Snapping – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: 청하
• Album: Flourishing

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Chungha's "Snapping," a powerful K-pop track that offers a fantastic gateway into the Korean language and modern K-pop artistry. With its catchy, repetitive chorus and clear lyrical theme of emotional detachment and self-empowerment, you can easily grasp key phrases and their nuanced meanings. Its compelling dance-pop rhythm, intense vocals, and the symbolic 'snapping' gesture make it an unforgettable and engaging song for language learners and K-pop enthusiasts alike. What makes this song special is not only its infectious beat but also Chungha's commanding delivery, which truly brings the narrative of moving on to life, allowing listeners to connect with the emotion even without full comprehension of the lyrics.

[English]

Don't make me love you

Bubbles rising up, so white

Why do you keep smiling at me, making me feel like it's a dream?

Why does your regretful face keep lingering like this?

Really freaky, a twisted mind

Doesn't matter what you baby hate or love

Drop me off on your way, lightly take it off

Push me away before tonight is over

Snapping, snapping, trying to cover my eyes

Snapping, snapping, throwing away my tired heart

Even if I steal you for a moment with staggering steps

Snapping, snapping, I'll let you go

I know, I know, I don't, I don't (Care)

Snapping, ooh, snapping, snapping

I know, I know, I don't, I don't (Mind)

Snapping, ooh, snapping, snapping

Baby, I feel you

Perfume spreading in a haze

Why do you make water-like me murky, shew, go on fade away

Spreading purple rain, why is it so sad?

Really freaky, a twisted mind

Doesn't matter what you baby hate or love

Drop me off on your way, lightly take it off

Push me away before tonight is over

Snapping, snapping, trying to cover my eyes

Snapping, snapping, throwing away my tired heart

Even if I steal you for a moment with staggering steps

Snapping, snapping, I'll let you go

I know, I know, I don't, I don't (Care)

Snapping, ooh, snapping, snapping

I know, I know, I don't, I don't (Mind)

Snapping, ooh, snapping, snapping

I feel so fine, I'm free

You feel so bad, you only have me

I feel so done, this story ends

When I say

Snapping, snapping, trying to cover my eyes

Snapping, snapping, throwing away my tired heart

Even if I steal you for a moment with staggering steps

Snapping, snapping, I'll let you go

I know, I know, I don't, I don't (Care)

Snapping, ooh, snapping, snapping

I know, I know, I don't, I don't (Mind)

Snapping, ooh, snapping, snapping

...

[Korean]

Don't make me love you

하얗게 올라온 거품

왜 자꾸 나를 보며 웃는데 꿈인 걸 느끼게

아쉬운 표정이 또 왜 이렇게 맴도니

Really freaky 베베 꼬인 마음

Doesn't matter what you baby hate or love

네가 가는 길에 drop me off 가볍게 take it off

오늘 밤이 가기 전에 밀어내

Snapping, snapping 애써 눈을 가리고

Snapping, snapping 지친 맘을 던지고

비틀대는 몸짓으로 잠시 널 훔치더라도

Snapping, snapping, I'll let you go

I know, I know, I don't, I don't (Care)

Snapping, ooh, snapping, snapping

I know, I know, I don't, I don't (Mind)

Snapping, ooh, snapping, snapping

Baby, I feel you

뿌옇게 번지는 퍼퓸

물 같은 나를 탁하게 해 왜 shew, go on fade away

번지는 purple rain 또 왜 이렇게 슬프니

Really freaky 베베 꼬인 마음

Doesn't matter what you baby hate or love

네가 가는 길에 drop me off 가볍게 take it off

오늘 밤이 가기 전에 밀어내

Snapping, snapping 애써 눈을 가리고

Snapping, snapping 지친 맘을 던지고

비틀대는 몸짓으로 잠시 널 훔치더라도

Snapping, snapping, I'll let you go

I know, I know, I don't, I don't (Care)

Snapping, ooh, snapping, snapping

I know, I know, I don't, I don't (Mind)

Snapping, ooh, snapping, snapping

I feel so fine 난 자유로워

You feel so bad 나 뿐인 넌

I feel so done 이 story가 끝나

When I say

Snapping, snapping 애써 눈을 가리고

Snapping, snapping 지친 맘을 던지고

비틀대는 몸짓으로 잠시 널 훔치더라도

Snapping, snapping, I'll let you go

I know, I know, I don't, I don't (Care)

Snapping, ooh, snapping, snapping

I know, I know, I don't, I don't (Mind)

Snapping, ooh, snapping, snapping

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to feel love for someone or something
snap /snæp/ B1	verb - to make a sudden, sharp cracking sound noun - a sharp cracking sound
freaky /ˈfɹiːki/ B2	adjective - strange or unusual in a way that excites or disturbs
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the part of a person that thinks, reasons, feels
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
light /laɪt/ A2	adjective - having a lot of brightness or illumination
fade /feɪd/ B2	verb - to gradually disappear or diminish
rain /reɪn/ A2	noun - water falling from the sky in drops
drop /drɒp/ A2	verb - to let something fall downward
gossip /ˈgɒsɪp/ B2	noun - casual or unconcerned talk about others
hit /hɪt/ B1	verb - to strike something forcefully

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't make me love you

  ➔ Causative verb 'make' + object + infinitive without 'to'

  ➔ This structure indicates that someone is being forced or caused to love the speaker. "make me love" implies external influence.

• 꿈인 걸 느끼게

  ➔ 게 하다 causative construction

  ➔ The "게 하다" structure is a causative construction in Korean, indicating that someone is making someone else do something. In this context, it translates to 'make me feel'. "느끼게" is derived from 느끼다 (to feel).

• 아쉬운 표정이 또 왜 이렇게 맴도니

  ➔ Interrogative adverb '왜 이렇게' (why so/in this way) + verb 맴돌다 (to linger)

  ➔ This sentence questions why a regretful expression is lingering. "왜 이렇게" emphasizes the degree to which the expression is lingering, adding emotional weight.

• Doesn't matter what you baby hate or love

  ➔ Negative contraction 'Doesn't' + 'what' clause as subject

  ➔ The sentence indicates that the speaker doesn't care about what the other person hates or loves. The 'what' clause functions as the subject of the sentence. "Doesn't matter" implies indifference.

• 네가 가는 길에 drop me off 가볍게 take it off

  ➔ Imperative verbs 'drop' and 'take off'

  ➔ These are imperative verbs used to give instructions or commands. "Drop me off" means to leave the speaker somewhere. "Take it off" is used figuratively to mean removing something emotionally or figuratively, not literally taking clothes off.

• 오늘 밤이 가기 전에 밀어내

  ➔ '-기 전에' (before doing something)

  ➔ '-기 전에' grammar expresses an action that must occur before another one. The phrase '오늘 밤이 가기 전에' means 'before this night is over.'

• 비틀대는 몸짓으로 잠시 널 훔치더라도

  ➔ '-더라도' (even if/even though)

  ➔ '-더라도' grammar is used to present a hypothetical situation that, regardless of its occurrence, doesn't change the speaker's main point. In this context, even if the speaker steals a moment with the other person, they will still let them go.