달리 표현할 수가 없어요 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: Roy Kim
• Album: No Words Can Say

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the tender world of Roy Kim's "달리 표현할 수가 없어요" (No Words Can Say) and let its beautiful Korean lyrics and emotional melody guide your language learning journey. This ballad, with its sincere depiction of profound love and destiny, offers a rich vocabulary for expressing deep feelings and nuanced romantic concepts. Its clear vocals and gentle acoustic sound provide an excellent opportunity to practice listening comprehension, while its poetic lines can enhance your understanding of Korean lyrical expression and cultural sentiment. Discover the magic of love through Roy Kim's artistry and expand your Korean language skills along the way.

[English]

I was just living my life

To me, love and romance

Were only in memories

I’d just look on

Like a movie, like a song

Those beautiful moments, you know?

To me, lost and used to sorrow

You came, reaching out, saying don’t give up

Was it to comfort me?

Among countless days

And countless people

Meeting you right there, at that time

If it wasn’t fate

No words in this world could

Describe our meeting, this miracle, any other way

I can’t express it differently

Even you, looking at me

I feel like someday you’ll become

Just another memory to me

You told me this:

True love is loving even the scars it leaves behind

It’s giving everything without limits or expectations

Among countless days

And countless people

Meeting you right there, at that time

If it wasn’t fate

No words in this world could

Describe our meeting, this miracle, any other way

I can’t express it differently

[Korean]

그냥 살아가고 있었어

내게 사랑은 낭만은

추억 속에나 있는 거라

그저 바라보곤 했었어

한편의 영화 같은 노래 같은

아름다운 순간을 말야

허전함에 물들어 슬픔에 익숙해진 나에게

주저앉지 말라며 손 내밀듯 찾아와

나를 달래 준 걸까

수없이 많은 날들과

수없이 많은 사람 중에

하필 그곳에서 그 시간에 너를

만난 게 운명이 아니라면

이 세상 그 어떤 말로도

우리의 만남을 이 기적을 달리

표현할 수가 없어요

나를 바라보는 너마저

내게 언젠간 또 다른

추억이 되어 버릴 것 같아

이런 내겐 너는 말했지

진정한 사랑은 남겨질 상처마저 사랑하는 것

한없이 기대 없이 내 모든 걸 다 줄 수 있는 것

수없이 많은 날들과

수없이 많은 사람 중에

하필 그곳에서 그 시간에 너를

만난 게 운명이 아니라면

이 세상 그 어떤 말로도

우리의 만남을 이 기적을 달리

표현할 수가 없어요

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection adjective - showing strong affection
fate /feɪt/ B2	noun - the development of events outside a person's control
meeting /ˈmiːtɪŋ/ A1	noun - an occasion when people come together to discuss things
miracle /ˈmɪrəkəl/ B1	noun - a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws
express /ɪkˈsprɛs/ A2	verb - to show a thought or feeling noun - a system for sending goods or letters quickly
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct your eyes in order to see
emptiness /ˈɛmptinəs/ B2	noun - the state of containing nothing
sadness /ˈsædnəs/ A1	noun - the state of feeling sad
memory /ˈmɛməri/ A1	noun - something that you remember from the past
song /sɔŋ/ A1	noun - a short piece of music with words that you sing
movie /ˈmuːvi/ A1	noun - a film, especially one shown in a cinema or on television
beautiful /ˈbjʊtɪfəl/ A1	adjective - very attractive
sit /sɪt/ A1	verb - to be in a position where the weight of your body is supported by your buttocks
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the part of the body at the end of the arm
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover something/somebody by searching or by accident
comfort /ˈkʌmfərt/ A2	verb - to make somebody feel less worried or unhappy noun - the state of being physically relaxed
person /ˈpɜːrsən/ A1	noun - a human being
word /wɜːrd/ A1	noun - a single unit of language
scar /skɑːr/ B1	noun - a mark on the skin or inside the body that is left after a wound has healed verb - to form a scar
true /truː/ A1	adjective - correct and not false

Key Grammar Structures

• 그냥 살아가고 있었어

  ➔ Progressive Past Tense

  ➔ The verb ending '-고 있었어' indicates an action that was in progress in the past. Here, it means 'I was just living/going through life'. The '었어' is a casual past tense ending.

• 한편의 영화 같은 노래 같은 아름다운 순간을 말야

  ➔ Simile/Metaphor with '같은'

  ➔ '같은' means 'like' or 'similar to'. The phrase constructs a simile, comparing beautiful moments to a scene from a movie or a song. The '말야' adds a conversational tone, meaning 'you see' or 'I mean'.

• 수없이 많은 날들과 수없이 많은 사람 중에

  ➔ Repetition for Emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of '수없이 많은' (countless) emphasizes the sheer number of days and people. It highlights the improbability of the meeting.

• 하필 그곳에서 그 시간에 너를 만난 게 운명이 아니라면

  ➔ Conditional Clause with '-라면'

  ➔ '-라면' creates a conditional clause meaning 'if...then'. Here, it's 'If meeting you in that place at that time wasn't fate...'. '하필' emphasizes the unexpectedness or specificity of the place and time.

• 진정한 사랑은 남겨질 상처마저 사랑하는 것

  ➔ Noun Modifier with '-는'

  ➔ '-는' functions as a relative clause marker, modifying the noun '사랑' (love). It means 'love that even embraces the wounds that remain'.