Motto – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: ITZY

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of ITZY with 'Motto'! This song is perfect for learners looking to pick up modern, confident Korean expressions and catchy, rhythmic phrasing. Its empowering lyrics and upbeat energy make it a fun and motivating way to practice listening to contemporary K-pop.

[English]

Mo mo mo mo mo motto

You are my motto

Close your eyes

I can feel you by my side

All the time oh yeah

Make me fearless

When I wander through the restless darkness

Got me in a trance, your familiar voice

Fallin’ like it's destiny

Changing everything, shift my callin’

I know that you feel it, too

You gotta trust me baby

Wait for me, you’ll see

The dream of you that I'll finally reach

You are my wish, lead the way

You are the gleam, lift me up

When I'm standing at the edge of the world

Uh, shine brightly upon me

Take me to a better place

I'm not afraid of how this ends

Yeah I need you by my side

Ready? dive in

Take my hand

Ain’t nobody like you

I wanna be the one

I won't stop heading toward you

Now I know

My everything will be dazzling, just like you

You, who lit up my world

Want you so bad

Cause you are my motto

Delight spreads through me because of you

I don't know where the end is

The nights of hesitation are over

Shining clearly and vividly

This burning breath

Takes me away, swervin’

Even if it's the end of the world, move

I gotta stand, I'll throw myself in

Don’t hesitate, so there are no regrets

Everyday, never look back

Yeah, you are the only answer

Take me to a better place

I'm not afraid of how this ends

Yeah I need you by my side

Ready? dive in

Take my hand

Ain’t nobody like you

I wanna be the one

I won't stop heading toward you

Now I know

My everything will be dazzling, just like you

You, who lit up my world

Want you so bad

Cause you are my motto

Mo mo mo mo mo motto

You are my motto

Mo mo mo mo mo motto

You know, I know

That I need your love

Let’s call it us

Even this very moment

At the end of the time we spent together

Something is filling me up inside

Call you any time when I need someone, you

Oh now I know

Take me there like that

Take my hand

Ain’t nobody like you

I wanna be the one

I won't stop heading toward you

As you know

Feeling so meant to be, this trembling

Don’t take it slow

Become one

Cause you are my motto

Mo mo mo mo mo motto

You are my motto

Mo mo mo mo mo motto

[Korean]

Mo mo mo mo mo motto

You are my motto

두 눈을 감아

I can feel you by my side

All the time oh yeah

Make me fearless

늘 소란한 어둠을 헤맬 때

Got me in a trance 익숙한 너의 voice

운명처럼 fallin’

달라져 shift my callin’

I know that you feel it, too

You gotta trust me baby

기다려줘 you’ll see

끝내 닿을 너란 꿈

You are my wish 날 이끌어

You are the gleam 날 일으켜

세상 끝에 서 있을 때

Uh 환히 나를 비춰

Take me to a better place

이 결말 따윈 not afraid

Yeah I need you by my side

Ready? dive in

Take my hand

Ain’t nobody like you

I wanna be the one

너를 향해 멈추지 않아

Now I know

널 닮아 눈부실 my everything

날 비춘 너

Want you so bad

Cause you are my motto

너로 번져오는 delight

끝이 어딘지는 몰라

망설이던 밤은 over

선명하게 빛나 clearly

뜨거운 숨이

날 데려가 swervin’

세상 끝이라 해도 move

I gotta stand 나를 던져

Don’t hesitate 후회 없게

Everyday, never look back

Yeah 답은 오직 너야

Take me to a better place

이 결말 따윈 not afraid

Yeah I need you by my side

Ready? dive in

Take my hand

Ain’t nobody like you

I wanna be the one

너를 향해 멈추지 않아

Now I know

널 닮아 눈부실 my everything

날 비춘 너

Want you so bad

Cause you are my motto

Mo mo mo mo mo motto

You are my motto

Mo mo mo mo mo motto

You know, I know

That I need your love

Let’s call it us

지금 순간도

함께한 시간의 끝에

내 안을 채우는 something

Call you any time when I need someone, you

Oh now I know

Take me there like that

Take my hand

Ain’t nobody like you

I wanna be the one

너를 향해 멈추지 않아

As you know

Feeling so meant to be 이 떨림이

Don’t take it slow

하나가 돼

Cause you are my motto

Mo mo mo mo mo motto

You are my motto

Mo mo mo mo mo motto

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
모토 moto Level 4	noun - motto, slogan
눈 nun Level 1	noun - eye
감다 gamda Level 1	verb - to close (eyes)
어둠 eodum Level 2	noun - darkness
헤매다 hemaeda Level 3	verb - to wander, to roam
운명 unmyeong Level 4	noun - fate, destiny
기다리다 gidarida Level 1	verb - to wait
꿈 kkum Level 1	noun - dream
이끌다 ikkeulda Level 3	verb - to lead, to guide
세상 sesang Level 1	noun - world
비추다 bichuda Level 2	verb - to shine on, to illuminate
결말 gyeolmal Level 3	noun - conclusion, ending
멈추다 meomchuda Level 2	verb - to stop
번지다 beonjida Level 3	verb - to spread
망설이다 mangseorida Level 3	verb - to hesitate
후회 huhoe Level 3	noun - regret
순간 sungan Level 2	noun - moment
함께 hamkke Level 1	adjective - together
떨림 tteollim Level 3	noun - trembling, flutter

Key Grammar Structures

• 늘 소란한 어둠을 헤맬 때

  ➔ Noun-modifying form (Adnominal) + 때

  ➔ The structure 'verb + "ㄹ/을 때"' is used to indicate the time or situation when an action occurs. Here, "헤맬" modifies "때".

• 세상 끝에 서 있을 때

  ➔ Progressive aspect (Verb + 아/어 있다)

  ➔ The pattern '서 있다' (to be standing) indicates a state resulting from the completion of an action, persisting over time.

• 널 닮아 눈부실 my everything

  ➔ Cause/Reason (-아/어서) shortened to -아/어

  ➔ The '-아/어' ending here acts as a causal connector (short for -아/어서), explaining that because you resemble someone, it is dazzling.

• 끝이 어딘지는 몰라

  ➔ Embedded clause with '-는지'

  ➔ The '-는지' ending is used to embed a question (where is the end?) into the main sentence as the object of '몰라' (don't know).

• 너로 번져오는 delight

  ➔ Noun-modifying form with present tense process (-는)

  ➔ The particle '-는' attached to the verb stem '번져오다' turns it into an adnominal phrase modifying the noun 'delight'.

• 내 안을 채우는 something

  ➔ Object marker (-을) + present tense modifier

  ➔ '-을' indicates '내 안' (my inside) as the object of the verb '채우다' (fill). The '는' makes it modify 'something'.

• 하나가 돼

  ➔ Resultative state change (-아/어 되다)

  ➔ The construction 'noun + (이)가 되다' indicates the result of becoming something (becoming one).