Sunset – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: Nerd Connection
• Album: On the Crest of a Wave

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic world of Korean indie music with 'Sunset' by Nerd Connection. This song is perfect for learners who want to master emotional vocabulary and metaphors related to nature and longing, all while experiencing the sophisticated sound of the modern K-indie scene.

[English]

Lyrics : Nerd Connection

Composer : Nerd Connection

The cloudy afternoon is still bright

While pulling down the curtains, now and then

I realize today's sky

Has grown a bit lower

Every time that happens

I think, somehow I

Am fading away every day

Day by day, I think I

Am growing faint in the distance

Turning blue

Spreading out

Soon to disappear

Once more at this time tomorrow

When the shallow day is swallowed up

Every time that happens

I think, somehow I

Am fading away every day

Day by day, I think I

Am growing faint in the distance

Yesterday's laughter is a bit lighter than the laughter from a few days ago

Today's sadness is a bit heavier than the sadness from a few days ago

Yesterday's laughter is a bit lighter than the laughter from a few days ago

Today's sadness is a bit heavier than the sadness from a few days ago

[Korean]

作词 : Nerd Connection

作曲 : Nerd Connection

구름 낀 오후는 여전히 밝아

커튼을 내리다 문득 문득

오늘의 하늘은 한 뼘 더

낮아져 있단 걸 알게 됐을 때

그때마다

나는 아무래도 나는

저물어 가나 봐 매일

나는 하루하루 나는

옅어져 가나 봐 멀리

파랗게

번지다

곧 사라진다

내일 이 시간에 한 번 더

얕아진 하루가 잠겨 버릴 때

그때마다

나는 아무래도 나는

저물어 가나 봐 매일

나는 하루하루 나는

옅어져 가나 봐 멀리

어제의 웃음은 며칠 전 웃음보단 조금 가벼워

오늘의 슬픔은 며칠 전 슬픔보단 좀 더 무거워

어제의 웃음은 며칠 전 웃음보단 조금 가벼워

오늘의 슬픔은 며칠 전 슬픔보단 좀 더 무거워

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
구름 gureum Level 1	noun - cloud
오후 ohu Level 1	noun - afternoon
밝다 bakda Level 1	adjective - bright
커튼 keoteun Level 1	noun - curtain
하늘 haneul Level 1	noun - sky
저물다 jeomulda Level 3	verb - to grow dark, to set (sun)
옅어지다 yeoteojida Level 3	verb - to fade, to become faint
번지다 beonjida Level 2	verb - to spread, to blur
사라지다 sarajida Level 2	verb - to disappear
잠기다 jamgida Level 2	verb - to be submerged, to be deep in
웃음 useum Level 1	noun - laughter, smile
가볍다 gabyeopda Level 1	adjective - light (weight)
슬픔 seulpeum Level 1	noun - sadness
무겁다 mugeopda Level 1	adjective - heavy

Key Grammar Structures

• 오늘의 하늘은 한 뼘 더 낮아져 있단 걸 알게 됐을 때

  ➔ -ㄴ/는다는 것 (Indirect Quotation/Nominalization)

  ➔ Used to turn the clause "the sky is lower" into a noun phrase, meaning "the fact that...".

• 나는 아무래도 나는 저물어 가나 봐 매일

  ➔ -나 보다 (Conjecture/Appearance)

  ➔ Expresses the speaker's conjecture based on a situation, meaning "it seems like I am..."

• 저물어 가나 봐

  ➔ -어/아 가다 (Progressive state)

  ➔ Indicates a process or change happening over time, meaning "becoming..." or "fading away".

• 파랗게 번지다

  ➔ -게 (Adverbial suffix)

  ➔ Turns the adjective "파랗다" (blue) into an adverb, meaning "bluely/in a blue way".

• 잠겨 버릴 때

  ➔ -어/아 버리다 (Regret/Completion)

  ➔ Emphasizes the complete state of being submerged or finished, often with a sense of sadness.

• 며칠 전 웃음보단

  ➔ -보단 (Comparison - 보다 + 는)

  ➔ A contraction of "~보다" (than) and the topic marker "~는", used for contrast.