그날처럼

• By: 장덕철

Lyrics:

[한국어]

[English]

참 많은 시간이 흘러가고

So much time has gone by

넌 어떻게 사는지 참 궁금해

I'm really curious about how you're living now

날 걱정하는 사람들에게

To those worried about me

다 잊었단 거짓말하는

You tell lies, saying you've forgotten everything

내가 참 미운 날

Today, I realize how much I hate myself

아름다운 이별은

A beautiful breakup

세상에 없다지만

They say such things don’t exist in this world

그때 내가 조금 더

If I’d just been a little more understanding back then

너를 편하게 보내줬다면

If I had let you go more easily

다른 사람 또 만나

You might have met someone else

행복할 니가 가끔은

And be happy sometimes

내 생각할 때에

When you think of me

지을 표정이 참 궁금해

I wonder what expression you wear

날 보는 네 눈이 좋아서

Because I love your eyes looking at me

얼굴 붉히며 딴청피던

You’d blush and shy away

아름답던 그날처럼

Just like those beautiful days

좋은 사람 만나 사랑받고

Meet someone good, find love,

너도 이젠 웃을 수 있길

And I hope you can smile now

찬란했던 우리 그날처럼

Just like our shining days

비어있는 지갑에

With an empty wallet,

음식점을 서성이면

I’d wander around restaurants

월급날이라며

Claiming it’s payday

손잡아 이끌어주던

You’d hold my hand and guide me

만원짜리 커플링

Our thousand-won couple ring

고맙다며 펑펑 울던

You cried happily, saying thank you

과분한 네 사랑

Your love was more than I deserved

받을 사람 참 부러워

I envy the one who receives it

날 보는 네 눈이 좋아서

Because I love your eyes looking at me

얼굴 붉히며 딴청피던

You’d blush and shy away

아름답던 그날처럼

Just like those beautiful days

좋은 사람 만나 사랑받고

Meet someone good, find love,

너도 이젠 웃을 수 있길

And I hope you can smile now

찬란했던 우리 그날처럼

Just like our shining days

문득 들려오는 너의 소식에

Suddenly hearing from you

가끔씩은 혼자 울 수 있길

Sometimes, I wish I could cry alone

끝까지 이기적인 내가

This selfish me until the end

이젠 나 없이도 괜찮다

Now I’m okay without me

너에게 듣고 싶던 말

The words I wanted to hear from you

좋은 사람 만나 미안해

I’m sorry for meeting someone good

다시 돌아갈 순 없지만

I can’t go back, but

아름답던 우리 그날처럼

Just like our beautiful days

Grammar:

• 참 많은 시간이 흘러가고

  ➔ 많이 + verb form (흘러가고): to indicate 'a lot' or 'much' of the action happening continuously

  ➔ Using '참 많은' emphasizes a large amount of time passing

• 날 걱정하는 사람들에게

  ➔ 에게: a particle indicating 'to' or 'for' someone

  ➔ The particle '에게' marks the indirect object of the verb, specifying 'people' who worry

• 다 잊었단 거짓말하는

  ➔ 단 (danh từ): used to form a casual or narrative clause meaning 'that' or 'the fact'

  ➔ '단' is used to quote or report what someone says or thinks, similar to 'that' in English

• 좋은 사람 만나 사랑받고

  ➔ 만나: verb meaning 'to meet', with the suffix '고' indicating a sequential connection with the next action

  ➔ The verb '만나' means 'to meet,' and '고' links this action to '사랑받고' (to be loved), forming a sequence

• 좋은 사람 만나 사랑받고

  ➔ 고: a connective particle used to link related actions or states in a sequence

  ➔ The particle '고' links the actions of 'meeting a good person' and 'being loved' in a sequence, indicating the progression

• 끝까지 이기적인 내가

  ➔ 까지: a particle meaning 'until' or 'to the end', emphasizing the extent of an action or state

  ➔ '까지' emphasizes the extent to which the speaker's selfishness persists, up to the very end