Rain on me – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: Kwon Jin Ah

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotive world of Kwon Jin Ah with 'Rain on Me'. This song is a perfect gateway for learners to study poetic Korean expressions of longing and atmospheric vocabulary, all while experiencing one of the most sophisticated voices in modern K-Indie/R&B.

[English]

I start by leaving this love beneath your feet

My heart sinks just at the sound of your name

You are in every worn-out memory I hold

How could you be so oblivious to it all?

It rained so hard that day at your house

The damp scent of summer and the shape of the ceiling

I gazed endlessly at your sleeping face

If I try my best to forget, will I actually be able to?

I always hoped that the spot next to you would be mine

Was that too much to ask of me?

Today, I lost myself again

Still waiting for you

I just wanted to hold you quietly

Oh rain is on me rain is on me

Oh, I'd rather you just take my heart away

My pain is nothing pain is nothing

Oh, alright, I'll give you the answer you've been expecting

I still like you

If this isn't love, then what were we?

The songs we sang while I leaned on your shoulder

They scatter now, like souls that have lost their way

Are you happier now than you were back then?

How am I supposed to be happy without you?

You will never know how I truly feel

To you, who found other things more important

To you, who let go of my hand

There is nothing more I can ask for

Oh rain is on me rain is on me

Oh, I'd rather you just take my heart away

My pain is nothing pain is nothing

Oh, alright, I'll give you the answer you've been expecting

I still like you

Oh rain is on me rain is on me

Oh, I'd rather you just take my heart away

My pain is nothing pain is nothing

Oh, alright, I'll give you the answer you've been expecting

I still love you

...

[Korean]

이 사랑은 너의 발밑에 두고 시작해

그 이름만 들려와도 내려앉는 마음

손때 묻은 기억들엔 다 네가 있는데

넌 어떻게 그렇게나 몰라줄 수 있어

그날은 비가 많이 왔지 너의 집에선

눅눅한 여름 냄새와 그 천장의 모양

하염없이 바라보던 잠든 너의 얼굴

다 잊으려 노력하면 잊을 수 있을까

그 옆자리가 나이길 난 항상 바라왔지

그건 내게 너무 큰 욕심이었을까

오늘도 날 잃어버렸던 난

여전히 너를 기다리다가

가만히 널 안고 싶었어

Oh rain is on me rain is on me

오 차라리 넌 제발 내 심장을 꺼내 가

My pain is nothing pain is nothing

오 그래 네가 생각했던 그 답을 줄게

아직 나는 너를 좋아해

이게 사랑이 아니면 우린 뭐였을까

네 어깨 기대 불렀던 그 노래들은 다

갈 곳을 잃은 영혼처럼 흩어지고서

너는 지금 그때보다 행복해진 걸까

네가 없이 어떻게 행복해지란 건데

내가 어떤 마음인지 너는 몰라 절대

다른 게 중요해진 너에게

내 손을 놓았던 너에게

그 무엇도 난 바랄 수 없어

Oh rain is on me rain is on me

오 차라리 넌 제발 내 심장을 꺼내 가

My pain is nothing pain is nothing

오 그래 네가 생각했던 그 답을 줄게

아직 나는 너를 좋아해

Oh rain is on me rain is on me

오 차라리 넌 제발 내 심장을 꺼내 가

My pain is nothing pain is nothing

오 그래 네가 생각했던 그 답을 줄게

아직 나는 너를 사랑해

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
사랑 sarang Level 1	noun - love
기억 gieok Level 2	noun - memory
하염없이 hayeomeopsi Level 5	adverb - endlessly, vacantly
욕심 yoksim Level 3	noun - greed, desire
기다리다 gidarida Level 1	verb - to wait
심장 simjang Level 3	noun - heart
흩어지다 heuteojida Level 3	verb - to scatter, disperse
행복 haengbok Level 2	noun - happiness
절대 jeoldae Level 3	adverb - absolutely, never
노력하다 noryeokhada Level 2	verb - to make an effort
눅눅하다 nungnukhada Level 4	adjective - damp, humid
내려앉다 naeryeoanta Level 4	verb - to collapse, sink (heart)
영혼 yeonghon Level 4	noun - soul
중요하다 jungyohada Level 2	adjective - important
바라다 barada Level 2	verb - to hope, wish

Key Grammar Structures

• 그 이름만 들려와도 내려앉는 마음

  ➔ -아/어도 (Even if/when)

  ➔ The suffix "-도" attached to "들려와" emphasizes that even the mere act of hearing the name causes the heart to sink.

• 넌 어떻게 그렇게나 몰라줄 수 있어

  ➔ -ㄹ 수 있다 (Possibility/Ability)

  ➔ The construction "-ㄹ 수 있어" is used here to express disbelief or frustration at the subject's inability to understand.

• 다 잊으려 노력하면 잊을 수 있을까

  ➔ -려고 하다 (Intention/Trying to)

  ➔ Used as "잊으려" (short form of 잊으려고), it expresses the attempt or effort to forget the memories.

• 그 옆자리가 나이길 난 항상 바라왔지

  ➔ -이길 (Hope/Wish: -이기를)

  ➔ The suffix "-길" is a shortened form of "-기를," commonly used in casual speech to express a wish or hope.

• 오늘도 날 잃어버렸던 난

  ➔ -던 (Retrospective modifier)

  ➔ The "-던" suffix indicates that the action of losing oneself occurred repeatedly or continued in the past.

• 제발 내 심장을 꺼내 가

  ➔ -어/아 가다 (Take away)

  ➔ "꺼내 가" (꺼내어 가다) expresses the movement of taking something "out" and "away".

• 이게 사랑이 아니면 우린 뭐였을까

  ➔ -면 (Conditional: If)

  ➔ Used to pose a hypothetical question about the nature of the relationship if it wasn't love.

• 행복해지란 건데

  ➔ -라고 하다 (Quotation: -게 행복해지라고 하다)

  ➔ This is a contract of "행복해지라고 하는 건데", implying "Why are you asking me to be happy?"