생각을 멈추다 보면 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: 진영, 최유리
• Album: 들어봐! 유리의 숲2

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic nuances of Korean through this gentle ballad. This song is perfect for learners looking to master soft, conversational Korean and emotional vocabulary, offering a beautiful way to connect with the language through its calm and melodic storytelling.

[English]

Somehow, I'm trying

To tell you that I love you

Lingering as if I might appear in your dreams

Maybe it wasn't that we were loving each other

But our unadorned selves

Ah, is this what love is?

When I find myself thinking like this

The days I see after stopping

Are all filled with love and heart

And since it's all already in its place

Oh, what a beautiful day

Such relaxed words come to me naturally

In the midst of my halted thoughts

It's a day filled by the love that follows

I try hard to look back

At my troubled thoughts again

Realizing I still have so far to go in life

How is it that you think just like me?

If so, then ah, is this love?

So now, I must stop

The "us" of that time is a natural

Love and a devotion

That will be waiting for us in the future

Oh, what a beautiful day

Such relaxed words come to me naturally

In the midst of my halted thoughts

It's a day filled by the love that follows

Wondering if I still have a long way to go

And if we'll recognize each other when that day comes

I only wish to share

The peace of these quieted thoughts

That no one else knows

[Korean]

나는 어떻게든

너에게 사랑한다 말하며

꿈에라도 나올 듯 서성이고 그래

어쩜 우린 서로를 사랑한 게 아니고

꾸미지 않은 모습

아 사랑인가

이런 생각을 하다 보면

멈춘 후 보이는 날은 다

사랑이고 마음이며

그것은 다 자리에 있으니

우 아름다운 날

이런 여유로운 말은 자연스럽게도

멈춰진 생각에

뒤따라오는 사랑이 채워주는 하루야

나는 애써 궂은

생각을 다시 되돌아보며

아직은 멀었구나 사는구나 그래

어쩜 너는 나와 같은 생각을 하는지

그렇다면 우리는 아 사랑인가

그러니 이제 멈춰야 해

그때의 우리는 당연한

사랑이고 마음이며

앞날에 다 있어 줄 것이니

우 아름다운 날

이런 여유로운 말은 자연스럽게도

멈춰진 생각에

뒤따라오는 사랑이 채워주는 하루야

아직 멀었나 싶고

그날이 오면 우리가 알아볼 수 있을지

난 아무도 모르는

멈춘 생각의 여유를

나누고픈 마음뿐야

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
생각 saeng-gak Level 1	noun - thought, idea
멈추다 meom-chu-da Level 2	verb - to stop, cease
사랑 sa-rang Level 1	noun - love
서성이다 seo-seong-i-da Level 4	verb - to pace back and forth, hover
모습 mo-seup Level 2	noun - appearance, figure
마음 ma-eum Level 1	noun - mind, heart
자리 ja-ri Level 1	noun - place, seat
아름답다 a-reum-dap-da Level 2	adjective - beautiful
여유롭다 yeo-yu-rop-da Level 4	adjective - relaxed, laid-back
자연스럽다 ja-yeon-seu-reop-da Level 3	adjective - natural
채우다 chae-u-da Level 2	verb - to fill
하루 ha-ru Level 1	noun - one day
애쓰다 ae-sseu-da Level 3	verb - to struggle, try hard
궂다 gut-da Level 5	adjective - unpleasant, gloomy
되돌아보다 doe-dol-a-bo-da Level 3	verb - to look back, reflect
앞날 ap-nal Level 2	noun - future
나누다 na-nu-da Level 2	verb - to share

Key Grammar Structures

• 꿈에라도 나올 듯 서성이고 그래

  ➔ -을 듯(이)

  ➔ Used to express an assumption or appearance. Here, "나올 듯" means "as if (you) might appear".

• 이런 생각을 하다 보면

  ➔ -다 보면

  ➔ Indicates that if you continue doing the action, a certain result will follow. "생각을 하다 보면" means "if you keep thinking like this".

• 멈춘 후 보이는 날은 다 사랑이고

  ➔ -ㄴ/은 후

  ➔ Indicates a sequence of events, meaning "after" doing something. "멈춘 후" means "after stopping".

• 뒤따라오는 사랑이 채워주는 하루야

  ➔ Noun-modifying form (Relative clause)

  ➔ The verb "채워주는" modifies the noun "하루". It means "the day filled by love that follows".

• 아직은 멀었구나 사는구나 그래

  ➔ -구나

  ➔ An exclamatory ending used to express realization or discovery. "멀었구나" means "Ah, it is still far".

• 그렇다면 우리는 아 사랑인가

  ➔ -인가

  ➔ A literary or contemplative interrogative ending. It asks a question to oneself. "사랑인가" means "Is it love?".

• 그러니 이제 멈춰야 해

  ➔ -아야 해

  ➔ Indicates obligation or necessity. "멈춰야 해" means "must stop".

• 앞날에 다 있어 줄 것이니

  ➔ -ㄹ 것이니

  ➔ A literary form used to provide a reason or basis for the following statement. "있어 줄 것이니" means "because (it/you) will be there for me".