Your Song – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: Parc Jae Jung

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the tender emotions of 'Your Song' by Parc Jae Jung, a beautiful pop ballad that offers a wonderful opportunity to experience the nuanced expressiveness of the Korean language. Through its deeply personal lyrics about unspoken love and regret, you can explore common Korean phrases related to affection, longing, and vulnerability, making it an ideal song for language learners to connect with Korean culture and sentiment.

[English]

It’s a love that still loves you

Even if it’s too late, I’ll always wait for you

I should stop being the one who waits

But I still need to know, it’s my lingering attachment to you

That’s why I had to write this song

What would be the right lyrics?

How can I make you hear this?

I’m someone who doesn’t even write diaries well

The pen feels awkward in my hand

The truth is, to call it reminiscing about our long time together

Feels wrong, because all I can think of is how hesitant I was to reach you

To get closer, to hesitate even more

I’m the one who only loves you

I’m the one who only loves you

All of this is because of me, I’m just so sorry

I wanted to express it properly, but my heart lacked the courage

In this song

I write about you and call out to you

It was a love you never knew about

I didn’t know, I cried alone, worried alone, and was afraid

The truth is, I’ll never understand the word “us”

Because I’m the one who feels awkward trying to reach you, to get closer

I’m the one who only loves you

I’m the one who only loves you

All of this is because of me, I’m just so sorry

I wanted to express it properly, so I gathered the courage in my heart

In this song

I write about you and call out to you

Even if I don’t say “I love you”

You wouldn’t just give in to me blindly

I’ll wait only for you

I should’ve said I like you

I should’ve said I love you

I kept putting it off, and now it’s too late for me

I wanted to express it properly, so I gathered the courage in my heart

In this song

I write about you and call out to you

[Korean]

남은 사랑하는 사랑이어서

더 늦을지 늘 너만을

기다리는 사람 그만 해야지

그래도 알 건 알아야만 하는 미련 너라서

노래를 만들 수 밖에

좋은 가사가 뭘까

네가 어떡하면 들릴까

일기마저 잘 안 쓰는

펜이 어색한 사람

사실은 우리의 긴 시간을

추억한다고 말하기엔

닿기 다가가기 더 주저하기만 한 내가 떠올라

너만 사랑하는 사람

너만 사랑하는 사람

이 모든 게 다 나라 서 그저 너무 미안해

제대로 전하고 싶었기에 용기 못 낸 마음에

노래에

나는 너를 쓰고 너를 부른다

너는 알지 못한 사랑이어서

나는 알지 혼자 울고 걱정하고 왜 두려웠는지

사실 우리란 이 단어를 난 절대 이해 못 하겠지

닿기 다가가기 더 어색하기만 한 내가 있으니

너만 사랑하는 사람

너만 사랑하는 사람

이 모든 게 다 나라 서 그저 너무 미안해

제대로 전하고 싶었기에 용기를 낸 마음에

노래에

나는 너를 쓰고 너를 부른다

사랑이란 말을 안 나도

무작정 내게 져 줄 턱 없는

오직 너를 위해 기다린다

너를 좋아한다 말할걸

너를 사랑한다 말할걸

너무 미루고 더 밀어서 늦어버린 한 사람

제대로 전하고 싶었기에 용기를 낸 마음에

노래에

나는 너를 쓰고 너를 부른다

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
사랑 /saɾaŋ/ A1	noun - love
사람 /saɾam/ A1	noun - person, human
노래 /noɾe/ A1	noun - song
가사 /kasa/ B1	noun - lyrics
추억 /tɕʰuʌk/ B2	noun - memory, recollection
용기 /joŋgi/ B2	noun - courage
마음 /ma̞ɰm/ A2	noun - heart, mind, feeling
미련 /miɾjʌn/ C1	noun - lingering attachment, regret
기다리다 /kiɾaɾiɾa/ A2	verb - to wait
사랑하다 /saɾaŋhada/ A1	verb - to love
쓰다 /s͈ɯda/ A1	verb - to write; to use
부르다 /puɾɯda/ A2	verb - to sing; to call
전하다 /tɕʌnhada/ B2	verb - to convey, to transmit
두려워하다 /tuɾjʌwʌhada/ B2	verb - to be afraid of
이해하다 /iʰɛhʰada/ B1	verb - to understand
좋은 /tɕʰoːn/ A1	adjective - good
어색한 /ʌsɛkʰan/ B2	adjective - awkward, uneasy
늦은 /nɯtɕɯn/ A2	adjective - late
미안한 /mi aːnhan/ A2	adjective - sorry, apologetic
긴 /kin/ A2	adjective - long

Key Grammar Structures

• 남은 사랑하는 사랑이어서

  ➔ -(이)어서 (reason/cause)

  ➔ The grammar "-(이)어서" expresses a reason or cause. In this sentence, "사랑이어서" means "because it is love". It connects the preceding clause to the following statement as the reason for it.

• 더 늦을지 늘 너만을

  ➔ -ㄹ/을지 (conjecture/uncertainty)

  ➔ "-ㄹ/을지" is used to express uncertainty or conjecture about a future event or state. Here, "늦을지" means "whether it will be late" or "if it will be too late".

• 그래도 알 건 알아야만 하는 미련 너라서

  ➔ -아야/어야 하다 (obligation/necessity)

  ➔ "-아야/어야 하다" expresses obligation or necessity. Here, "알아야만 하는" translates to "must know". The addition of "-만" emphasizes the necessity.

• 네가 어떡하면 들릴까

  ➔ -(으)ㄹ까 (question about intention/possibility)

  ➔ "- (으)ㄹ까" is used to ask a question about one's own intention or to express a wondering or speculative thought. In this case, "들릴까" is asking "How can it be heard?" or "I wonder if it can be heard?".

• 사실은 우리의 긴 시간을 추억한다고 말하기엔

  ➔ -기에는 (for doing/for)

  ➔ "-기에는" is used to indicate a purpose, reason, or suitability related to the action or state described by the verb it's attached to. Here, "말하기엔" means "for saying" or "in order to say." It sets up a reason why something might not be appropriate or easy.

• 닿기 다가가기 더 주저하기만 한 내가 떠올라

  ➔ -기만 하다 (only do)

  ➔ "-기만 하다" means "only do" or "just do". It describes an action that is exclusively performed. In this line, "주저하기만 한" means "only hesitated" or "just hesitated".

• 제대로 전하고 싶었기에 용기 못 낸 마음에

  ➔ -기에 (because/so)

  ➔ "-기에" is used to express a reason or cause, similar to "-아/어서". Here, "싶었기에" means "because I wanted to" or "since I wanted to". It indicates the reason for the following action.

• 사랑이란 말을 안 나도

  ➔ -ㄴ/은/는/ㄹ/을 (adnominal clause)

  ➔ This phrase uses the adnominal form of a verb/adjective to modify a noun. Here, "안" modifies "나도" meaning "even if I don't say/know" . The verb '알다(to know)' is negated as '안 알다(to not know)', and then conjugated to the adnominal form '안 ㄴ' before attaching to '나도(even me/I)'.