Love, Maybe – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: MeloMance (멜로망스)
• Album: A Business Proposal OST Special Track

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of the Korean language with MeloMance's “Love, Maybe.” This charming and easy-to-listen-to song is perfect for language learners. Its clear and repetitive lyrics about the simple joys of falling in love make it easy to follow along and pick up new vocabulary. The song's gentle melody and sweet sentiment offer a delightful window into Korean pop music and culture, making language learning an enjoyable experience.

[English]

Imagining the things I want to do with you

Has become my daily routine these days

When I see you happy

I naturally find myself smiling along

My heart flutters at your actions, tossing and turning

There are more and more sleepless nights

Anyone would say this is love

We might get tired if we’re together all day

But even when I turn away, it’s all about you

I guess this must be love

...

...

More and more days pass as I think about the things I want to do with you

There are many days like this

Anyone would say this is love

We might get tired if we’re together all day

But even when I turn away, it’s all about you

I guess this must be love

...

When I see you happy

I can’t help but smile along

This much should be enough for you to understand

You should find the courage too

If I’m not the only one feeling this way

It’s worth us meeting

I guess this must be love

...

[Korean]

너와 함께 하고 싶은 일들을 상상하는 게

요즘 내 일상이 되고

너의 즐거워하는 모습을 보고 있으면

자연스레 따라 웃고 있는 걸

너의 행동에 설레어하고 뒤척이다가

지새운 밤이 많아지는데

이건 누가 봐도 사랑일 텐데

종일 함께면 질릴 텐데

나 돌아서도 온통 너인 건

아무래도 사랑인가 봐

점점 너와 하고 싶은 일들 생각하면서

하룰 보낸 날이 많아지는데

이건 누가 봐도 사랑일 텐데

종일 함께면 질릴 텐데

나 돌아서도 온통 너인 건

아무래도 사랑인가 봐

너의 행복해하는 모습을 보고 있으면

나도 모르게 따라 웃는데

이 정도면 알아줄 만하잖아

너도 용기 낼만 하잖아

나만 이런 게 아니라면

우리 만나볼 만하잖아

아무래도 사랑인가 봐

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
사랑 /saːɾaŋ/ B1	noun - love
행복 /hɛŋbok/ B2	noun - happiness
일상 /ilsang/ B2	noun - daily life, everyday routine
생각하다 /sɛŋɡaŋhada/ A2	verb - to think
함께 /hamkke/ A2	adjective - together
웃다 /utda/ A1	verb - to laugh, to smile
설레다 /sʌlleda/ B2	verb - to flutter, to be excited (emotionally)
행동 /hɛŋdong/ B2	noun - action, behavior
뒤척이다 /twitʃʌgida/ C1	verb - to toss and turn (in bed)
용기 /joŋɡi/ B1	noun - courage
만나다 /mannada/ A1	verb - to meet
온통 /ontʰoŋ/ B2	adverb/adjective - entirely, all over
질리다 /tɕillida/ B2	verb - to get tired of, to be fed up with
자연스레 /dʑajʌnsɯɾe/ C1	adverb - naturally, spontaneously
즐거워하다 /tɕɯlkʌwʌhada/ B1	verb - to enjoy, to be happy about

Key Grammar Structures

• 너와 함께 하고 싶은 일들을 상상하는 게

  ➔ Nominalizer –는 게

  ➔ The clause "상상하는" is turned into a noun by adding "게"; it means “the act of imagining”.

• 요즘 내 일상이 되고

  ➔ Verb‑고 되다 (to become)

  ➔ "되고" combines the connective "고" with "되다" meaning “to become”; here it means “has become my daily routine”.

• 너의 즐거워하는 모습을 보고 있으면

  ➔ Progressive -아/어 있다 + conditional -면

  ➔ "보고 있으면" uses "-아/어 있다" to show a continuous action (watching) and "-면" to express “if/when”.

• 자연스레 따라 웃고 있는 걸

  ➔ Progressive -고 있다 + nominalizer -걸 (colloquial for -것을)

  ➔ "웃고 있는 걸" = "웃고 있다" (laughing) + "걸" (short for "것을", the object form).

• 너의 행동에 설레어하고 뒤척이다가

  ➔ Connector -다가 (while doing)

  ➔ "뒤척이다가" uses "-다가" to indicate an action that occurs while another action is happening, here “while tossing and turning”.

• 지새운 밤이 많아지는데

  ➔ Connector -는데 (background / contrast)

  ➔ "많아지는데" ends with "-는데" to give a background statement, indicating “the nights that I stay up become many, and…”.

• 이건 누가 봐도 사랑일 텐데

  ➔ Speculation -일 텐데

  ➔ "일 텐데" expresses the speaker's guess or assumption; here “it must be love, you know”.

• 종일 함께면 질릴 텐데

  ➔ Conditional speculation -면 … 텐데

  ➔ "함께면 질릴 텐데" uses "-면" (if) together with "-텐데" (I suppose) to mean “If we were together all day, I’d probably get bored”.

• 나 돌아서도 온천 너인 건

  ➔ Concession -아/어도 (even if)

  ➔ "돌아서도" uses "-어도" to mean “even if I turn away”.

• 아무래도 사랑인가 봐

  ➔ Speculation -인/가 봐 (looks like)

  ➔ "사랑인가 봐" uses "-인/가 봐" to express a guess: “It seems like love”.