whoa

Let's light it up wildly

[Korean]

추억이 사는 아파트 단지에

오르막길이 하나 있네

그 길을 오르고 올라

보이는 달동네 하나

나는 그걸 삼킨 것만 같았지

낡은 담벼락에 가득한 걸 다 줄 듯이 내게 찾아오던

설익은 날에 아직 여물지 않은 안쪽 편의

기억

나는 그걸 삼킨 것만 같았지

달과 입을 맞춰 두 눈에 담으면

워어

그리운 아이가 드리워져만 가네

워어

두 발은 손을 잡고서 함께 춤을 추면

워어

새파란 달빛 아래 자욱하게 번져오네

워어

흘러간 이야기와 속삭한 마음에 한 구절을 꺼내 들고

그 길을 오르고 올라

낮아 가진 달동네 하나

나는 그걸 삼킨 것만 같았어

나의 목은 울컥하고 잠겼지

달과 입을 맞춰 두 눈에 담으면

워어

그리운 아이가 드리워져만 가네

워어

두 발은 손을 잡고서 함께 춤을 추면

워어

새파란 달빛 아래 자욱하게 번져오네

워어

오늘 같은 날 아이야

문을 열고 이리로 와

저 눈을 감으려 들고 춤춰보자

어지러이 밝혀보자

오늘 같은 날 아이야

문을 열고 이리로 와

저 눈을 감으려 들고 춤춰보자

어지러이 밝혀보자

워어 워어 워어

워어 워어 워어

어지러이 밝혀보자

워어 워어 워어

워어 워어 워어

어지러이 밝혀보자

워어 워어 워어

워어 워어 워어

어지러이 밝혀보자

워어 워어 워어

워어 워어 워어

어지러이 밝혀보자

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
추억 /tɕʰu.ʌk̚/ B1	noun - memory, recollection
오르막길 /o.rɯ.ma.k͈il/ B2	noun - uphill road
달동네 /tal.toŋ.ne/ B2	noun - hillside slum
삼키다 /sa̠m.k͈i.da/ B1	verb - to swallow
낡다 /na̠lk͈.ta/ B1	adjective - old, worn-out
담벼락 /tam.bjʌ.ɾak̚/ B2	noun - wall (of a building)
설익다 /sʌ.ɾi.k͈ta/ C1	adjective - half-cooked, unripe
기억 /ki.jʌk̚/ A1	noun - memory, recollection
달 /tal/ A1	noun - moon
맞추다 /mat͈.tɕʰu.da/ A2	verb - to match, fit verb - to adjust
그리운 /kɯ.ɾi.un/ B1	adjective - longed-for, missed
춤추다 /t͡ɕʰum.t͡ɕʰu.da/ A1	verb - to dance
새파란 /sɛ.pa.ɾan/ B2	adjective - bright blue
달빛 /tal.bit̚/ A2	noun - moonlight
자욱하다 /dʑa.ukʰa.da/ C1	adjective - dense, thick (smoke, fog)
번지다 /pʌn.dʑi.da/ B2	verb - to spread, diffuse
속삭이다 /so̞k̚.sa̠.ɡi.da/ B2	verb - to whisper
열다 /jʌl.da/ A1	verb - to open
감다 /kam.da/ A1	verb - to close (eyes) verb - to wind, wrap

Key Grammar Structures

• [translate:추억이 사는 아파트 단지에]

  ➔ -에: particle indicating location or place where something exists.

  ➔ The particle '에' is attached to '단지' to show that the memories live *in* the apartment complex.

• [translate:그 길을 오르고 올라]

  ➔ Verb + 고: connecting clause meaning 'and' or 'and then'.

  ➔ The repetition in '오르고 올라' uses '-고' to convey continuous climbing or repeated effort.

• [translate:나는 그걸 삼킨 것만 같았지]

  ➔ Verb + (으)ㄴ 것 같다: expressing assumption or impression ('seems like').

  ➔ The phrase '삼킨 것만 같았지' means 'felt as if I swallowed it', expressing a subjective feeling or impression.

• [translate:낡은 담벼락에 가득한 걸 다 줄 듯이 내게 찾아오던]

  ➔ Verb + 듯이: comparing or expressing 'as if / like'.

  ➔ '줄 듯이' means 'as if giving', indicating similarity or hypothetical comparison.

• [translate:달과 입을 맞춰 두 눈에 담으면]

  ➔ Verb + (으)면: conditional clause meaning 'if/when'.

  ➔ The clause '담으면' means 'when (you) capture'—showing condition or time linked to the main action.

• [translate:두 발은 손을 잡고서 함께 춤을 추면]

  ➔ Verb + 고서: indicates that one action occurs and then another follows.

  ➔ '잡고서' means 'after holding (hands)', showing sequence before dancing together.

• [translate:새파란 달빛 아래 자욱하게 번져오네]

  ➔ Adverbial use of descriptive verb + 게: to indicate manner or degree ('thickly', 'heavily').

  ➔ The word '자욱하게' comes from '자욱하다' + '게', meaning 'thickly'—it modifies '번져오네'.

• [translate:오늘 같은 날 아이야]

  ➔ 같은 + noun: used to mean 'like' or 'such as'.

  ➔ '오늘 같은 날' means 'a day like today', describing similarity in situation or feeling.

• [translate:저 눈을 감으려 들고 춤춰보자]

  ➔ Verb + (으)려 들다: expresses an attempt or intention to do something strongly.

  ➔ '감으려 들고' shows an effort to close the eyes, implying intentional action before dancing.