Microwave – English Lyrics

• By: Silica Gel
• Album: SiO2.nH2O

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
밭 /pat̚/ A2	noun - field, farm
떼어내다 /t͈e̞ʌ̹nɛda̠/ B1	verb - to detach, to separate, to tear off
밤 /pam/ A1	noun - night
꿈 /k͈um/ A2	noun - dream
자라다 /t͡ɕa̠ɾa̠da̠/ A2	verb - to grow, to be raised
힘 /him/ A2	noun - strength, power, force
세우다 /se̞uda̠/ B1	verb - to make stand, to establish, to set up
잔물 /t͡ɕa̠nmuɭ/ B2	noun - ripple, small waves
기억 /ki.ʌk̚/ A2	noun - memory, recollection
봇물 /pon.mul/ B2	noun - gush of water, flood (often used metaphorically for an outpouring of emotions, words, or memories)
안다 /a̠nda̠/ A2	verb - to hold, to embrace, to hug
동굴 /toŋɡuɭ/ B1	noun - cave, cavern
덫 /tʌt̚/ B1	noun - trap, snare
외롭다 /we̞ɾop̚t͈a̠/ A2	adjective - to be lonely, to be solitary
못되다 /mot̚t͈we̞da̠/ B1	adjective - to be ill-natured, to be bad, to be mischievous
잊혀지다 /it͡ɕʰjʌd͡ʑida̠/ B1	verb - to be forgotten (passive of 잊다 'to forget')
주도하다 /t͡ɕudo̞ɦa̠da̠/ B2	verb - to lead, to take initiative, to play a leading role

Key Grammar Structures

• 나를 세우는 잔물

  ➔ Verb + -는 (Present Adnominal Ending)

  ➔ The ending "세우는" describes the following noun "잔물" (small waves/water), meaning 'waves that build/raise me'. It functions similarly to a relative clause.

• 잊혀진 꿈들을 자라

  ➔ Verb + -아/어지다 (Passive Voice)

  ➔ "잊혀진" is the passive form of '잊다' (to forget) combined with the descriptive ending -은/ㄴ, meaning 'forgotten'. It describes the 'dreams'.

• 알고 싶어 하지 마

  ➔ Verb + -고 싶다 (Desire) & Verb + -지 말다 (Prohibition)

  ➔ "알고 싶어 하지 마" combines "알고 싶다" (to want to know) with the negative imperative "하지 마" (don't do), meaning "Don't want to know" or "Don't try to know".

• (내 안에서) 노래하던 못된

  ➔ Verb + -던 (Retrospective Adnominal Ending)

  ➔ "노래하던" describes a noun (implied) as something that was singing or used to sing in the past, often implying a recollection of a continuous or repeated action/state.

• (내 안에서) 든 기억의 봇물 속으로

  ➔ Noun + -(으)로 (Direction/Path Particle)

  ➔ "속으로" indicates direction, meaning 'into the inside'. This particle is used to show movement towards a place.

• (네 안에서) 잊혀져 안았던 동굴 속으로

  ➔ Verb + -았/었던 (Past Perfect Retrospective Adnominal Ending)

  ➔ "안았던" describes "동굴" (cave) as a place that was embraced/held in the past, and this past state is being recollected. It signifies a completed past action or state.

• (내 안에서) 든 기억의 봇물 속으로

  ➔ Noun + -에/에서 (Location Particle)

  ➔ "내 안에서" indicates the location 'in me' or 'from within me'. -에서 is used for actions taking place at a location or for indicating the starting point.

• 썸 미라클을 해

  ➔ Noun + -을/를 하다 (To do Noun)

  ➔ "미라클을 해" means 'to do a miracle' or 'make a miracle happen'. This common structure verbifies a noun by adding the object particle -을/를 and the verb 하다 (to do).

• 잊혀진 꿈들을 자라

  ➔ Verb + -아/어라 (Imperative Ending)

  ➔ "자라" is an imperative form of "자라다" (to grow), meaning 'Grow!'. It's a direct command or instruction.