낙인 (Stigmatized) – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: Hebi
• Album: 웹툰 광력난신 OST Part. 3

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
기억 /ɡi.eok/ B1	noun - memory
가슴 /ɡa.seum/ A2	noun - chest, heart
잊다 /it.da/ B1	verb - to forget
상처 /sang.cheo/ B1	noun - wound, scar
괴롭다 /ɡoe.rop.da/ B2	adjective/verb - to be tormented, painful
세상 /se.sang/ A2	noun - world
버리다 /beo.ri.da/ B1	verb - to abandon, to throw away
하루 /ha.ru/ A1	noun - day
길다 /ɡil.da/ A2	adjective - to be long
방황 /bang.hwang/ B2	noun - wandering, straying
신음 /si.neom/ C1	noun - groan, moan
지치다 /ji.chi.da/ B1	verb - to be tired, exhausted
달래다 /dal.rae.da/ B2	verb - to comfort, to soothe
얼다 /eol.da/ A2	verb - to freeze
발걸음 /bal.geo.reum/ B1	noun - footstep, pace
돌리다 /dol.ri.da/ B1	verb - to turn, to reverse

Key Grammar Structures

• 메마른 두 입술 사이로 흐르는 기억의 숨소리

  ➔ Noun + -(으)로 + Noun

  ➔ The particle '-(으)로' indicates direction or a means/method. Here, it connects 'between the lips' to the 'sound of memory,' implying the memory is flowing out from between the lips.

• 지우려 지우려 해봐도 가슴은 널 잊지 못한다

  ➔ Verb stem + -려 (-려고) + 하다 (to try to do)

  ➔ This grammatical structure expresses an intention or an attempt to do something. '지우려 해봐도' translates to 'even though I try to erase it'.

• 서러워 못해 다신 볼순 없다 해도

  ➔ Verb stem + -아/어/해서 (reason) + 못 + Verb (cannot do)

  ➔ '서러워 못해' combines the feeling of sadness with inability. It means 'cannot bear it because of sadness' or 'cannot do it due to sorrow'.

• 어찌 너를 잊을까

  ➔ Interrogative adverb (어찌) + Object + Verb stem + -ㄹ/을까 (rhetorical question/wondering)

  ➔ '어찌' is a more literary or archaic way of saying 'how' or 'in what way'. '-ㄹ/을까' here expresses a sense of wondering or a rhetorical question, implying that forgetting is impossible.

• 가슴을 데인 것 처럼 눈물에 베인 것 처럼

  ➔ Noun + -을/를 + Verb stem + -ㄴ/은/는/는 것 처럼 (like/as if)

  ➔ This structure compares an experience or feeling to something else using '-ㄴ/은/는 것 처럼' (as if/like). Here, the pain is likened to being burned or cut by tears.

• 지워지지 않는 상처들이 괴롭다

  ➔ Verb stem + -지 않다 (negation) + -(는)는 + Noun (un- + Noun)

  ➔ This is a common way to form adjectives from verbs, creating a negative adjective. '지워지지 않는' means 'unerasable' or 'that cannot be erased'.

• 내가 사는것인지 세상이 나를 버린건지

  ➔ Noun clause (what/whether) + -(이)ㄴ/는지 (whether/if)

  ➔ This structure introduces a clause expressing uncertainty or a question about a situation. '내가 사는 것인지' means 'whether I am living' and '세상이 나를 버린 건지' means 'whether the world has abandoned me'.

• 하루가 일년처럼 길구나

  ➔ Noun + -처럼 (like/as if)

  ➔ This is a common simile construction. '길구나' is an exclamation expressing how long it feels. '하루가 일년처럼 길구나' means 'A day feels as long as a year!'.

• 지울 수 없는 기나긴 방황속에서

  ➔ Verb stem + -ㄹ/을 수 없다 (cannot)

  ➔ This is a standard construction to express inability. '지울 수 없는' means 'cannot be erased' or 'uneraseable'.

• 작은 신음조차 낼수없을 만큼

  ➔ Verb stem + -ㄹ/을 수 없다 (cannot) + -ㄹ/을 만큼 (to the extent that)

  ➔ This structure indicates the degree or extent to which something happens. '낼 수 없을 만큼' means 'to the extent that I cannot even let out a small groan'.

• 얼어붙은 나의 발걸음을 무엇으로 돌려야 하나

  ➔ Noun + -으로/로 + Noun + -(아/어/여)야 하다 (must/have to)

  ➔ This structure expresses a necessity or obligation. '무엇으로 돌려야 하나' translates to 'What should I turn my frozen steps with?' or 'How should I redirect my frozen steps?'.