늘 (EVER) – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: Hebi

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the encouraging message behind Hebi's '늘 (EVER),' a dance/pop track that explores themes of hope and overcoming anxiety. By listening to this song, you can learn about expressing support and finding the strength to face new challenges, all while enjoying its uplifting melody and heartfelt lyrics.

[English]

Leaving the me that remained

Fading away even more

Embracing some kind of loneliness

Even if I live on

The memories that touched me always

Spread out brilliantly

Why can't I still forget, and

Why do I

Why more

Feel like I'm trapped

Terrified

It's because it's the first time

On a road I've never been on

Forgetting myself for a moment

With thorns raised

Like wounded petals

When I fall, will you hold my hand?

I'll erase the night at the end

With light

Always

The shadow blooming in my heart feels like it's

Swallowing me

The sunlight I was waiting for

Leaves as if just passing by

A faint moon barely hanging on

Its light is slipping away

I still can't escape, and

Why do I

Why am I falling apart even more?

Not knowing what to do

It's because it's the first time

On a road I've never been on

Forgetting myself for a moment

With thorns raised

Like wounded petals

When I fall, will you hold my hand?

I'll erase the night at the end

With light

Let's just run away to the other side

So the darkening sky

Can't find us again

The black night

It's not that I'm not scared, but

It's not something I can give up on

I can see it now

It was already warm

Hanging my head

Covering my ears

The you who stayed by my side

When I lose you

Will you hold me one more time?

I promise

A brilliant smile

It will be morning, we always will

[Korean]

​​​ ​남아있던 나를 떠나​ ​​

​​​ ​더 희미해지고​ ​​

​​​ ​어떤 외로움을 품고​ ​​

​​​ ​살아가더라도​ ​​

​​​ ​내게 닿았던 기억은 늘​ ​​

​​​ ​찬란하게 번져​ ​​

​​​ ​아직도 난 왜 잊지도 못하고 또​ ​​

​​​ ​왜 난 더​ ​​

​​​ ​더 왜​ ​​

​​​ ​갇힌 것 같은데​ ​​

​​​ ​겁에 질린 채로​ ​​

​​​ ​처음이라서 그래​ ​​

​​​ ​가본 적 없는 길에​ ​​

​​​ ​날 잠시 잊은 채 ​ ​​

​​​ ​가시를 세운 채 ​ ​​

​​​ ​상처난 꽃잎처럼​ ​​

​​​ ​떨어질 때 내 손을 잡아줄래​ ​​

​​​ ​끝의 밤을 지울게​ ​​

​​​ ​빛으로​ ​​

​​​ ​늘​ ​​

​​​ ​내 맘에 핀 그림자는 날​ ​​

​​​ ​삼키는 듯하고​ ​​

​​​ ​기다리던 햇살은 날​ ​​

​​​ ​스쳐가듯 떠나고​ ​​

​​​ ​겨우 매달린 희미한 달​ ​​

​​​ ​빛은 미끄러져​ ​​

​​​ ​아직도 난 벗어나질 못하고 또​ ​​

​​​ ​왜 난 더​ ​​

​​​ ​더 왜 무너져가는데​ ​​

​​​ ​어쩔 줄 모르고 ​ ​​

​​​ ​처음이라서 그래​ ​​

​​​ ​가본 적 없는 길에​ ​​

​​​ ​날 잠시 잊은 채​ ​​

​​​ ​가시를 세운 채​ ​​

​​​ ​상처 난 꽃잎처럼​ ​​

​​​ ​떨어질 때 내 손을 잡아줄래​ ​​

​​​ ​끝의 밤을 지울게​ ​​

​​​ ​빛으로​ ​​

​​​ ​그냥 달아나자 저 너머에​ ​​

​​​ ​어두워지는 하늘이​ ​​

​​​ ​우릴 다신 찾을 수 없게​ ​​

​​​ ​검은 밤이​ ​​

​​​ ​무섭지 않다기보단​ ​​

​​​ ​포기할 수 있는 게 아냐​ ​​

​​​ ​이제서야 보이네​ ​​

​​​ ​이미 따뜻했는데​ ​​

​​​ ​고개를 떨구고​ ​​

​​​ ​두 귀를 막고​ ​​

​​​ ​내 곁을 지켜주던​ ​​

​​​ ​널 놓칠 때​ ​​

​​​ ​또 한 번 잡아줄래​ ​​

​​​ ​약속할게​ ​​

​​​ ​찬란한 미소를​ ​​

​​​ ​아침일 거야 우린 늘​ ​​

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
떠나다 (tteonada) /t͈ʌ̹nada/ A2	verb - to leave, depart
희미하다 (huimihada) /hɰimihada/ B2	adjective - faint, dim, vague
외로움 (oeroom) /weːɾoɯm/ B1	noun - loneliness
기억 (gieok) /kiʌk̚/ A2	noun - memory
찬란하다 (chanranhada) /t͡ɕʰa̠nna̠nɦa̠da̠/ B2	adjective - brilliant, radiant
번지다 (beonjida) /bʌ̹ɲd͡ʑida/ B1	verb - to spread, smudge
갇히다 (gathida) /katʰida/ B1	verb - to be confined, trapped
겁 (geop) /kʌ̹p̚/ A2	noun - fear, dread
길 (gil) /kil/ A1	noun - road, path
잊다 (itda) /it̚t͈a/ A2	verb - to forget
가시 (gasi) /ka̠ɕʰi/ B1	noun - thorn
상처 (sangcheo) /sɐŋt͡ɕʰʌ̹/ B1	noun - wound, injury
꽃잎 (kkonnip) /k͈o̞t̚nip̚/ A2	noun - petal
떨어지다 (tteoreojida) /t͈ʌ̹ɾʌd͡ʑida/ A2	verb - to fall, drop
지우다 (jiuda) /t͡ɕiuda/ A2	verb - to erase, delete
그림자 (geurimja) /kɯɾimd͡ʑa/ B1	noun - shadow
삼키다 (samkida) /sʰamkʰida/ B1	verb - to swallow

Key Grammar Structures

• 남아있던 나를 떠나

  ➔ Past Adjective Clause (던)

  ➔ "남아있던" describes "나 (me)" that *was* remaining. 던 is used to modify a noun with an action or state that occurred in the past and is still having an effect or relevant in the present.

• 어떤 외로움을 품고 살아가더라도

  ➔ -(아/어/여)도 + -라도 (Even if/Even though)

  ➔ 더라도 creates a stronger sense of supposition. Regardless of the loneliness (어떤 외로움을 품고), even if (살아가더라도) one lives with it, the main clause will still hold true.

• 내게 닿았던 기억은 늘 찬란하게 번져

  ➔ Past Adjective Clause (던) + Adverbial Ending (-게)

  ➔ "닿았던" describes the memory (기억) that *had* reached me. 번져 describes the act of spreading, and 찬란하게 modifies it to mean "spreads *brilliantly*."

• 아직도 난 왜 잊지도 못하고 또

  ➔ -지도 못하다 (Cannot even)

  ➔ "잊지도 못하고" means "can't even forget". This emphasizes the inability to forget.

• 갇힌 것 같은데

  ➔ -(으)ㄴ/는 것 같다 (It seems like/It appears that)

  ➔ "갇힌 것 같은데" means "it seems like I'm trapped". -것 같다 expresses conjecture or uncertainty.

• 떨어질 때 내 손을 잡아줄래

  ➔ -(을/ㄹ) 때 (When)

  ➔ "떨어질 때" means "when I'm falling". It indicates the specific time when the action of falling occurs.

• 내 맘에 핀 그림자는 날 삼키는 듯하고

  ➔ -(으)ㄴ/는 듯하다 (It seems/appears that)

  ➔ "삼키는 듯하고" means "it seems like it's swallowing me". It conveys a sense of something appearing to be true, but not necessarily being certain.

• 어두워지는 하늘이 우릴 다신 찾을 수 없게

  ➔ -(으)ㄹ 수 없다 (Cannot)

  ➔ "찾을 수 없게" means "so that it cannot find us". -(으)ㄹ 수 없다 expresses inability or impossibility. 게 makes it an adverbial modifier, indicating the purpose or result.