Who Are You – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: 뱀뱀, 슬기 of Red Velvet

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the introspective world of K-Pop with 'Who Are You,' a collaboration between BamBam and Seulgi. This song offers a great opportunity to learn Korean through its poetic and questioning lyrics about identity. What makes it special is the beautiful vocal harmony and the contemporary dance that visually represents the song's deep meaning of self-discovery.

[English]

Who are you?

It's like a maze

But I like you, I enjoy finding you

I realize there's someone else on my mind

Dreaming of you

Feels like I'm not myself again

And I'm falling

Would you pick me up from the ground

Brush off the dust

Where exactly am I

Feeling like I’ve fallen from the top of the stairs

Lost and wandering, do you even care?

I know very well

You still don’t know, I’m just lost

I want to wake you up, for your sake

Don’t get lost in the deep illusion of love

And try not to fall into it

If you're going to say what I think

Go ahead and say it already

Keep wandering and wanting more

Without being able to escape

Who are you?

It's like a maze

But I like you, I enjoy finding you

I realize there's someone else on my mind

Endlessly trapped

Just being dragged along

I'm way too exhausted

Suddenly I realize

Shining a light on me at that moment

And I think of you all the time

Whatever you want, whenever you drive

I feel like you’re the one I’ve been searching for

So, can you see me now?

If even someone like me can be loved, keep in touch

If you don’t hate me, that’s enough

My voice is getting clearer, I’m not asking for much

If you’re going to say what I think

Go ahead and say it already

Keep wandering and wanting more

Without even a chance to escape

Who are you?

It's like a maze

As much as I loved you

I realize there's someone else on my mind

[Korean]

Who are you?

마치 미로 같아

But I like you, like to find you

난 깨달아 someone else in mind

너란 꿈을 꿔

I’m feel like I’m not myself again

And I’m fall

Would you pick me up off from the ground

The dust off

도대체 난 어디에

떨어진 기분 from top of the stairs

길 잃은 나를 do you even care?

난 잘 알고 있어

아직 너만 몰라 방황하고 있어

널 위해서라도 깨워주고 싶어

그저 사랑이란 짙은 허상 속에

빠져 있지 않게

If you’re gonna say what I think

Go ahead and say it already

계속 헤매고 또 원해

헤어날 수조차 없이

Who are you?

마치 미로 같아

But I like you, like to find you

난 깨달아 someone else in mind

끝없이 갇혀

마냥 끌려다니긴

너무나 지쳐

문득 난 깨달았고

그때 날 비춰

And I think of you all the time

원하는 대로 whenever you drive

내가 찾고 원했던 넌 것 같아

So, can you see me now?

이런 나라도 날 사랑하면 keep in touch

나를 싫어하지 않는다면 that’s enough

내 목소리가 더 선명해져 do not asking for much

If you’re gonna say what I think

Go ahead and say it already

계속 헤매고 또 원해

헤어날 수조차 없이

Who are you?

마치 미로 같아

너를 사랑했던 만큼

난 깨달아 someone else in mind

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
같아 /gata/ A2	adjective - similar, like
생각 /saeng-gak/ B1	noun - thought, idea
달다 /dal-da/ A2	verb - to hang, to be hung
꿈 /kkum/ A2	noun - dream
사랑 /sa-lang/ B1	noun - love
흔들리다 /heun-deul-li-da/ B2	verb - to shake, to wobble
깊다 /gip-da/ B1	adjective - deep
지치다 /ji-chi-da/ B2	verb - to be exhausted, to tire
비추다 /bi-chu-da/ B2	verb - to shine on, to reflect light
원하다 /won-ha-da/ B1	verb - to want
사랑하다 /sa-lang-ha-da/ B1	verb - to love
기억 /gi-eok/ B1	noun - memory, remembrance
끝없다 /kkeut-eop-da/ B2	adjective - endless

Key Grammar Structures

• Would you pick me up off from the ground

  ➔ Conditional phrase with 'Would you' to express a polite request or hypothetical situation.

  ➔ 'Would you' is used to make polite requests or questions about hypothetical situations.

• I'm feel like I'm not myself again

  ➔ Contraction of 'I am' combined with 'feel' to express a current emotional state.

  ➔ 'I'm' short for 'I am', indicating the subject's current state or emotion.

• 끝없이 갇혀

  ➔ Use of the adverb '끝없이' (endlessly) to emphasize an ongoing, unending state.

  ➔ '끝없이' is an adverb meaning 'endlessly,' emphasizing something without limit or end.

• If you're gonna say what I think

  ➔ Use of 'gonna' as a colloquial contraction of 'going to' for future intention.

  ➔ 'Gonna' is an informal contraction of 'going to', used to indicate future plans or intentions.

• 계속 헤매고 또 원해

  ➔ Use of '계속' (continue) with a verb in its normal form to indicate ongoing action; '원해' (want) expresses desire.

  ➔ '계속' means 'continue' and indicates an ongoing action; '원해' means 'want' and expresses desire.

• 나를 싫어하지 않는다면 that’s enough

  ➔ Use of the conditional clause 'if' to express a hypothetical condition, combined with 'that’s enough' to state sufficiency.

  ➔ 'If' introduces a hypothetical condition; 'that’s enough' states sufficiency or acceptance related to that condition.