無限的我 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: NCT 127
• Album: NCT #127 LIMITLESS

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to immerse yourself, and NCT 127's 'Limitless' is a perfect song for this. With its powerful and clear rap and vocal parts, you can pick up on a variety of expressions and a confident tone. The song is special because it embodies the unique and futuristic 'neo' concept of NCT, making it not just a language lesson, but a dive into a whole new world of K-pop.

[English]

Last night, the dream that shook my world

Was it a nightmare or am I still inside a dream?

Following the guiding light through a maze of dreams

And I found another pathway there

The space opens from the bottom up

Persistent calls in the unfamiliar darkness

Finally, I see someone who’s just like me

That’s you, and I’m you

The light and sound that awaken me

Follow that glow and those sounds

A shiver runs through me as I finally realize

Oh, baby, it’s you

This is the start of my infinite self

From the beginning of agreement to the end of disagreement (oh-oh-oh)

The light grows stronger as it spreads through the darkness, open your eyes, oh

My song grows bigger and bigger

Did you see the fiery, explosive world?

Can you hear us becoming one?

Baby, I don’t want nobody but you

Ho, ho, wake me up

Thirsty, thirsty for love

Wake me, wake me up

Thirsty, thirsty

Everyone’s chasing their dreams, all hearts are open

Most say only they are truly true

Or hide away, turning their backs

Repeating days are cruel and harsh

Lies cling and stick, it’s sticky

The gray city’s got no chance

The distant future I’ve been waiting for?

Ha, right here in front of me

A brief, intense blue flash (flash)

Awakened the seventh sense (sense)

One becomes two, and sometimes a hundred

The frozen world, soften it all

Transform this heavy world (transform it)

Look at our freedom, free at last

Within it, only you are allowed (allowed)

You, who take my heart— that’s you

I need empathy, I crave it madly

I need you, to feel each other fully

That’s what I need, I need you

Oh, baby, it’s you

This is the start of my infinite self

From the beginning of agreement to the end of disagreement (oh-oh-oh)

The light grows stronger as it spreads through the darkness, open your eyes, oh

My song grows bigger and bigger

Did you see the fiery, explosive world?

Can you hear us becoming one?

들리니 우리는 하나가 돼?

Baby, I don’t want nobody but you

Help me to do well

Sometimes I lose my way

But we’re ultimately connected, you know that too

Like finding the great sea beyond the desert

The endless you, existing

Oh, baby, it’s you

Oh, baby it's you

This is the start of my infinite self

From the beginning of agreement to the end of disagreement (oh-oh-oh)

The light grows stronger as it spreads through the darkness, open your eyes, oh

My song grows bigger and bigger

Did you see the fiery, explosive world?

Can you hear us becoming one?

Baby, I don’t want nobody but you

Ho, ho, wake me up

Thirsty, thirsty for love

Wake me, wake me up

Thirsty, thirsty (It’s you)

Thirsty, thirsty (it's you)

...

[Chinese]

어젯밤 내 세계를 뒤 흔들었던 꿈이

악몽인지 혹은 나 아직 꿈 속인지?

날 이끈 빛을 따라간 꿈 속 미로

그 곳에서 발견한 또 하나의 통로

공간이 열려 from the bottom up

낯선 암흑 속 집요한 call

마침내 날 닮은 너를 봐

난 너고 넌 나야

날 두드리고 깨우는

그 빛과 소리를 따라가

전율이 흘러 마침내 알게 돼

Oh, baby it's you

이제 시작이야 무한의 나

동의 처음과 서의 끝 쪽부터 (oh-oh-oh)

빛은 암흑 속 퍼질 수록 강해져 가, 눈을 떠 봐, oh

점점 커져가 나의 노래가

봤니 뜨겁고 터질듯한 세계?

들리니 우리는 하나가 돼?

Baby I don't want nobody but you

Ho, ho, wake me up

Thirsty, thirsty for love

Wake me, wake me up

Thirsty, thirsty

다들 꿈을 쫓았어 다 속은 채

대부분 자기만 진짜 라고 해

혹은 숨어버려 등을 돌린 채

반복되는 매일들은 잔혹해

거짓은 들러붙어 끈적해

회색 빛 도시 it ain't got a chance

언제 오나 싶던 먼 미래?

하, 지금 눈앞에

짧고 강렬했던 푸른 섬광 (섬광)

깨어난 일곱 번째 감각 (감각)

하나는 둘이 되고 때론 100이 돼

굳어버린 세상 유연하게

무거워진 세상을 다 바꿔 (바꿔)

자유로운 우리를 봐 자유로워

그 안에 오직 너만 허락된 (허락된)

내 마음을 가져가는 자 그게 너인데

공감이 난 필요해, 미치도록 원해

네가 필요해 서로를

온전히 느낄 수 있게 해줄

그게 필요해, 네가 필요해

Oh, baby it's you

이제 시작이야 무한의 나

동의 처음과 서의 끝 쪽부터 (oh-oh-oh)

빛은 암흑 속 퍼질 수록강해져 가, 눈을 떠 봐, oh

점점 커져가 나의 노래가

봤니 뜨겁고 터질듯한 세계?

들리니 우리는 하나가 돼?

Baby I don't want nobody but you

나를 도와줘 잘 할 수 있게

가끔 난 길을 잃곤 해

우린 결국 이어져 있단 걸, 너도 알잖아

사막을 넘어 찾아낸 큰 바다처럼

무한의 너란 존재

Oh, baby it's you

이제 시작이야 무한의 나

동의 처음과 서의 끝 쪽부터 (oh-oh-oh)

빛은 암흑 속 퍼질 수록 강해져 가, 눈을 떠 봐, oh

점점 커져가 나의 노래가

봤니 뜨겁고 터질듯한 세계?

들리니 우리는 하나가 돼?

Baby I don't want nobody but you

Ho, ho, wake me up

Thirsty, thirsty for love

Wake me, wake me up

Thirsty, thirsty (it's you)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
꿈 /ɡum/ A1	noun - dream
빛 /bit/ A1	noun - light
세상 /seːsaŋ/ A2	noun - world
사랑 /saɾaŋ/ A2	noun - love
소리 /soɾi/ A2	noun - sound
미래 /miɾɛ/ B1	noun - future
자유 /dʒa.ju/ B1	noun - freedom
변화 /pʲʌnɦwa/ B2	noun - change
감각 /ɡamɡak/ B2	noun - sensation
통로 /toŋɾo/ B2	noun - passage
암흑 /amɦɯk/ B2	noun - darkness
강해지다 /ɡaŋɦɛdʑida/ B2	verb - to become stronger
필요하다 /pʰiljoːha̠da/ B2	verb - to need
찾다 /tɕʰa̠t̚ta/ B2	verb - to find
이끌다 /iɡɯl̚da/ B2	verb - to lead
깨우다 /k͈ɛu̯da/ B2	verb - to wake up
노래 /noɾɛ/ B2	noun - song

Key Grammar Structures

• 그 곳에서 발견한 또 하나의 통로

  ➔ Use of the past participle '발견한' to modify the noun '통로', showing a completed action in a descriptive clause.

  ➔ The phrase uses a descriptive clause with a past participle to specify which 'passage' was found.

• 이제 시작이야 무한의 나

  ➔ Use of '이제' (now) + '이야' (is, colloquial form) to express a definitive statement about the present moment.

  ➔ The phrase combines an adverb of time with a colloquial predicate to make a strong, informal statement.

• 빛은 암흑 속 퍼질수록 강해져 가

  ➔ Use of the comparative '수록' (the more... the more...) to indicate increasing intensity as '빛' (light) spreads.

  ➔ The construction '수록' indicates that as one condition increases, the intensity or effect also grows proportionally.

• 내 마음을 가져가는 자 그게 너인데

  ➔ Use of the relative clause '그게 너인데' where '그게' (that is) is followed by '너인데' (it's you), combining a subject emphasis with '인데' for contrast or explanation.

  ➔ This grammatical structure combines a subject-focused phrase with '인데' to provide clarification, contrast, or emphasis.

• 들리니 우리는 하나가 돼?

  ➔ Use of interrogative ending '니' combined with '들리니' (can you hear?) to form a question, and '우리는 하나가 돼' (we become one) showing a future or potential state.

  ➔ The question uses a colloquial interrogative ending to ask about perception or confirmation of unity.

• 눈을 떠 봐, oh

  ➔ Imperative form '떠 봐' combining '떠' (to open, to wake up) with '봐' (try to, look), used here as a command or encouragement.

  ➔ The phrase is an imperative encouraging someone to open their eyes or see something clearly, expressed colloquially with '봐'.