Bansanka – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: TAEYEON
• Album: J-POP REMAKE Vol.1

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of emotive Korean expressions through Taeyeon's 'Bansanka.' This song is a perfect study for learners to understand how metaphors for incompleteness and longing are used in Korean lyrics, all delivered through one of K-pop's most renowned vocalists.

[English]

I know the day will come when I make you cry, I can't do it anymore, not with you

I hope you forget me, because I know I'll only end up making you cry anyway

Because in this wide world, there are other things I sometimes want to taste

I know the day will come when I make you cry, I know I'll hurt you again

But why is it that nothing tastes good unless it's you?

And why is it that I only ever want to see you?

I don't even want to meet anyone if it's not you; I'm being so selfish

I'm still so uncertain, so what is the meaning of love anyway?

Could you just tell me everything?

Even if I spend dozens of long nights, it feels like I'll never find it

Will you give me that confession of love?

Even if I spend dozens of long nights, it feels like I'll never find it

Give me the full course of your heart

I know the day will come when I make you cry, because eternity is surely just greed

My heart aches this much, knowing I'll surely make you cry again someday

Contrary to our hearts, sometimes we just can't seem to understand each other

I know the day will come when I make you cry, right? I know I'll make you cry

But I can't even find the courage to leave

For some reason, I just don't want to change

I don't even want to meet anyone if it's not you; I'm being so selfish

I'm still so uncertain, so what is the meaning of love anyway?

You are always right there

Even if I spend hundreds of long nights, it feels like I'll never find it

Will you give me that confession of love?

Even if I spend hundreds of long nights, it feels like I'll never find it

Give me the full course of your heart

It was you who stayed by my side without leaving

In the end, it was always only you

Even if the tearful wounds and the pain

Remain in my heart forever

Even if I spend thousands of long nights, it feels like I'll never find it

I will give that confession of love to you

Even if I spend thousands of long nights, it feels like I'll never find it

Everything inside your heart, oh

Even if I spend tens of thousands of long nights, I'll never be able to forget

I will give that confession of love to you

Even if I spend tens of thousands of long nights, I'll never be able to forget

Give me the full course of your heart

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah

...

[Korean]

널 울게 할 날 알아, 더 이상 안 돼, 너와 이젠 아니야

날 잊어 주길 바라, 어차피 널 울리고 말 테니까

넓은 세상 아래 다른 것도 가끔 먹고도 싶은 나기에

널 울게 할 날 알아, 또 아프게 할 날 알아

다만, 왜 네가 아님 아무 맛이 나지 않는데?

너만 괜히 보고 싶은 나인 건데

네가 아니면 만나기도 싫은 나인데, 정말 멋대로네

아직까지 애매모호한 나인데, 사랑의 존재란 거 다 뭔데?

네가 전부 알려 주면 안 될까?

난 수십 번의 긴 밤을 보낸다 해도 얻지 못할 듯한

사랑의 고백을 내게 말해줄래?

난 수십 번의 긴 밤을 보낸다 해도 얻지 못할 듯한

너의 마음속 full course 내게 줘

널 울게 할 날 알아, 분명 영원은 욕심이기에

이토록 가슴을 앓아, 언젠가 다시 또 널 울릴 나라

마음과 다르게, 가끔씩은 자꾸 서로를 이해 못 해

널 울게 할 날 알아, 맞아? 널 울게 할 날 알아

다만 떠나갈 용기마저 나지 않는데

왠지 변하고 싶지 않은 마음뿐인데

네가 아니면 만나기도 싫은 나인데, 정말 멋대로네

아직까지 애매모호한 나인데, 사랑의 존재란 거 다 뭔데

언제나 거기에 네가 있는데

난 수백 번의 긴 밤을 보낸다 해도 얻지 못할 듯한

사랑의 고백을 내게 말해줄래?

난 수백 번의 긴 밤을 보낸다 해도 얻지 못할 듯한

너의 마음속 full course 내게 줘

떠나지 않은 채 내 곁에 있어줬던 건 너야

결국은 전부 너 하나였던 건데

눈물 어린 상처들과 아픔은 영원히

가슴에 그대로 남는대도

난 수천 번의 긴 밤을 보낸다 해도 얻지 못할 듯한

사랑의 고백을 너에게 줄 거야

난 수천 번의 긴 밤을 보낸다 해도 얻지 못할 듯한

너의 마음속 모든 걸, oh

난 수만 번의 긴 밤을 보낸다 해도 잊지 못할 듯한

사랑의 고백을 너에게 줄 거야

난 수만 번의 긴 밤을 보낸다 해도 잊지 못할 듯한

너의 마음속 full course 내게 줘

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
세상 sesang Level 1	noun - world
아프다 apeuda Level 2	adjective - to be painful / to ache
애매모호하다 aemaemohohada Level 5	adjective - to be ambiguous / vague
존재 jonjae Level 4	noun - existence / being
고백 gobaek Level 3	noun - confession
영원 yeongwon Level 3	noun - eternity
욕심 yoksim Level 4	noun - greed / desire
가슴 gaseum Level 2	noun - chest / heart
앓다 alta Level 4	verb - to suffer / to be sick
이해 ihae Level 3	noun - understanding
용기 yonggi Level 3	noun - courage
상처 sangcheo Level 3	noun - wound / scar
떠나다 tteonada Level 2	verb - to leave
변하다 byeonhada Level 3	verb - to change
결국 gyeolguk Level 3	adverb - eventually / in the end

Key Grammar Structures

• 널 울게 할 날 알아

  ➔ Future tense modifier -(으)ㄹ

  ➔ The suffix "-(으)ㄹ" is used to modify the noun "날" (day) with the meaning of "the day I will make you cry."

• 어차피 널 울리고 말 테니까

  ➔ Intentional/Predictive -ㄹ 테니까

  ➔ Used to express the speaker's conviction or prediction that "I will inevitably end up making you cry."

• 다른 것도 가끔 먹고도 싶은 나기에

  ➔ Causal particle -(이)기에

  ➔ Indicates the reason: "Because I am someone who also wants to eat other things sometimes."

• 왜 네가 아님 아무 맛이 나지 않는데?

  ➔ Conditional -면 (if not/unless)

  ➔ Used as "if it's not you," showing that nothing tastes good without the person.

• 사랑의 존재란 거 다 뭔데?

  ➔ Explanatory ending -(이)란 거

  ➔ A colloquial contraction of "-이라는 것은," used to ask for the definition of something ("What is this thing called love?").

• 난 수십 번의 긴 밤을 보낸다 해도

  ➔ Concessive -ㄴ다 해도

  ➔ Means "even if I spend dozens of long nights," indicating an action that doesn't change the outcome.

• 분명 영원은 욕심이기에

  ➔ Noun-forming ending -기

  ➔ Turns the verb "욕심이다" (to be greedy) into a noun form, connecting it with "-기에" to state a reason.

• 떠나지 않은 채 내 곁에 있어줬던 건 너야

  ➔ Progressive/State particle -ㄴ 채

  ➔ Used to describe staying in the same state ("while not leaving").