Palette – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: IU

Lyrics & Translation

[Korean]

[English]

이상하게도 요즘엔 그냥 쉬운 게 좋아

Strangely, these days I just like the easy things

하긴 그래도 여전히 코린 음악은 좋더라

Still, I really like Korean music

Hot pink보다 진한 보라색을 더 좋아해

I prefer a deeper purple than hot pink

또 뭐더라 단추 있는 pajamas, lipstick 좀 짓궂은 장난들

What else, pajamas with buttons, a bit mischievous lipstick

I like it, I'm 25

I like it, I'm 25

날 좋아하는 거 알아

I know you like me

Oh, I got this, I'm truly fine

Oh, I got this, I'm truly fine

이제 조금 알 것 같아 날

I think I understand myself a little now

긴 머리보다 반듯이 자른 단발이 좋아

I prefer a neat bob cut over long hair

하긴 그래도 좋은 날 부를 땐 참 예뻤더라

Still, I looked really pretty when singing good days

오 왜 그럴까 조금 촌스러운 걸 좋아해 hmm

Oh, why is that? I like things a bit old-fashioned, hmm

그림보다 빼곡히 채운 palette 일기 잠들었던 시간들

A palette filled densely, the diary of times I fell asleep

I like it, I'm 25

I like it, I'm 25

날 미워하는 거 알아

I know you hate me

Oh, I got this, I'm truly fine

Oh, I got this, I'm truly fine

이제 조금 알 것 같아 날

I think I understand myself a little now

어려서 모든 게 어려워 잔소리에 매 서러워

When I was young, everything was hard, I was sad from the nagging

꾸중만 듣던 철부지 애

Just a foolish kid who only heard scolding

겨우 스무고개 넘어 기쁨도 잠시 어머

Barely past twenty, joy was short-lived, oh my

아프니까 웬 청춘이래

They say youth is painful

지은아 오빠는 말이야 지금 막 서른인데

Jieun, I'm telling you, I'm just turning thirty now

나는 절대로 아니야 근데 막 어른이 돼

I'm definitely not, but I'm becoming an adult

아직도 한참 멀었는데

I'm still quite far from it

너보다 다섯 살 밖에 안 먹었는데

I'm only five years older than you

스물 위 서른 아래 고맘때 right there

Right there, between twenty and thirty, at this moment

애도 어른도 아닌 나이 때 그저 나일 때

An age that's neither a child nor an adult, just me

가장 찬란하게 빛이 나

Shining the brightest

어둠이 드리워질 때도 겁내지 마

Even when darkness falls, don't be afraid

너무 아름다워서 꽃잎 활짝 펴서

So beautiful, with petals wide open

언제나 사랑받는 아이 you

Always a beloved child, you

Palette 일기 잠들었던 시간들

The diary of a palette, the times I fell asleep

I like it, I'm 25

I like it, I'm 25

날 좋아하는 거 알아

I know you like me

Oh, I got this, I'm truly fine

Oh, I got this, I'm truly fine

이제 조금 알 것 같아 날 (아직 할 말이 많아)

I think I understand myself a little now (I still have a lot to say)

I like it, I'm 25

I like it, I'm 25

날 미워하는 거 알아

I know you hate me

Oh, I got this, I've truly found

Oh, I got this, I've truly found

이제 조금 알 것 같아 날

I think I understand myself a little now

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
좋아하다 /dʒoːhaːda/ A1	verb - to like
예쁘다 /jɛpːɯda/ A1	adjective - pretty
시간 /ɕiɡan/ A1	noun - time
아름답다 /aɾɯmdaːpda/ B1	adjective - beautiful
기쁨 /ɡipːɯm/ B1	noun - joy
어둠 /ʌdum/ B2	noun - darkness
청춘 /tɕʌŋtɕʰun/ B2	noun - youth
단발 /danbal/ B2	noun - bob cut (hairstyle)
팔레트 /pʰalɛtʰɯ/ B2	noun - palette
장난 /dʒaŋnan/ B2	noun - play, prank
어려움 /ʌɾʌum/ C1	noun - difficulty
서른 /sʌɾɯn/ C1	noun - thirty
철부지 /tɕʌlbuji/ C2	noun - foolish child

Key Grammar Structures

• 이상하게도 요즘엔 그냥 쉬운 게 좋아

  ➔ Adverb + noun + verb + adjective (used to express a general truth or tendency)

  ➔ Uses '이상하게도' ('strangely') as an adverb to modify the whole sentence, indicating an unusual tendency.

• 날 좋아하는 거 알아

  ➔ Verb stem + 는 + 거 + 알다 (to know that someone likes you)

  ➔ Uses the suffix '는 거' to nominalize the verb '좋아하는' ('liking'), creating a noun phrase meaning 'the fact that I am liked'.

• 이제 조금 알 것 같아 날

  ➔ Verb + 것 같다 (seems like / I think that)

  ➔ Expresses the speaker's assumption or feeling that something seems true or will happen.

• 어리서 모든 게 어려워 잔소리에 매 서러워

  ➔ Verb + 도 (also / even), Noun + 에 (in/at), Verb + 서러워 (feels sorrowful / sad)

  ➔ Uses '도' to indicate 'also' or 'even', showing an additional or intense feeling, and '에' to specify location or context.

• 김치도 좋아해요

  ➔ Noun + 도 (also / too)

  ➔ Uses '도' after a noun to indicate 'also' or 'another' item included, showing addition or agreement.

• 꽃잎 활짝 펴서 너무 아름다워서

  ➔ Verb stem + 어서 /아서 (connecting sentences / clauses)

  ➔ Uses '어서 /아서' to connect clauses, showing cause or reason for the next statement.