Yesterday Once More – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: NAVID

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

When I was young, listening to the radio, I used to wait for my favorite songs to play

When a song came on, I would sing along—it made me so happy

Those were truly joyful times, and even though it wasn't that long ago

I sometimes wonder how they suddenly disappeared

But they have come back to me, like an old friend I haven't seen in a while

The songs that I loved so much

Sha-la-la-la— woah-oh— they still sparkle even when I hear them now

Singing, ringing— the melody they've just begun to sing is truly wonderful

In those songs, when the part comes where he breaks her heart

I still cry even now, just like I did back then

It feels as if yesterday has come once more

Looking back on the years that have passed, thanks to those good memories

The present sometimes feels even lonelier, as so much has changed

Back then, I used to sing love songs and memorize every single lyric

Those old melodies still sound beautiful to me, as if they are melting away the years

Sha-la-la-la— woah-oh— they still sparkle even when I hear them now

Singing, ringing— the melody they've just begun to sing is truly wonderful

All my precious memories come flooding back vividly, and some still bring me to tears

Just like before, as if yesterday has come again

Sha-la-la-la— woah-oh— they still sparkle even when I hear them now

Singing, ringing— the melody they've just begun to sing is truly wonderful

Sha-la-la-la— woah-oh— they still sparkle even when I hear them now

[Korean]

어렸을 적에 라디오를 들으며 내가 좋아하는 노래가 나오길 기다렸어요

노래가 흘러나오면 따라 부르곤 했죠 그게 참 행복했어요

그때는 정말 즐거운 시절이었고 그리 오래된 일도 아닌데

어느새 사라져버렸는지 문득 궁금해지곤 해요

하지만 다시 돌아왔어요 오랜만에 만난 친구처럼

내가 그렇게 좋아했던 노래들이요

샬랄라라— 워우워오— 지금 들어도 여전히 반짝여요

싱얼링얼링— 그들이 막 부르기 시작하는 그 멜로디는 정말 근사해요

그 노래 속에서 그가 그녀의 마음을 아프게 하는 그 부분이 나오면

지금도 눈물이 나요 예전처럼요

마치 어제가 다시 온 것 같아요

지나온 세월을 돌아보다 보면 그때의 좋은 기억들 덕분에

지금이 더 쓸쓸하게 느껴지기도 해요 정말 많은 게 변했어요

그때는 사랑 노래를 부르며 가사 하나하나를 외웠죠

그 오래된 멜로디들은 지금도 제겐 여전히 아름답게 들려요 세월을 녹여버리는 듯해요

샬랄라라— 워우워오— 지금 들어도 여전히 반짝여요

싱얼링얼링— 그들이 막 부르기 시작하는 그 멜로디는 정말 근사해요

내 모든 소중한 기억들이 선명하게 떠오르고 어떤 기억은 지금도 눈물 나게 해요

예전처럼요 어제가 다시 온 것처럼

샬랄라라— 워우워오— 지금 들어도 여전히 반짝여요

싱얼링얼링— 그들이 막 부르기 시작하는 그 멜로디는 정말 근사해요

샬랄라라— 워우워오— 지금 들어도 여전히 반짝여요

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
어리다 eorida Level 1	adjective - young
노래 norae Level 1	noun - song
행복하다 haengbokhada Level 1	adjective - happy
즐겁다 jeulgeopda Level 1	adjective - joyful, pleasant
시절 sijeol Level 2	noun - times, days
사라지다 sarajida Level 2	verb - disappear
궁금하다 gunggeumhada Level 1	adjective - curious
반짝이다 banjjagida Level 3	verb - sparkle, shine
멜로디 mellodi Level 1	noun - melody
근사하다 geunsahada Level 3	adjective - wonderful, nice
눈물 nunmul Level 1	noun - tear
세월 sewol Level 3	noun - time, years
기억 gieok Level 1	noun - memory
쓸쓸하다 sseulsseulhada Level 3	adjective - lonely, desolate
아름답다 areumdapda Level 1	adjective - beautiful

Key Grammar Structures

• 내가 좋아하는 노래가 나오길 기다렸어요

  ➔ Noun-modifying form + -길 (short for -기를)

  ➔ Adding "-길" to the verb stem changes it into a noun clause, serving as the object of "기다렸어요" (waited for).

• 노래가 흘러나오면 따라 부르곤 했죠

  ➔ -곤 하다 (Habitual action)

  ➔ "-곤 했죠" indicates a recurring habit or action performed in the past.

• 어느새 사라져버렸는지 문득 궁금해지곤 해요

  ➔ -아/어 버리다 (Completion or regret)

  ➔ "-버렸다" emphasizes that something has completely disappeared, often implying a sense of loss.

• 내가 그렇게 좋아했던 노래들이요

  ➔ Past-tense noun-modifying form (-았/었던)

  ➔ "-었던" is used to describe a state or action that happened in the past but is no longer occurring.

• 지금 들어도 여전히 반짝여요

  ➔ -아/어도 (Concessive clause: even if/though)

  ➔ "-아/어도" is used to indicate that the following statement remains true despite the condition.

• 그가 그녀의 마음을 아프게 하는 그 부분이 나오면

  ➔ -게 하다 (Causative verb construction)

  ➔ "-게 하다" changes the adjective "아프다" (painful) into a causative form meaning "to make someone feel pain."

• 지나온 세월을 돌아보다 보면

  ➔ -아/어 보다 보면 (Through the process of trying)

  ➔ "-아/어 보다 보면" suggests that as one continues the act of looking back, a realization or state follows.

• 세월을 녹여버리는 듯해요

  ➔ -ㄴ/는 듯하다 (It seems like / looks like)

  ➔ "-듯하다" is a grammar structure used to express a conjecture or a softened opinion about the situation.