Try Again – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: d.ear, JAEHYUN

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the tender emotions of "Try Again" to master heartfelt Korean vocabulary and expressions of commitment. This K-Pop ballad features clear, expressive vocals from d.ear and JAEHYUN, providing a perfect opportunity to learn how to articulate determination and hope in a personal, intimate context. Pay special attention to the key line, "My answer is you" (나의 답은 너야), to grasp a fundamental phrase for expressing total dedication.

[English]

The time we shared

Expectations grew with the long hours we spent

Maybe it’s only natural

Countless cries

Never reached each other’s hearts

Just flowed away like that

So whenever you ask me again

How I feel

Please remember

My answer is you

Even if I walk the long road again

My heart will still be the same

We'll be alright

I want to try again

Through frequent arguments

Even if we fall apart again and again

Like I said, what matters is us

It’s not meaningless

It’s a step forward

The past is telling us that

So whenever you ask me again

How I feel

Please remember

My answer is you

Even if I walk the long road again

My heart will still be the same

We'll be alright

I want to try again

Even if it’s the same cycle

You should know that

I'm always on your side

Please remember

My answer is you

Even if I walk the long road again

My heart will still be the same

We'll be alright

I want to try again

...

We'll be alright

Please try again

...

[Korean]

우리가 나눈

긴 시간만큼 늘어난 기대는

어쩌면 당연할지도 몰라

수많은 외침도

서로의 맘엔 닿지 못한 채

그렇게 흘러가기도 했지만

So whenever you ask me again

How I feel

Please remember

My answer is you

먼 길을 다시 돌아간다 해도

난 여전히 같은 맘일 테니까

We'll be alright

I want to try again

잦은 다툼에

몇 번이고 다시 무너져도

중요한 건 우리라고 말했듯

무의미하지 않아

한 걸음 더 나아가는 거라고

지난날이 말해주고 있는 걸

So whenever you ask me again

How I feel

Please remember

My answer is you

먼 길을 다시 돌아간다 해도

난 여전히 같은 맘일 테니까

We'll be alright

I want to try again

같은 반복이어도

You should know that

I'm always on your side

Please remember

My answer is you

먼 길을 다시 돌아간다 해도

난 여전히 같은 맘일 테니까

We'll be alright

I want to try again

We'll be alright

Please try again

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
expectation /ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/ B1	noun - a strong belief that something will happen
journey /ˈdʒɜːrnɪ/ B2	noun - the act of traveling from one place to another
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of wanting something to happen
return /rɪˈtɜːrn/ B1	verb - to go back to a place or person
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood in the body; the center of emotions
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
remember /rɪˈmɛm.bər/ B1	verb - to recall information or past events
try /traɪ/ A2	verb - to make an effort to do something
again /əˈɡeɪn/ A1	adverb - once more
solidarity /ˌsɒlɪˈdærɪti/ C1	noun - unity or agreement of feeling or action among individuals with a common interest

Key Grammar Structures

• 우리가 나눈 긴 시간만큼 늘어난 기대는

  ➔ ‘-만큼’ expresses the degree or extent ‘as much/many as’

  ➔ The phrase “긴 시간**만큼**” means “as much as the long time”.

• 수많은 외침도 서로의 맘엔 닿지 못한 채

  ➔ ‘-지 못하다’ = cannot; ‘-ㄴ 채’ = while/without doing

  ➔ ‘닿지 **못한** 채’ means “without being able to reach”.

• 그렇게 흘러가기도 했지만

  ➔ ‘-기도 하다’ expresses ‘also/ even’; ‘-지만’ = ‘but’ (contrasting)

  ➔ ‘흘러가**기도** 했지만’ means “it also flowed, but…”.

• 먼 길을 다시 돌아간다 해도

  ➔ ‘-해도’ = even if; conditional concessive

  ➔ ‘돌아간다 **해도**’ = “even if (they) return”.

• 난 여전히 같은 맘일 테니까

  ➔ ‘-일 테니까’ = expresses conjecture + reason “because I will probably be… ”

  ➔ ‘맘**일 테니까**’ = “because (my) heart will probably be the same”.

• 잦은 다툼에 몇 번이고 다시 무너져도

  ➔ ‘-어도’ = even if; ‘몇 번이고’ = no matter how many times

  ➔ ‘무너져**도**’ means “even if (we) fall”.

• 한 걸음 더 나아가는 거라고

  ➔ ‘-거라고’ = indirect quoted statement “(they say) that … ”

  ➔ ‘나아가는 **거라고**’ = “(it is said) that we are moving forward”.

• 같은 반복이어도

  ➔ ‘-이어도’ = even if (even though) with copula ‘이다’

  ➔ ‘반복**이어도**’ means “even if it’s a repetition”.