Hello – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: Joy (조이)
• Album: Hello

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Korean language and culture with Joy's 'Hello'! This catchy modern rock remake not only offers a refreshing sound but also carries a deeply uplifting message about embracing new beginnings. Learning the lyrics to 'Hello' can be a fun and engaging way to grasp common Korean phrases for greetings and farewells, while also experiencing the emotional depth that K-pop songs often convey through their poetic storytelling. Its bright melody and hopeful lyrics make it a special song for anyone looking to connect with Korean music and language.

[English]

A scent like sunshine and fruit

A smile touched by sweat

Even if everything was clumsy, somehow

Those fond memories

The you I met in that season

Easily warmed my heart

I'm awkward with feelings

Back then, when I gladly cast it all away

Dazed eyes

In midsummer

That lingering warmth

Those long-sought moments

In midsummer

Everything aglow with summer light

Back then, us, my mine, your yours

The word "first" from that summer burns intensely

Exciting and scary

Stealing glances made us

Feel so awkward

Like thick, earthy musk

Nights burning within that warmth

Hot even in the sunset glow

I held the whole world

Dazed eyes

In midsummer

That lingering warmth

Those long-sought moments

In midsummer

Everything aglow with summer light

We were back then, me mine, your yours

Even on dazzling days, our everyday

Pages so fresh and dewy

Like a Fado fragrance, you and me

You, resembling that summer

Became my summer

And that perfect feeling too

That dazzling summer shone bright

Dazed eyes, dazed eyes

Back then, us, filled the whole world

The whole world shone midsummer light with you

Us, ever the same, my mine, your yours

[Korean]

햇살 과일 닮은 향기

땀이 밴 미소

전부 서툴러도 왠지

좋았던 그 기억

그 계절에 만난 넌

쉽게 마음을 데웠고

난 감정에 서툴러

기꺼이 다 버린 그때

물든 눈빛

한 여름의

맞닿은 온기

찾던 그때

한 여름의

온통 여름빛

그때 우리 나의 나의 너의

그 여름의 처음이란 말은 강렬히

설레고 겁이 나

훔쳐본 마음이 우릴

어색했던 것 같아

짙은 무기 향처럼

그 열기 속에서 나를 태우는 밤

노을빛에도 뜨겁던

세상을 가졌지 난

물든 눈빛

한 여름의

맞닿은 온기

찾던 그때

한 여름의

온통 여름빛

그때 우리가 난 낸 나의 너의

눈부신 날에도 우리 매일은

싱그러웠던 페이지

페아우드 향기처럼 you and me

그 여름을 닮은 너

내 여름이 되었고

그 완전한 감정 또한

반짝였던 그 여름

물든 눈빛 물든 눈빛

그때 우리 온 세상의

온 세상의 너랑 한여름빛

늘 같던 우리 나의 나의 너의

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
햇살 /해쌀/ A2	noun - sunlight
향기 /향기/ A2	noun - scent
미소 /미소/ A1	noun - smile
서툴러 /서툴러/ B1	adjective - awkward
기억 /기억/ A2	noun - memory
계절 /계절/ A2	noun - season
데우다 /데우다/ B1	verb - to warm up
감정 /감정/ A2	noun - emotion
눈빛 /눈빛/ B1	noun - gaze
온기 /온기/ B1	noun - warmth
여름 /여름/ A1	noun - summer
설레고 /설레고/ B1	adjective - excited
짙은 /짙은/ B2	adjective - deep
노을 /노을/ B1	noun - sunset
싱그럽다 /싱그럽다/ B2	adjective - fresh
완전한 /완전한/ B1	adjective - complete
반짝이다 /반짝이다/ B1	verb - to sparkle

Key Grammar Structures

• 햇살 과일 닮은 향기

  ➔ Verb + ㄴ/은 used as an adjective (adnominal) to modify a noun

  ➔ The modifier "닮은" (resembling) directly describes "향기" (fragrance).

• 전부 서툴러도 왠지

  ➔ Concessive ending -어도 meaning “even if / although”

  ➔ "서툴러도" means “even if (someone) is clumsy”.

• 좋았던 그 기억

  ➔ Past descriptive ending -았던 used to recall a specific past state

  ➔ "좋았던" modifies "기억" and means “the memory that was good”.

• 찾던 그때

  ➔ Past progressive/habitual ending -던 indicating an action that was ongoing in the past

  ➔ "찾던" means “was looking for” or “used to look for”.

• 훔쳐본 마음이 우릴 어색했던 것 같아

  ➔ Expression -것 같다 used to express conjecture or impression “seems like / I think that”

  ➔ "것 같아" after "어색했던" means “it seems that it was awkward”.

• 노을빛에도 뜨겁던 세상을 가졌지 난

  ➔ Sentence ending -지 used for informal recollection or confirmation, similar to “you know”

  ➔ "가졌지" ends the clause with -지, reminding the listener of something the speaker once had.

• 그 여름을 닮은 너, 내 여름이 되었고

  ➔ Connector -고 linking two clauses, equivalent to “and / then”

  ➔ "닮은 너, ... 되었고" uses "-고" to join the description of "you" with the statement "became my summer".

• 쉽게 마음을 데웠고

  ➔ Adverbial suffix -게 turning an adjective into an adverb (“easily”)

  ➔ "쉽게" is the adverbial form of "쉽다" (to be easy) and modifies the verb "데웠고".