Why you hate… – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: LUCY
• Album: WAJANGCHANG

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt lyrics of LUCY's "Why you hate..." and discover a beautiful journey of emotional reconciliation. This K-Band track, with its gentle yet powerful words, offers a unique opportunity to connect with Korean language through themes of healing, connection, and the universal struggle against hatred. Learning the lyrics can help you understand expressions of deep emotion and the nuanced ways of conveying hope and compassion in Korean.

[English]

Warm sunlight, threads connecting us all

The subway sounds that chase away the restless heart

My love for you, without a doubt

Someone must be smiling, missing you

What was it that you hated so much?

You don't have to be alone like that

I'll find you again, no matter how many times you forget

Even if you leave far away in the meantime

We run like this until we go crazy in the end

Because someday, he must have had dreams, too

Realizing that the loneliness left behind after the past hate

Is utterly meaningless

If possible, I want you and I to laugh together

Fortunately, the scars you left behind

And I'm still just grateful

When the sun sets again and we go into the shadows

I want to be right by your side

Sometimes I hate everyone, and me too

Sometimes it feels like I'm alone everywhere

Maybe you've closed it off

When the thought opens the window wide

We run like this until we go crazy in the end

Because someday, he must have had dreams, too

Realizing that the loneliness left behind after the past hate

Is utterly meaningless

If possible, I want you and I to laugh together

With everyone who has passed

And with everyone we will meet in the future

If possible, I want you and I to laugh together

...

[Korean]

따스한 일광 서로를 이어놓은 실

어지런 맘을 따돌리는 전철 소리

의심할 수도 없이 널 향한 사랑

누군간 널 그리며 미소 지을 텐데

뭐가 그리 미웠던 거야?

그렇게 넌 혼자가 아니어도 되잖아

몇 번이고 잊어도 되찾아줄게

그 사이에 멀리 떠나도

우리가 이렇게 내달려 끝에 미치도록

언젠가 그도 분명히 꿈이 있었을 테니까

이미 지나가버린 미움 뒤 남은 혼자가

아무 의미 없단 걸 알게 돼버려서

가능하다면 너와 나도 나란히 웃고 싶어

다행이더라 네가 남긴 상처와

달리 여전히 나는 고마울 뿐이라

또 해를 감아 그늘에 들어갈 때

내가 꼭 그 곁에서 함께해 주고 싶어

가끔 모두가 싫어 나도

어떨 땐 어디든 나 혼자인 것 같아

혹시 닫아 놨을지도 모르겠다

란 마음이 창을 확 열면

우리가 이렇게 내달려 끝에 미치도록

언젠가 그도 분명히 꿈이 있었을 테니까

이미 지나가버린 미움 뒤 남은 혼자가

아무 의미 없단 걸 알게 돼버려서

가능하다면 너와 나도 나란히 웃고 싶어

지나간 모든 이들과

앞으로 만날 모두와

가능하다면 너와 나도 나란히 웃고 싶어

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
맘 /mam/ A1	noun - heart; mind
사랑 /saɾaŋ/ A1	noun - love
미소 /miso/ A2	noun - smile
혼자 /hontɕa/ A2	noun - alone
꿈 /kkum/ A2	noun - dream
상처 /saŋtɕʰɔ/ B1	noun - wound; scar; hurt
의미 /ɰimi/ B1	noun - meaning; sense
미움 /mium/ B2	noun - hatred
전철 /tɕʌntɕʰʌl/ B1	noun - electric train; subway
따돌리다 /t͈a.dol.li.da/ B2	verb - to exclude; to ostracize
의심하다 /ɰiɕʰimhাদা/ B1	verb - to doubt; to suspect
그리다 /kɯɾida/ A2	verb - to miss; to long for
잊다 /it̚t͈a/ A1	verb - to forget
되찾다 /tøːtɕʰatta/ B2	verb - to recover; to retrieve
내달리다 /nɛːdallida/ C1	verb - to run; to race
지나가다 /t͡ɕinagada/ A2	verb - to pass by; to go by

Key Grammar Structures

• 어지런 맘을 따돌리는 전철 소리

  ➔ Present attributive ending -(으)ㄴ / -(는) used to modify a noun, indicating an ongoing or habitual action.

  ➔ The word "따돌리는" modifies "전철 소리", showing the train sound that is "pushing away".

• 누군간 널 그리며 미소 지을 텐데

  ➔ Speculative ending -(으)ㄹ 텐데, expressing a guess about the future with a nuance of expectation or contrast.

  ➔ The phrase "지을 텐데" shows speculation that the smile will appear.

• 그렇게 넌 혼자가 아니어도 되잖아

  ➔ Combination of -아도/어도 되다 (even if … it's okay) and -잖아 (seeking agreement or reminding the listener).

  ➔ The clause "아니어도 되잖아" means "even if you're not alone, it's okay, right?"

• 몇 번이고 잊어도 되찾을게

  ➔ Use of -아도/어도 (even if) together with -ㄹ게 (a promise or intention towards the listener).

  ➔ The expressions "잊어도" (even if you forget) and "찾아줄게" (I will find you) convey a promise despite repeated forgetting.

• 우리가 이렇게 내달려 끝에 미치도록

  ➔ Ending -도록 indicates purpose or extent, meaning “to the point that …” or “so that …”.

  ➔ The phrase "미치도록" means “to the point of reaching the end” or “so that we become exhausted”.

• 언젠가 그도 분명히 꿈이 있었을 테니까

  ➔ Speculative past‑future ending -었을 테니까 expresses a conjecture about the past with a reason (because).

  ➔ "있었을 테니까" suggests “because he probably had a dream at some point”.

• 아무 의미 없단 걸 알게 돼버려서

  ➔ Combination of -게 되다 (come to, become) + -버리다 (complete with a sense of regret or finality) + -서 (because).

  ➔ The phrase "알게 돼버려서" means “because I ended up realizing (with a sense of regret)”.

• 가능하다면 너와 나도 나란히 웃고 싶어

  ➔ Conditional -다면 ('if') and desire -고 싶다 ('to want to …').

  ➔ "가능하다면" means “if it’s possible”, and "웃고 싶어" expresses the wish “I want to smile”.

• 다행이더라 네가 남긴 상처와

  ➔ Past reflective ending -더라 (used to express personal discovery or recollection).

  ➔ "다행이더라" conveys “I realized it was fortunate”.

• 달리 여전히 나는 고마울 뿐이라

  ➔ Expression -뿐이다 (only, just) combined with -라 (ending for soft assertion or explanation).

  ➔ "고마울 뿐이라" means “it's only gratitude, nothing more”.