살기 위해서 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: Noel
• Album: Padam Padam (Original Television Soundtrack) Pt. 1

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt ballad "살기 위해서" by Noel and explore the powerful emotions of love and longing. This song, part of the *Padam Padam* OST, offers a poignant look at how love intertwines with pain and joy, providing a unique lens through which to understand Korean expressions of deep affection.

[English]

The reason my heart is pounding like this

You must have visited my heart

Even if our love just brushes past again

The person I miss most in the world

Before I knew it, I called your name

I wish to live

Even if that love hurts, I'll wait here

Because love, even if far away, will meet someday

Because I feel like I'll die without you, I need to live

Why tears fell without a reason

Why my heart had to ache so much

I want to run to you now and tell you

I wish to live

Even if that love hurts, I'll wait here

Because love, even if far away, will meet someday

Because I feel like I'll die without you, because I love you

What if I never see you again?

I'm afraid you'll disappear like smoke

I wish to live

You are the one who made me live

Even these tears, I'm thankful for them, because you gave them to me

Even this longing makes me happy

To live

I love you

...

[Korean]

내가 이렇게도 가슴이 뛰는 건

그대가 내 마음에 다녀 갔었나 봐

우리 사랑은 또 스쳐가지만

세상에서 가장 그리운 사람

내가 어느새 그대 이름을 불러

원합니다 내가 살기 위해서

그 사랑이 아파도 기다릴께 여기서

사랑이란 멀리 있어도 언젠간 만날 테니까

니가 없으면 죽을 것 같아서 살기 위해서

왜 이유 없이 눈물이 났는지

그렇게 가슴 아파야 했는지

지금 달려가 꼭 말해주고 싶어

원합니다 내가 살기 위해서

그 사랑이 아파도 기다릴께 여기서

사랑이란 멀리 있어도 언젠간 만날 테니까

니가 없으면 죽을 것 같아서 널 사랑해서

두 번 다신 못 보게 될 까봐

연기처럼 니가 사라질까봐 난 두려워

원합니다 내가 살기 위해서

날 살게 해준 사람 바로 그대입니다

눈물마저 고맙습니다 그대가 준 것이니까

그리움 조차 나는 행복해서

살기 위해서

널 사랑해

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
가슴 gaseum A2	noun - chest; heart
뛰는 ttwineun B1	verb - to beat; to throb
사랑 sarang A1	noun - love
그리운 geuriun B1	adjective - longing; missing
사람 saram A1	noun - person
이름 ireum A1	noun - name
불러 bulleo A2	verb - to call; to sing
원합니다 wonhamnida B1	verb - want; desire
살기 salgi A2	verb - to live
아파도 apado B1	verb - to hurt; to be painful
기다릴께 gidarilkke A2	verb - to wait
만날 mannal A2	verb - to meet
죽을 jugeul A2	verb - to die
눈물 nunmul A1	noun - tears
행복 haengbok A2	noun - happiness
두려워 duryeowo B1	adjective - afraid
날 nal A1	pronoun - me
해준 haejun A2	verb - to do for; to give

Key Grammar Structures

• 내가 이렇게도 가슴이 뛰는 건 그대가 내 마음에 다녀 갔었나 봐

  ➔ Past tense with '-았/었나 봐' expressing a realization or conjecture about a past event.

  ➔ The sentence uses the past tense ending '-았/었나 봐' to show the speaker is realizing *now* that someone's presence caused their heart to beat faster. The '건' is a colloquial shortening of '것은' and functions as a subject marker. The phrase implies 'I think/realize that...'. The verb '다녀 갔었나 봐' (literally 'went and came back') implies a visit that left an impression.

• 원합니다 내가 살기 위해서

  ➔ Use of the verb '원하다' (to want/desire) followed by a clause indicating purpose ('살기 위해서' - in order to live).

  ➔ This line expresses a strong desire. '원합니다' is the polite form of '원하다' (to want). '살기 위해서' is a purpose clause, using the verb stem '살-' (from 살다 - to live) + '-기 위해서' (in order to). The entire phrase means 'I want, in order to live'.

• 니가 없으면 죽을 것 같아서 살기 위해서

  ➔ Use of '-ㄹ/을 것 같다' (to seem/appear) expressing a subjective feeling or conjecture, combined with a purpose clause.

  ➔ The phrase '-ㄹ/을 것 같다' expresses a feeling of likelihood or conjecture. Here, '니가 없으면 죽을 것 같아서' means 'It seems like I will die if you aren't here'. The '아서' connects this feeling to the reason for wanting to live. The entire line is a powerful statement of dependency.