SMILEY – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: YENA, BIBI
• Album: SMiLEY

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the Korean language through YENA's infectious debut single, “Smiley,” featuring BIBI! Learn uplifting vocabulary related to happiness and resilience, and explore the nuances of expressing positivity in Korean. This vibrant pop-rock track will not only boost your language skills but also leave you with a smile.

[English]

Don't cry, don't cry

Like a little kid (la-la-la, ooh, la-la-la)

Smiling is winning, winning

That's what smiling is for (yeah, yeah)

You're so cute, you're so dumb

What you're saying (la-la-la, ooh, la-la-la)

Today, I really don't want to hear it

Just look up at the sky

Holding back, staying strong in my heart

I'll smile brightly for you

And I say "hey"

I'll make it smile, smile, smile go away

Smile beautifully and let it go

Just smile away, just smile away

Forgetting pain, sorrow, loneliness

I say "hey"

I never want to cry, cry, cry all day

When tears suddenly start to flow

Just smile away, just smile away

Say goodbye with my smiley face

(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

(Let's go!)

Except when you mock me, my lips are chillin'

You have to survive by being tough. What are you doing?

Is being cute and pretty everything? But

Seeing you makes me feel good

All your twisted personality makes me afraid

Why do you keep smiling like that?

Seizing the chance when you're flustered to disarm me

Could we become friends, just the two of us?

Holding back, staying strong in my heart

I'll smile brightly for you

And I say "hey"

I'll make it smile, smile, smile go away

Smile beautifully and let it go (let it go)

Just smile away, just smile away

Forget pain, sorrow, loneliness

I say "hey" (I say "hey")

I never want to cry, cry, cry all day

When tears suddenly start to flow

Just smile away, just smile away

Say goodbye with my smiley face

Actually, inside my heart that's not how I feel

But I’m so happy to just brush it off

To my bright smile that lights up the world

The crazy world would say I’ve gone mad

I don't care, I don't care what you say

This is my one life, I smile it out

Even if it's lonely and dark

Yeah, I

And I say "hey" (yeah, yeah)

I'm gonna make it smile, smile, smile go away

Smile beautifully and let it go (let it go)

Just smile away, just smile away

Forget pain, sorrow, loneliness (forget)

I say "hey" (I say "hey")

I never want to cry, cry, cry all day

When tears suddenly start to flow

Just smile away, just smile away

Say goodbye with my smiley face

...

[Korean]

울지 마 울지 마

어린아이 같이 (la-la-la, ooh, la-la-la)

웃는 게 웃는 게

이기는 거라고 (yeah, yeah)

You're so cute, you're so dumb

네가 하는 말이 (la-la-la, ooh, la-la-la)

오늘따라 듣기 싫어

하늘을 한번 쳐다보고

내가 꾹 참고 맘을 다잡고

네게 밝게 웃어줄게

And I say "hey"

I'm gonna make it smile, smile, smile away

예쁘게 웃고 넘겨버릴래

Just smile away, just smile away

아픔 슬픔 외로움 잊게

I say "hey"

I never wanna cry, cry, cry all day

갑자기 눈물이 차오를 땐

Just smile away, just smile away

안녕이라 말할래 with my smiley face

(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

(Let's go!)

비웃을 때 빼고 내 입꼬리는 chillin'

나빠야지 살아남지 넌 뭐해

귀엽고 예쁘면 장땡이냐 근데

널 보고 있으니까 기분이가 좋네

삐뚤어진 성격 모두 나를 겁내

아주 그냥 확 너는 왜 계속 웃어?

당황하는 틈을 타 날 무장해제

친구가 될 수 있을까 우리 둘이

내가 꾹 참고 맘을 다잡고

네게 밝게 웃어줄게

And I say "hey"

I'm gonna make it smile, smile, smile away

예쁘게 웃고 넘겨버릴래

Just smile away, just smile away

아픔 슬픔 외로움 잊게

I say "hey"

I never wanna cry, cry, cry all day

갑자기 눈물이 차오를 땐

Just smile away, just smile away

안녕이라 말할래 with my smiley face

사실 나의 맘속은 그게 아닌데

웃어 넘기기에 난 너무 행복해

세상 환히 웃고 있는 내게

미친 세상은 날 미쳤다 하겠지

I don't care, I don't care what you saying

한 번 사는 내 삶 I smile it

Even it's lonely and dark

Yeah, I

And I say "hеy" (yeah, yeah)

I'm gonna make it smilе, smile, smile away

예쁘게 웃고 넘겨버릴래 (버릴래)

Just smile away, just smile away

아픔 슬픔 외로움 잊게 (잊게)

I say "hey" (I say "hey")

I never wanna cry, cry, cry all day

갑자기 눈물이 차오를 땐

Just smile away, just smile away

안녕이라 말할래 with my smiley face

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to make a facial expression showing happiness noun - a facial expression of happiness
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to produce tears as a result of emotion noun - the act of shedding tears
cute /kjuːt/ A2	adjective - attractive in a pretty or endearing way
happy /ˈhæpi/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
dark /dɑːrk/ B1	adjective - having little or no light
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and has a bond of mutual affection
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of a person's head
sad /sæd/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing sorrow
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B1	adjective - feeling sad because one has no friends or company
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ B2	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
suddenly /ˈsʌdənli/ B2	adverb - quickly and unexpectedly
catch /kætʃ/ B1	verb - to capture or seize
forget /fərˈɡɛt/ B1	verb - to fail to remember

Key Grammar Structures

• 네가 하는 말이

  ➔ Using the object particle '이/가' to mark the subject in a relative clause.

  ➔ '이/가' marks the subject of a clause, emphasizing it or indicating changes in focus within relative clauses.

• 웃는 게 웃는 게

  ➔ Using the subject marker '게' to nominalize the preceding verb and topic.

  ➔ '게' functions as a nominalizer, turning verbs into noun phrases that serve as the subject or topic.

• 네게 밝게 웃어줄게

  ➔ Using '줄게' to express intent or promise to do something for someone, with a focus on giving or offering.

  ➔ '줄게' indicates the speaker's intention to do something for someone, often translated as 'I will' or 'I'll'.

• 갑자기 눈물이 차오를 땐

  ➔ Using the conditional '땐' (때는) to indicate 'when' or 'if' referring to a specific situation.

  ➔ '땐' (때는) is a conditional particle meaning 'when' or 'if' used to specify the circumstances under which something happens.

• 이기는 거라고

  ➔ Using the quotation '라고' to report speech or cite a statement, with emphasis on the statement as a fact.

  ➔ '라고' is a quote particle used to report speech or state what someone has said, often followed by a statement of fact.

• 세상 환히 웃고 있는 내게

  ➔ Using the verb '웃고 있는' in the present continuous tense, with the suffix '-는' indicating an ongoing action.

  ➔ The verb form '웃고 있는' uses '-는' to denote an ongoing action or state in the present tense.