Why

• By: TAEYEON
• Album: Why

Lyrics:

[한국어]

[English]

Oh, whoa, ooh, yeah, yeah

Oh, whoa, ooh, yeah, yeah

Oh, 언젠가는 내 두 발이, oh 닿는 대로

Oh, someday my feet will reach, oh, just as they can

이끌리는 시선을 뺏겨버린 대로

Lost in the mesmerizing gaze I can't escape

가볍게 걸어갈 낯선 곳을 그리다

I picture walking lightly into unfamiliar places

또 결국엔 허전한 긴 한숨에 멈춰

And eventually stop with a hollow, long sigh

Why, why, 돌아서 또 넌

Why, why, you turn away again

Why, why, 꿈만 가득해

Why, why, my dreams are all just full of hope

지금 떠난다면, good, good, good, yeah

If I leave now, good, good, good, yeah

만나게 될 모든 건 great, great, yeah

Everything I’ll meet will be great, great, yeah

가벼워진 맘이 work, work, baby

My lighter heart working, work, baby

이미 이미 눈 앞에 아른아른대는데 망설여 why

It already flickers before my eyes, why hesitate

나침반 위 돌아가던 바늘이

On the compass, the needle keeps spinning

멈춘 곳에 가득 핀 이름 모를 꽃잎이

Stopping at a place with flowers unknown, blooming full

널 위해 끌어당긴 빛이 담긴 풍경 속에

Within the scenery filled with light pulling you closer

어서 뛰어들어 나보다 자유롭게 더

Come on, dive in more freely than I am

Why, why, why, 괜히 미뤄 왔던 날

Why, why, why, I delayed these days in vain

많았던 걱정이 모두 다 사라진 tonight, yeah

All my worries just disappear tonight, yeah

바람 불어오면, good, good, good, yeah

When the wind blows in, good, good, good, yeah

펼쳐지는 모든 건 great, great, yeah

Everything unfolding is great, great, yeah

달라지는 맘이 work, work, baby

My changing heart working, work, baby

이미 이미 눈 앞에, 아른아른대는데

It’s already flickering before my eyes

지금 떠난다면, good, good, good, yeah

If I leave now, good, good, good, yeah

만나게 될 모든 건 great, great, yeah

Everything I’ll meet will be great, great, yeah

가벼워진 맘이 work, work, baby

My lighter heart working, work, baby

이미 이미 눈 앞에 아른아른대는데 망설여 why

It already flickers before my eyes, why hesitate

쫓아가기도 벅차 숨이 찬 세상이 전부는 아냐

Chasing it is even exhausting, and this world full of breath isn’t everything

하루 종일 걸어도 똑같은 풍경은 절대 보이지 않아

Even if I walk all day, I’ll never see the same scenery

하얀 종이에 적어 본 why, 잉크처럼 번지는 맘

I wrote on a blank page, why, my heart spreading like ink

I'm falling, I'm falling, I'm falling to you

I'm falling, I'm falling, I'm falling to you

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Oh, 바람 불어오면, good, good, good, yeah

Oh, when the wind blows, good, good, good, yeah

펼쳐지는 모든 건 great, great, yeah

Everything unfolding is great, great, yeah

달라지는 맘이 work, work, baby

My changing heart working, work, baby

이미 이미 눈 앞에 아른아른대는데

It’s already flickering before my eyes

지금 떠난다면, good, good, good, yeah

If I leave now, good, good, good, yeah

만나게 될 모든 건 great, great, yeah

Everything I’ll meet will be great, great, yeah

가벼워진 맘이 work, work, baby (work, baby)

My lighter heart working, work, baby (work, baby)

이미 이미 눈 앞에 아른아른대는데 망설여 why

It already flickers before my eyes, why hesitate

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
발 /bal/ A1	noun - foot
꿈 /kkum/ A2	noun - dream
꽃잎 /kkot-ip/ B1	noun - petal
빛 /bit/ B1	noun - light
자유 /jayu/ B2	noun - freedom
걱정 /geokjeong/ B2	noun - worry
하루 /haru/ A1	noun - day
바람 /baram/ A2	noun - wind
눈 /nun/ A1	noun - eye
맘 /mam/ B1	noun - heart/mind
세상 /sesang/ B2	noun - world
기다리다 /gidarida/ B1	verb - to wait
떠나다 /tteonada/ B1	verb - to leave
가득하다 /gadeukada/ B2	verb - to be full
그리다 /geurida/ B1	verb - to draw/paint
멈추다 /meomchuda/ B2	verb - to stop
아른아른대다 /areunareundaeda/ C1	verb - to flicker or shimmer

Grammar:

• If I leave now

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'if' + present tense

  ➔ 'If' introduces a condition, and the present tense expresses the current situation or future possibility.

• going to be

  ➔ Future intention or plan (be going to + verb)

  ➔ 'Be going to' indicates a future plan or intention to do something.

• despite + noun/verb-ing

  ➔ Expressing contrast or concession

  ➔ Used to show contrast between two ideas, such as 'despite' + noun or verb-ing form.

• might have been

  ➔ Past possibility or speculation with 'might have' + past participle

  ➔ 'Might have' expresses uncertainty about a past event or situation.

• can't help but + verb

  ➔ Expressing an uncontrollable urge or compulsion to do something

  ➔ 'Can't help but' means you are compelled to do something and cannot avoid it.

• used to + verb

  ➔ Past habitual action or state

  ➔ 'Used to' describes actions or states that regularly occurred in the past but no longer happen.

• filler expressions (Oh, whoa, ooh, yeah)

  ➔ Interjections and fillers for emotional expression or emphasis

  ➔ Used to convey emotion, hesitation, or emphasis in speech and lyrics.