Why – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: TAEYEON
• Album: Why

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Korean can be an exciting journey, much like the one described in Taeyeon's "Why." This upbeat and refreshing song, with its clear and repetitive chorus, is a great way to practice your listening skills. Its message of breaking free and trying something new can be your motivation to step out of your comfort zone and dive into the beautiful world of the Korean language.

[English]

Oh, whoa, ooh, yeah, yeah

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

Lost in the mesmerizing gaze I can't escape

I picture walking lightly into unfamiliar places

And eventually stop with a hollow, long sigh

Why, why, you turn away again

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

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

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

My lighter heart working, work, baby

It already flickers before my eyes, why hesitate

On the compass, the needle keeps spinning

Stopping at a place with flowers unknown, blooming full

Within the scenery filled with light pulling you closer

Come on, dive in more freely than I am

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

All my worries just disappear tonight, yeah

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

Everything unfolding is great, great, yeah

My changing heart working, work, baby

It’s already flickering before my eyes

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

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

My lighter heart working, work, baby

It already flickers before my eyes, why hesitate

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

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

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

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

...

...

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

Everything unfolding is great, great, yeah

My changing heart working, work, baby

It’s already flickering before my eyes

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

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

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

It already flickers before my eyes, why hesitate

...

[Korean]

Oh, whoa, ooh, yeah, yeah

Oh, 언젠가는 내 두 발이, oh 닿는 대로

이끌리는 시선을 뺏겨버린 대로

가볍게 걸어갈 낯선 곳을 그리다

또 결국엔 허전한 긴 한숨에 멈춰

Why, why, 돌아서 또 넌

Why, why, 꿈만 가득해

지금 떠난다면, good, good, good, yeah

만나게 될 모든 건 great, great, yeah

가벼워진 맘이 work, work, baby

이미 이미 눈 앞에 아른아른대는데 망설여 why

나침반 위 돌아가던 바늘이

멈춘 곳에 가득 핀 이름 모를 꽃잎이

널 위해 끌어당긴 빛이 담긴 풍경 속에

어서 뛰어들어 나보다 자유롭게 더

Why, why, why, 괜히 미뤄 왔던 날

많았던 걱정이 모두 다 사라진 tonight, yeah

바람 불어오면, good, good, good, yeah

펼쳐지는 모든 건 great, great, yeah

달라지는 맘이 work, work, baby

이미 이미 눈 앞에, 아른아른대는데

지금 떠난다면, good, good, good, yeah

만나게 될 모든 건 great, great, yeah

가벼워진 맘이 work, work, baby

이미 이미 눈 앞에 아른아른대는데 망설여 why

쫓아가기도 벅차 숨이 찬 세상이 전부는 아냐

하루 종일 걸어도 똑같은 풍경은 절대 보이지 않아

하얀 종이에 적어 본 why, 잉크처럼 번지는 맘

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

Oh, 바람 불어오면, good, good, good, yeah

펼쳐지는 모든 건 great, great, yeah

달라지는 맘이 work, work, baby

이미 이미 눈 앞에 아른아른대는데

지금 떠난다면, good, good, good, yeah

만나게 될 모든 건 great, great, yeah

가벼워진 맘이 work, work, baby (work, baby)

이미 이미 눈 앞에 아른아른대는데 망설여 why

Key Vocabulary

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

Key Grammar Structures

• 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.