숨 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: BEAST

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotive world of K-pop with BEAST's "숨" (Breath). This song offers a fantastic opportunity to explore the Korean language through its poignant lyrics about heartbreak and emotional struggle. You'll learn vocabulary related to feelings, time, and coping with loss, all while appreciating the powerful vocal delivery and dramatic musical arrangement that make this song a special and enduring piece of K-pop history. The direct translation of the title, "breath," perfectly encapsulates the song's theme of being overwhelmed to the point of feeling breathless, providing a rich context for language and cultural understanding.

[English]

Ha let me talk about me

Looking back at the past

Time seems to have stopped

In this tangled mess of thoughts

I have to hold you, not let you go

Oh, living with you

I can't let you go, I cried

I don't even know myself anymore

If you come back now

I won't hold you again

Thinking about the words we exchanged

I won't say anything more

Now I will let you go

Don't take me away, don't leave me

Even if I think about it a few times

It feels like I can't live without you

It feels like I can't breathe anymore

As time passes, little by little, oh I

The more it passes, the more my breath

Comes and goes, yeah

Breath in breath out ha ha

Breath in breath out ha ha

Breath in breath out ha ha

Breath in breath out ha ha

I can't breathe anymore

There's nowhere to return to

I will go further away

Now I will let you go, I will let you go

Don't do it, don't look back

Even if I think about it

It really feels like I'm losing you

It really feels crazy

As time passes, little by little, oh I

The more it passes, the more my breath

Comes and goes, yeah

Breath in breath out ha ha

Breath in breath out ha ha

Breath in breath out ha ha

Breath in breath out ha ha

I don't know

I don't know yeah

Yes or No, the light dims, the night is deep

Thoughts about you come to mind

I can't pull away, what should I do

Will I go back to the beginning

Will the deep love fade away

I don't even know myself anymore

...

[Korean]

Ha let me talk about ma

Chagabge doraseon dwitmoseube

Sigani jamsi meomchun deut hae

Hayahge dwaebeorin meorisogen

Neol jabaya dwae ani neol bonaeyadwae

Oh neol itgo saldeon

Neol itji mothae uldeon na

Dwil daero dwiraji nado nal jal molla

Ijeobullae niga doraseomyeon

Nan dasin jabji aneullae

Saenggakhae dallan mare

Deoneun gomin an hallae

Ije neoreul beorillae

Gaji ma nareul ddeonagajin ma

Myeot beoneul saenggakhae bwado

Naega neoreul itjineun himdeul geot gata

Ijeul su eobseul geot gata

Sigani galsurok jeomjeom jinagalsurok oh nan deo

Galsurok naneun deo jakkuman nae sumi

Makhyeo wa nae sumi yeah

Breath in breath out ha ha

Breath in breath out ha ha

Breath in breath out ha ha

Breath in breath out ha ha

Jiwobullae ni jarin ije eobseo

Doraol gotdo eobseo

Nan deo meoleojyeo gal geoya

Ije jom bikkyeojullae naneul neoreul beorillae

Haji ma doraseoryeo hajin ma

Amuri saenggakhae bwado

Jeongmal neoreul jiwoogin himdeul geot gata

Jeongmal michil geot gata

Sigani galsurok jeomjeom jinagalsurok oh nan deo

Galsurok naneun deo jakkuman nae sumi

Makhyeo wa nae sumi yeah

Breath in breath out ha ha

Breath in breath out ha ha

Breath in breath out ha ha

Breath in breath out ha ha

I don't know

I don't know yeah

Yes or No bichi jamdeun bam bulee ggeojin

Bang eongkyeobeorin neoe daehan saenggagi

Pulliji anha dodaeche mwol tathaeya

Jogeuminama wiroga dwilkka

Gipeodeon sarangi jwiilkka

Dwil daero dwiraji huh nado nal jal molla

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
숨 /sum/ A1	noun - breath
생각 /saeng-gak/ A2	noun - thought
시간 /si-gan/ A1	noun - time
가다 /ga-da/ A1	verb - to go
보다 /bo-da/ A1	verb - to see
달다 /dal-da/ B1	verb - to be sweet
어렵다 /eoryeop-da/ B1	adjective - difficult
미치다 /michida/ B2	verb - to reach
사랑 /sa-rang/ A2	noun - love
이제 /i-je/ A2	adverb - now
자다 /ja-da/ A1	verb - to sleep
말 /mal/ A1	noun - word
가슴 /ga-seum/ B1	noun - chest
기다리다 /gi-da-ri-da/ A2	verb - to wait
울다 /ul-da/ A1	verb - to cry
가져가다 /gajyeo-gada/ B2	verb - to take away

Key Grammar Structures

• Neol jabaya dwae ani neol bonaeyadwae

  ➔ Negative sentence structure using 'neol' + 'dwae ani' + 'neol' + verb + 'adwae'

  ➔ 'Dwae ani' is used to form a negative statement meaning 'not to' or 'should not'.

• Sigani galsurok jeomjeom jinagalsurok

  ➔ Use of 'jeomjeom' to indicate gradual or increasing action, similar to 'more and more'

  ➔ 'Jeomjeom' emphasizes that an action is happening increasingly over time.

• Breath in breath out ha ha

  ➔ Use of imperative and onomatopoeic phrase to depict breathing pattern, with repetition for emphasis

  ➔ This phrase mimics natural breathing rhythm, with 'ha ha' adding a casual or expressive tone.

• Doraol gotdo eobseo

  ➔ Use of 'gotdo eobseo' indicating inability or impossibility, with 'gotdo' meaning 'even if' or 'even though'

  ➔ The phrase expresses that even if certain conditions occur, something cannot be done or changed.

• Gipeodeon sarangi jwiilkka

  ➔ Use of future tense or conjecture with 'jwiilkka' meaning 'will it' or 'might it'

  ➔ This word asks a rhetorical question about the possibility or certainty of something happening.

• Haji ma doraseoryeo hajin ma

  ➔ Imperative form with negation, telling someone 'don't' do something

  ➔ This phrase commands someone not to do a certain action, emphasizing prohibition.

• Sigani galsurok jeomjeom jinagalsurok

  ➔ Repetition of 'jeomjeom' to express increasing intensity or frequency

  ➔ Repeating 'jeomjeom' emphasizes a gradual escalation in the action's intensity or occurrence.