To Me From Me – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: KiiiKiii

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

作词 : Tablo/ Haru Lee

作曲 : Tablo/ Philtre

编曲 : Tablo/ Philtre

Once again today, anxious thoughts

Hide-and-seek, hide-and-seek

And the memory of you drifting away

Tag, tag

Even when I look in the mirror

I can’t find a thing I like

This world just gets harder and harder and harder

Just one step, and then one more

I just need to get through today, just today

Sometimes I want to cry, but so far

I’ve been doing okay; I just have to wake up tomorrow

I’m dizzy, trying to keep up with rushing time

Keeping pace, keeping pace

Maybe

I might have wanted to fall down

My breath must have stopped—I just needed a moment to catch it

What seems so easy for others

Feels so hard and painful for me

Even when I look in the mirror

I can’t find a thing I like

Living as myself feels so lonely, lonely, lonely

Just one step, and then one more

I just need to survive today, just today

Sometimes I want to cry, but so far

I’ve done well; I just have to open my eyes tomorrow

Tomorrow is another tomorrow

I just have to give today’s me a hug

To me, from me

doo-doo doo-doo-roo doo-doo

To me, from me

doo-doo doo-doo-roo doo-doo

To me, from me

doo-doo doo-doo-roo doo-doo

My dear, dear me

To me, from me

doo-doo doo-doo-roo doo-doo

To me, from me

doo-doo doo-doo-roo doo-doo

To me, from me

doo-doo doo-doo-roo doo-doo

(To me, from me)

Vocal Directed by 장주희, Tablo

Background Vocals by 장주희

Acoustic Guitar by 임승현

Electric Guitar by Philtre

Recorded by 김민희 at 821 Sound

Digital Edited by 여민수 at Ingrid Studio, 임승현 at JD Studio KOREA

Mixed by 임승현 at JD Studio KOREA

Mastered by 권남우 at 821 Sound Mastering (Asst. 유은진, 장승호)

[Korean]

作词 : Tablo/ Haru Lee

作曲 : Tablo/ Philtre

编曲 : Tablo/ Philtre

오늘도 불안한 생각들과

숨바꼭질 숨바꼭질

멀어져가는 너의 기억과

술래잡기 술래잡기

거울을 봐도

뭐하나가 맘에 안 들고

이 세상은 갈수록 어려워 어려워 어려워

한걸음 또 한걸음만

오늘 하루만 하루만 견디면 돼

가끔은 울고 싶지만, 여태

잘해왔잖아 내일도 눈 뜨면 돼

어지러워, 달려가는 시간과

발맞추기 발맞추기

어쩌면

넘어지고 싶었던 건지도 몰라

잠시 숨 고르고 싶어서 숨이 멎었나 봐

남들에겐 참 쉬운 게

내겐 왜 이렇게 어렵고 힘든지

거울을 봐도

뭐 하나가 맘에 안 들고

나로 살기가 너무 외로워 외로워 외로워

한걸음 또 한걸음만

오늘 하루만 하루만 견디면 돼

가끔은 울고 싶지만, 여태

잘해왔잖아 내일도 눈 뜨면 돼

내일은 내일이니까

오늘의 나를 안아주면 돼

To me from me

뚜뚜 뚜뚜루 뚜뚜

To me from me

뚜뚜 뚜뚜루 뚜뚜

To me from me

뚜뚜 뚜뚜루 뚜뚜

My dear, dear me

To me from me

뚜뚜 뚜뚜루 뚜뚜

To me from me

뚜뚜 뚜뚜루 뚜뚜

To me from me

뚜뚜 뚜뚜루 뚜뚜

(To me, from me)

Vocal Directed by 장주희, Tablo

Background Vocals by 장주희

Acoustic Guitar by 임승현

Electric Guitar by Philtre

Recorded by 김민희 at 821 Sound

Digital Edited by 여민수 at Ingrid Studio, 임승현 at JD Studio KOREA

Mixed by 임승현 at JD Studio KOREA

Mastered by 권남우 at 821 Sound Mastering (Asst. 유은진, 장승호)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
불안한 /bul.anːhan/ A2	adjective - anxious, uneasy
생각 /sɛŋ.gaːk/ A1	noun - thought, idea
기억 /gi.ʌk/ A2	noun - memory, recollection
거울 /kʰʌ.ul/ A2	noun - mirror
어려워 /ʌ.ɾjʌ.vo/ A2	adjective - hard, difficult
한걸음 /han.kɯɾɯm/ B1	noun - one step
오늘 /o.nʊl/ A1	noun - today
하루 /ha.ɾu/ A1	noun - day, one day
견디다 /kʲʌn.di.da/ B1	verb - to endure, to tolerate
울다 /ul.da/ A1	verb - to cry
내일 /nɛ.il/ A1	noun - tomorrow
어지러워 /ʌ.dʑi.ɾʌ.vo/ B1	adjective - dizzy, light‑headed
달리다 /daɭ.i.da/ A2	verb - to run
시간 /shi.gan/ A1	noun - time
발맞추다 /bal.ma.tɕʰu.da/ B2	verb - to keep pace, to match steps
넘어지다 /nʌ.mʌ.dʑi.da/ B1	verb - to fall down
숨 /sum/ A1	noun - breath
외롭다 /we.rob.ta/ B1	adjective - lonely, solitary

Key Grammar Structures

• 멀어져가는 너의 기억과

  ➔ Verb stem + –어/아 가다 (progressive change)

  ➔ The suffix “‑가다” after “멀어져” shows that the memory is “gradually fading away”.

• 거울을 봐도

  ➔ –아/어도 (even if / although)

  ➔ “봐도” is the verb “보다” + “‑도”, meaning “even when I look at the mirror”.

• 이 세상은 갈수록 어려워

  ➔ –수록 (the more …, the more …)

  ➔ “갈수록” combines the verb “가다” with “‑수록”, meaning “the more it goes, the harder it gets”.

• 오늘 하루만 하루만 견디면 돼

  ➔ Conditional –면 + 돼 (You only need to … if …)

  ➔ The clause “견디면” (if you endure) is followed by “돼”, meaning “it’s enough if you just endure today”.

• 가끔은 울고 싶지만

  ➔ Conjunction –지만 (but, although)

  ➔ “싶지만” combines the verb “싶다” (to want) with “‑지만”, showing a contrast: “I want to cry, but …”.

• 잠시 숨 고르고 싶어서 숨이 멎었나 봐

  ➔ Speculation –ㄴ/는가 보다 (seems like, I guess)

  ➔ The ending “멎었나 봐” uses “‑ㄴ가 보다” to express the speaker’s guess: “It seems my breath stopped”.

• 남들에겐 참 쉬운 게 내겐 왜 이렇게 어렵고 힘든지

  ➔ Adverbial –게 (makes adjective into adverb) & Indirect question –지

  ➔ “어렵고 힘든지” adds “‑게” to turn “어렵다/힘들다” into adverbs describing “왜 이렇게”, and “‑지” turns the clause into an indirect question “why is it so hard for me?”.

• 내일은 내일이니까

  ➔ Reason –니까 (because / since)

  ➔ The particle “–니까” attaches to “내일이다” to give the reason: “Because tomorrow is tomorrow…”.

• 오늘의 나를 안아주면 돼

  ➔ Verb + –아/어 주다 (do something for someone) + Conditional –면

  ➔ “안아주면” = “안다” (to hug) + “‑아/어 주다” (to give a hug) + “‑면” (if), meaning “if you hug yourself”.