Through the Night – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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당신의 창 가까이 보낼게요
➔ 요 ending for polite grammatical sentence ending
➔ The suffix ''요'' is used to make the sentence polite.
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그럼 언제든 눈을 감고
➔ 아/어도 되다 structure indicating permission or possibility
➔ '감고' is the verb ''감다'' in its connective form, expressing permission or possibility to close the eyes.
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이 밤, 그날의 반딧불을 당신의 창 가까이 띄울게요
➔ '띄울게요' is a combination of the verb stem '띄우다' plus 'ㄹ + 게요' (future intention polite form)
➔ '띄울게요' expresses a polite future intention to send or lift the firefly close to the window.
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사랑한다는 말, 이에요
➔ 다는 expressing reported speech or a phrase being described
➔ '사랑한다는 말' is a noun phrase with '다는' used to quote or describe '말' (word/speech).
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어떻게 나에게 그대란 행운이 온 걸까
➔ 걸까 ending indicating a question or speculation
➔ '걸까' is used to express wondering or pondering whether something is the case.
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모든 말을 다 꺼내어 줄 순 없지만
➔ 줄 순 없다: a formal way to say 'cannot' or 'not able to'
➔ '줄 수 없다' means 'cannot' or 'unable to', indicating impossibility or inability.
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사랑한다는 말
➔ 는다는 used to quote or report a phrase/word
➔ '는다는' is used to quote, report, or describe a phrase or speech.