숨 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

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Lyrics & Translation

[Korean]

[English]

Ha let me talk about ma

Ha let me talk about me

Chagabge doraseon dwitmoseube

Looking back at the past

Sigani jamsi meomchun deut hae

Time seems to have stopped

Hayahge dwaebeorin meorisogen

In this tangled mess of thoughts

Neol jabaya dwae ani neol bonaeyadwae

I have to hold you, not let you go

Oh neol itgo saldeon

Oh, living with you

Neol itji mothae uldeon na

I can't let you go, I cried

Dwil daero dwiraji nado nal jal molla

I don't even know myself anymore

Ijeobullae niga doraseomyeon

If you come back now

Nan dasin jabji aneullae

I won't hold you again

Saenggakhae dallan mare

Thinking about the words we exchanged

Deoneun gomin an hallae

I won't say anything more

Ije neoreul beorillae

Now I will let you go

Gaji ma nareul ddeonagajin ma

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

Myeot beoneul saenggakhae bwado

Even if I think about it a few times

Naega neoreul itjineun himdeul geot gata

It feels like I can't live without you

Ijeul su eobseul geot gata

It feels like I can't breathe anymore

Sigani galsurok jeomjeom jinagalsurok oh nan deo

As time passes, little by little, oh I

Galsurok naneun deo jakkuman nae sumi

The more it passes, the more my breath

Makhyeo wa nae sumi yeah

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

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

I can't breathe anymore

Doraol gotdo eobseo

There's nowhere to return to

Nan deo meoleojyeo gal geoya

I will go further away

Ije jom bikkyeojullae naneul neoreul beorillae

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

Haji ma doraseoryeo hajin ma

Don't do it, don't look back

Amuri saenggakhae bwado

Even if I think about it

Jeongmal neoreul jiwoogin himdeul geot gata

It really feels like I'm losing you

Jeongmal michil geot gata

It really feels crazy

Sigani galsurok jeomjeom jinagalsurok oh nan deo

As time passes, little by little, oh I

Galsurok naneun deo jakkuman nae sumi

The more it passes, the more my breath

Makhyeo wa nae sumi yeah

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

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

I don't know yeah

I don't know yeah

Yes or No bichi jamdeun bam bulee ggeojin

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

Bang eongkyeobeorin neoe daehan saenggagi

Thoughts about you come to mind

Pulliji anha dodaeche mwol tathaeya

I can't pull away, what should I do

Jogeuminama wiroga dwilkka

Will I go back to the beginning

Gipeodeon sarangi jwiilkka

Will the deep love fade away

Dwil daero dwiraji huh nado nal jal molla

I don't even know myself anymore

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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.