Not Spring, Love, or Cherry Blossoms – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: HIGH4, IU

Lyrics & Translation

Learn Korean with 'Not Spring, Love, or Cherry Blossoms,' a song that offers a unique twist on the typical springtime theme. Its clever and relatable lyrics about feeling out of step with the romantic season provide a great opportunity to learn vocabulary related to emotions and seasons. The song's gentle melody and clear pronunciation make it easy to follow along and appreciate the story of someone wishing for something more than the usual 'Spring, Love, or Cherry Blossoms.'

[English]

A long winter, a brown coat that still has some room

I hid myself inside and hurried my steps

But people say, why are you still like this?

Only then did I look around, and spring has come

Someone to walk hand in hand with

For me, who has no one, the sweet spring breeze is too much

Everyone but me has fallen in love and sings spring songs

Even if the petals bloom and flutter in front of me

I want to hear a different story

Something that will sweep by in a whirlwind

Oh oh, not spring love, not cherry blossoms

Not spring love, not cherry blossoms

Not spring love, not cherry blossoms

Not spring love, not cherry blossoms

Don't make me squirm with words I can't even touch

Even if I decide to go outside, is there really anything special?

For me, who has no one to walk hand in hand with

Oh love songs are too much

Everyone but me has fallen in love and sings spring songs

Even if the petals bloom and flutter in front of me

I want to hear a different story

Something that will sweep by in a whirlwind

Oh oh, not spring love, not cherry blossoms

Try singing the lyrics of love songs more desperately than others

Among countless lovers, why am I the only one alone?

The same distance and the same outfit as yesterday

I'm a disciple, but why does the world seem to have changed?

I don't need to stroll down the spring path with someone

But everyone wants to create memories like that at least once

Even the falling cherry blossoms

Are like the beginning of spring, not the ending

In fact, these days I think of the past

Because just walking makes me nostalgic

I wonder if I can feel it again

Then you know what

Everyone but me has fallen in love and sings spring songs

Even if the petals bloom and flutter in front of me

I want to hear a different story

Something that will sweep by in a whirlwind

Oh oh, not spring love, not cherry blossoms

Not spring love, not cherry blossoms

Not spring love, not cherry blossoms

Not spring love, not cherry blossoms

Not spring love, not cherry blossoms

...

[Korean]

길었던 겨우내 줄곧 품이 좀 남는 밤색 코트

그 속에 나를 쏙 감추고 걸음을 재촉해 걸었어

그런데 사람들 말이 너만 아직도 왜 그러니

그제서야 둘러보니 어느새 봄이

손잡고 걸을 사람

하나 없는 내게 달콤한 봄바람이 너무해

나만 빼고 다 사랑에 빠져 봄노래를 부르고

꽃잎이 피어나 눈 앞에 살랑거려도

난 다른 얘기가 듣고 싶어

한바탕 휩쓸고 지나가 버릴

오오 봄 사랑 벚꽃 말고

봄 사랑 벚꽃 말고

봄 사랑 벚꽃 말고

봄 사랑 벚꽃 말고

손에 닿지도 않을 말로 날 꿈틀거리게 하지 말어

맘 먹고 밖에 나가도 막상 뭐 별거 있나

손 잡고 걸을 사람 하나 없는 내게

오 사랑 노래들이 너무해

나만 빼고 다 사랑에 빠져 봄노래를 부르고

꽃잎이 피어나 눈 앞에 살랑거려도

난 다른 얘기가 듣고 싶어

한바탕 휩쓸고 지나가 버릴

오오 봄 사랑 벚꽃 말고

남들보다 절실한 사랑노래 가사를 불러봐

수많은 연인들 가운데 왜 나는 혼자만

똑같은 거리와 어제와 같은 옷차림

난 제자린데 왜 세상은 변한 것만 같지

누군가와 봄길을 거닐고

할 필욘 없지만 누구나 한번쯤은 머물고

싶은 그런 기억을 만들고 싶어 떨어지는 벚꽃잎도

엔딩이 아닌 봄의 시작이듯

사실은 요즘 옛날 생각이나

걷기만 해도 그리워지니까

다시 느낄 수 있나 궁금해지지만

Then you know what

나만 빼고 다 사랑에 빠져 봄노래를 부르고

꽃잎이 피어나 눈 앞에 살랑거려도

난 다른 얘기가 듣고 싶어

한바탕 휩쓸고 지나가 버릴

오오 봄 사랑 벚꽃 말고

봄 사랑 벚꽃 말고

봄 사랑 벚꽃 말고

봄 사랑 벚꽃 말고

봄 사랑 벚꽃 말고

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
겨우내 /kjo.wʌ.nɛ/ A2	noun - entire winter period
밤색 /pam.sɛk/ B1	noun - dark brown color
코트 /kʰoʊt/ A2	noun - coat (clothing)
걸음 /gʌ.lɯm/ A2	noun - step or gait
감추다 /kam.t͈u.da/ B1	verb - to hide or conceal
사람들 /sa.ɾam.dɯl/ A2	noun - people
봄이 /pom.i/ A2	noun - spring (season)
손잡다 /son.java.da/ B1	verb - to hold hands
사랑 /sa.ɾaŋ/ A2	noun - love
봄노래 /pom.no.ɾɛ/ B1	noun - spring song
꽃잎 /kko.ɲip/ A2	noun - flower petal
눈앞 /nun.ɑp/ B1	noun - in front of eyes, ahead
얘기 /je.i/ A2	noun - story, talk
지나가다 /ji.na.ga.da/ B1	verb - to pass by, to go past
버릴 /bʌ.ril/ B2	verb - to throw away, to discard

Key Grammar Structures

• 그 속에 나를 쏙 감추고 걸음을 재촉해

  ➔ Using the verb ending '-고' to indicate doing two actions sequentially or simultaneously.

  ➔ The ending '-고' links two verbs, showing that the actions are connected or happen together.

• 손잡고 걸을 사람 하나 없는 내게

  ➔ Using '-고' with '손잡다' (to hold hands) to describe doing an action together.

  ➔ '-고' connects the verbs to show the action is done with someone or as a sequence.

• 그제서야 둘러보니 어느새 봄이

  ➔ Using '그제서야' to indicate 'only then' or 'at that very moment'.

  ➔ '그제서야' emphasizes realization or awareness happening only at a specific moment.

• 난 제자린데 왜 세상은 변한 것만 같지

  ➔ Using '-은' as a simple present tense or descriptive suffix for '세상은 변한 것만 같지' (the world seems changed).

  ➔ '-은' functions as a present tense or descriptive suffix to indicate a state or appearance.

• 떨어지는 벚꽃잎도 엔딩이 아닌 봄의 시작이듯

  ➔ Using '이듯' to express 'as if' or 'like', making a comparison.

  ➔ '이듯' indicates that the following clause is a comparison, similar to 'as if' or 'like'.

• 사실은 요즘 옛날 생각이나 걷기만 해도 그리워지니까

  ➔ Using '나' after '옛날 생각이' to indicate 'thinking of the past' as a subject.

  ➔ '나' functions as the subject pronoun indicating the person who is doing the thinking.