Running – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: 가호
• Album: START-UP (Original Television Soundtrack) Pt. 5

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the inspiring world of Gaho's "Running," an empowering song from the popular K-drama 'Start-Up.' Learning Korean through this track offers a chance to grasp motivational phrases and expressions of hope and perseverance. Gaho's dynamic vocals and the song's energetic melody make it a special and engaging piece for language learners, perfectly illustrating how to articulate ambition and resilience in Korean.

[English]

I breathe out

When I face my fears

A word that reached me

Telling me to be a little stronger

Hidden in the fog

Without a single ray of light

I worried and worried again

For the me of today

Under the gaze of others

On days when I fall behind again

Instead, I lift myself up

I run forward

Let's start from now

I run forward

Running Running, I shout to the world

Even when a dead end appears

I'm okay

Let's start from now

I run forward

Running Running

If I'm with you

I can do anything

I'll run endlessly in this harsh world

When life weighs down on me

When it becomes too much

The hand that was extended to me

Telling me to get up once more

Sometimes I cry

Sometimes I shout

I have something that can never be erased

My own center

Under the gaze of others

On days when I fall behind again

Instead, I lift myself up

I run forward

Let's start from now

I run forward

Running Running

I shout to the world

Even when a dead end appears

I'm okay

Let's start from now

I run forward

Running Running

If I'm with you

I can do anything

I'll run endlessly in this harsh world

To each other

Becoming the light

One earnest dream

Even the pitch-black

Night sky

I just need to overcome once more

I run forward

I run forward

I can be the one I want

I'll find the lost me again

Let's start from now

I run forward

Running Running

If I'm with you

I can do anything

To reach the place

I long for

[Korean]

숨을 내쉬고

두려움에 맞설 때

내게 들려온 한 마디

조금 더 힘을 내라고

안개 속에 가려져

한 줄기 빛도 없이

고민하고 또 고민했었어

오늘의 나를 위해서

남과 다른 시선에

또다시 뒤처지는 그런 날들에

반대로 나를 일으켜

달려나가

지금부터 시작해 봐

앞을 달려

Running Running 세상에 소리쳐

막다른 길이 나타나도

난 괜찮아

지금부터 시작해 봐

앞을 달려

Running Running

너와 함께라면

모든 할 수 있어

끝없이 달려봐 거친 세상 속

삶이 나를 누르고

점점 버거워질 때

내게 건네온 그 손길

한 번 더 일어나라고

때론 울기도 하고

때론 소리치지만

내겐 절대로 지울 수 없는

나만의 중심이 있어

남과 다른 시선에

또다시 뒤처지는 그런 날들에

반대로 나를 일으켜

달려나가

지금부터 시작해 봐

앞을 달려

Running Running

세상에 소리쳐

막다른 길이 나타나도

난 괜찮아

지금부터 시작해 봐

앞을 달려

Running Running

너와 함께라면

모든 할 수 있어

끝없이 달려봐 거친 세상 속

서로에게

빛이 되는

간절했던 꿈 하나

칠흑 같던

밤하늘도

또 한 번 이겨내면 돼

달려나가

달려나가

I can be the one I want

잃어버린 나를 다시 찾을 거야

지금부터 시작해 봐

앞을 달려

Running Running

너와 함께라면

모든 할 수 있어

바라는 곳에 닿을

그날을

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
두려움 /duɾjʌɯm/ B2	noun - fear
힘 /him/ A2	noun - strength, power
안개 /aŋɡɛ/ B1	noun - fog
빛 /pit/ A2	noun - light
고민 /komin/ B1	noun - worry, concern verb - to agonize over, to worry about
시작 /ɕi.d͡ʑak/ B1	noun - start, beginning verb - to start, to begin
달리다 /taɾi.da/ A2	verb - to run
세상 /se̞.saŋ/ A2	noun - world, society
길 /kil/ A1	noun - road, path
괜찮다 /ɡwɛn.tɕʰan.da/ A2	adjective - to be okay, alright
꿈 /k͈um/ A1	noun - dream
밤하늘 /pam.ha.nɯl/ B1	noun - night sky
간절함 /kaŋ.tɕʌɾ.ham/ C1	noun - earnestness, deep longing
중심 /tɕuŋ.ɕim/ B2	noun - center, core
삶 /salm/ B2	noun - life
버거워지다 /bʌɡʌwod͡ʑi.da/ B2	verb - to become difficult, burdensome
손길 /soŋ.ɡil/ B1	noun - hand, touch, gesture
이겨내다 /i.ɡjʌ.nɛ.da/ B2	verb - to overcome, to get through

Key Grammar Structures

• 숨을 내쉬고

  ➔ -고 conjunction (linking actions)

  ➔ This line uses the '-고' connector to link actions in sequence, as in '숨을 내쉬고'.

• 두려움에 맞설 때

  ➔ -때 time clause marker (when/while)

  ➔ This line uses the time clause '-때' to indicate 'when' something happens.

• 안개 속에 가려져

  ➔ passive form '가려져' from '가려지다' (to be hidden)

  ➔ This line uses the passive form '가려져' to express something being hidden.

• 한 줄기 빛도 없이

  ➔ -도 없이 expression (without even)

  ➔ This line uses the '-도 없이' expression to emphasize absence, 'without even a single ray of light'.

• 오늘의 나를 위해서

  ➔ -를/를 위하여 (~for the sake of)

  ➔ This line uses the '를 위해서' phrase to express purpose: for the sake of the current self.

• 남과 다른 시선에

  ➔ -에 marks direction/location (toward/in relation to)

  ➔ This line uses the location/direction marker '-에' to express relation to a perspective: 'in relation to others'.

• 반대로 나를 일으켜

  ➔ imperative '일으켜' (from '일으키다')

  ➔ This line uses the imperative form '일으켜' to urge someone to lift up, plus the subject is implicit.

• 지금부터 시작해 봐

  ➔ '해 봐' (try doing) from '하다 + 보다'

  ➔ This line uses the '해 봐' structure to encourage trying: 'start now and try'.

• 너와 함께라면

  ➔ -라면 conditional (if with X together)

  ➔ This line uses the conditional '-라면' to express 'if with you, then we can do anything'.

• 끝없이 달려봐

  ➔ imperative '달려봐' (try running) with the adverbial modifier

  ➔ This line uses the imperatival '달려봐' to encourage trying to run endlessly.

• 너와 함께라면

  ➔ -라면 conditional (again, if together)

  ➔ This line uses the conditional '-라면' to express 'if together with you, I can do anything'.