아픈 말 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: 도영 (DOYOUNG)
• Album: 환승연애4 (EXchange4) OST Part 6

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into DOYOUNG's emotive track "아픈 말" (Sad Words) to connect with Korean balladry that perfectly captures the nuance of heartbreak. The song's title itself, meaning 'Painful Words,' reveals a core message about the difficulty of expressing love's ending, making it a special piece for understanding Korean expressions of sorrow and finality in relationships.

[English]

The more I love, the smaller I feel

The more I lean on you, the more my heart seems to grow

Only you don’t know

That I’m still here

And I can’t get used to that

Words I couldn’t say

Now when they finally reach you

They just scatter in the wind

With my heart grown cold

I want to send it to you again

As for me now

To you who no longer loves me

The words ‘I loved you’

Such hard words

They’re painful, so they never become easy

Nights spent missing you

I just hope you don’t fade away like this

How can I get you to come back?

My feelings are so hard to understand

We bear different scars for one another

They’re cut so deeply

If I could cut this hate out of my heart

Would it make me feel better?

Even so,

I’m someone who still loves you

The words ‘I loved you’

Such difficult words

They’re painful, so they don’t get any easier

Nights spent missing you

I just hope you don’t fade away like this

How can I get you to come back?

Hmm

Could I go back to that time

I wonder if I can

[Korean]

사랑할수록 난 작아지고

기댈수록 맘은 커지나 봐

너만 모르는 내가

여전히 있다는 건

익숙해지지가 않아

말하지 못했던 말들

이제서야 네게 닿으면

바람에 흩어져 버린다

차가워진 맘을 담아서

다시 전하고 싶어

이제는 날

사랑하지 않는 너에게

사랑했다는 말

그런 어려운 말

아픈 말이라 쉬워지지가 않아서

너를 그리는 밤

이대로 지워지지 않기만 바래

어떡하면 네가 돌아올까

참 알 수 없는 맘이라

서로에게 다른 상처가

너무나도 깊게 패여서

미워하는 맘을 자르면

조금 괜찮아질까

그래도 널

사랑하고 있는 나라서

사랑했다는 말

그런 어려운 말

아픈 말이라 쉬워지지가 않아서

너를 그리는 밤

이대로 지워지지 않기만 바래

어떡하면 네가 돌아올까

흠

그때로 돌아갈 수

있을까

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
사랑하다 [sa-rang-ha-da] A2	verb - to love
마음 [ma-eum] A2	noun - heart; feelings; mind
말 [mal] A2	noun - word; speech; language
밤 [bam] A1	noun - night
바람 [ba-ram] B1	noun - wind; wish; desire
상처 [sang-cheo] B1	noun - wound; emotional hurt
지우다 [ji-u-da] B1	verb - to erase; to delete
그리다 [geu-ri-da] A2	verb - to draw; to miss or long for
돌아오다 [do-ra-o-da] A2	verb - to come back; to return
기대다 [gi-dae-da] B1	verb - to lean on; to rely on
익숙하다 [ik-suk-ha-da] B2	adjective - to be familiar or used to
차갑다 [cha-gap-tta] A2	adjective - to be cold (in temperature or emotion)
전하다 [jeon-ha-da] B1	verb - to convey; to tell someone
닿다 [da-t’a] B1	verb - to reach; to touch
미워하다 [mi-wo-ha-da] B1	verb - to hate; to dislike strongly
깊다 [gip-tta] A2	adjective - deep; profound
어렵다 [eo-ryeop-tta] A2	adjective - difficult; hard
아프다 [a-peu-da] A1	adjective - painful; hurt; sick

Key Grammar Structures

• [translate:사랑할수록 난 작아지고]

  ➔ -(으)ㄹ수록: the more..., the more...

  ➔ ‘[translate:사랑할수록]’ means ‘the more (I) love’. It expresses a proportional relationship — as love increases, something else (being small) increases too.

• [translate:기댈수록 맘은 커지나 봐]

  ➔ 나/나 봐요: it seems that..., I guess...

  ➔ ‘[translate:커지나 봐]’ shows guess or inference from observation — ‘it seems the heart grows bigger’.

• [translate:너만 모르는 내가]

  ➔ 만: only, just

  ➔ ‘[translate:너만]’ limits the subject to ‘only you’.

• [translate:말하지 못했던 말들]

  ➔ -았/었-던: something that happened in the past but not continuing now

  ➔ ‘[translate:못했던]’ means ‘couldn’t (say)’ referring to a past action that didn’t happen.

• [translate:이제는 날 사랑하지 않는 너에게]

  ➔ -지 않는: not doing, negative relative clause

  ➔ ‘[translate:사랑하지 않는 너]’ means ‘you who no longer love’. It negates the verb to modify the noun.

• [translate:그런 어려운 말]

  ➔ 관형사형 (modifier form): verb/adjective modifying a noun

  ➔ ‘[translate:어려운 말]’ means ‘difficult word/saying’ — adjective modifies noun.

• [translate:이대로 지워지지 않기만 바래]

  ➔ -기만 하다: only by doing..., merely

  ➔ ‘[translate:지워지지 않기만 바래]’ means ‘I just hope it won’t be erased.’ ‘-기만’ limits the hope to that single condition.

• [translate:어떡하면 네가 돌아올까]

  ➔ -(으)면: if, when (conditional)

  ➔ ‘[translate:어떡하면]’ means ‘if/when (I) do something, how’. It uses the conditional to wonder about a way or method.

• [translate:미워하는 맘을 자르면]

  ➔ -(으)면: if, when (conditional clause)

  ➔ ‘[translate:자르면]’ means ‘if (I) cut off’. It creates a condition — what happens if hate is cut away.

• [translate:그래도 널 사랑하고 있는 나라서]

  ➔ -아서/어서: because, since (reason)

  ➔ ‘[translate:사랑하고 있는 나라서]’ uses ‘-아서’ to mean ‘because I am the one still loving you.’