Ode to Love – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: NCT WISH
• Album: Ode to Love

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the bright and rhythmic world of NCT WISH with 'Ode to Love'! This song is a perfect way to practice Korean through its repetitive, catchy phrases and emotive vocabulary related to feelings and happiness. Its upbeat tempo makes it an engaging tool for learning natural, conversational expressions of affection.

[English]

Du du ru du

du du ru du

Du du ru du

du du ru du

Not in my zone, not in my zone, not in my zone

Blind falling endlessly

Hiding, losing its light

Not in my mind, not in my mind, not in my mind

A heart that’s turned cold

I want to hold you, oh

Shall we, shall we

Deep, deep within my heart

Filled with Sel-fishness

Cast beyond the sea

Now, bye bye

Drawing a circle, so it doesn’t sting

Erasing all the edges, with you

A sharp world, one way

Connect us

Shall we change, oh

Oh

Our faded voice

Drawing closer

Carrying a small breeze on our hearts

This melody, now one, is beautiful

We sing for love

Listen up

All the tenderness in the world

This song overflowing with it

We sing for love

Before we know it, filling the space between us

Raise your voice

Touch the sky

Du du ru du

du du ru du

Du du ru du

du du ru du

Du du ru du

du du ru du

Du du ru du

du du ru du

At the same speed

We’re aligning, before we know it

I want it more, all the words I gave to you

I filled them all with my love

Sing high

Raise your voice

Follow me, make it, oh sheesh

The humming song, du du ru du

That’s right

Oh

Even the days that make you cry

Will pass by

Life is bitter

But we’re getting sweeter

Your spreading smile is beautiful

We sing for love

Listen up

All the tenderness in the world

This song overflowing with it

We sing for love

Before we know it, filling the space between us

Raise your voice

Touch the sky

Close your eyes

And listen closely

The melody rings

See, when our sincerity meets

Feeling brand new

Tenderness is one track

We keep singing all day

Our song, yours and mine

Spreading throughout the world

We sing for love

Listen up

All the tenderness in the world

This song overflowing with it

We sing for love

Before we know it, filling the whole world

Raise your voice

Touch the sky

Du du ru du

du du ru du

Du du ru du

du du ru du

Du du ru du

du du ru du

Du du ru du

du du ru du

Du du ru du

du du ru du

Du du ru du

du du ru du

[Korean]

Du du ru du

du du ru du

Du du ru du

du du ru du

Not in my, not in my, not in my zone

빈틈없이 내린 Blind

빛을 잃은 채로 Hide

Not in my, not in my, not in my mind

차게 식어버린 맘

안아주고 싶어 다 Oh

Shall we, shall we

마음속 깊이깊이

가득히 찬 Sel-fish

바다 너머 던져 놓아

이젠 Bye bye

말툰 찌르지 않게 그려내 Circle

모서린 다 지워내 우리

날 선 세상 One way

연결해

Shall we change, oh

Oh

희미했던 너와 나의 Voice

가까워져 가

마음 위로 작은 바람 실어

하나가 된 이 선율이 아름다워

We sing for love

Listen up

세상 모든 다정함

넘치도록 담은 이 노래

We sing for love

어느새 우리 사이 가득 차

소리 높여봐

Touch the sky

Du du ru du

du du ru du

Du du ru du

du du ru du

Du du ru du

du du ru du

Du du ru du

du du ru du

같은 속도로

어느새 맞춰져 가는 Flow

I want it more 네게 건넨 모든 Words

그 안에 My love, 다 채워 놨어

Sing high

목소리를 높여

나를 따라 Make it, Oh sheesh

부르는 콧노래 Du du ru du

That's right

Oh

너를 울게 하는 하루도

지나갈 거야

Life is bitter

But we’re getting sweeter

번져간 너의 미소가 아름다워

We sing for love

Listen up

세상 모든 다정함

넘치도록 담은 이 노래

We sing for love

어느새 우리 사이 가득 차

소리 높여봐

Touch the sky

눈을 감아

두 귀를 기울이면

울리는 Melody

봐 진심이 맞닿을 때

Feeling brand new

다정이란 One track

We keep singing all day

너와 나의 노래가

세상 가득 퍼져가

We sing for love

Listen up

세상 모든 다정함

넘치도록 담은 이 노래

We sing for love

어느새 온 세상에 가득 차

소리 높여봐

Touch the sky

Du du ru du

du du ru du

Du du ru du

du du ru du

Du du ru du

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Du du ru du

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Du du ru du

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Du du ru du

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
빈틈없이 bintteom-eopsi TOPIK Level 3	adverb - without gaps
빛 bit TOPIK Level 1	noun - light
숨어 sum-eo TOPIK Level 2	verb - to hide
차게 chage TOPIK Level 2	adverb - coldly
안아주다 an-ajuda TOPIK Level 2	verb - to hug
가득히 gadeukhi TOPIK Level 2	adverb - fully
던져 deonjyeo TOPIK Level 2	verb - to throw
모서리 moseori TOPIK Level 2	noun - edge
지워내 jiwonae TOPIK Level 3	verb - to erase
연결하다 yeongyeolhada TOPIK Level 3	verb - to connect
희미하다 himihada TOPIK Level 3	adjective - faint
선율 seonyul TOPIK Level 3	noun - melody
다정함 dajeongham TOPIK Level 2	noun - kindness
넘치다 neomchida TOPIK Level 2	verb - to overflow
맞춰져 matchwojyeo TOPIK Level 3	verb - to match
건네다 geonnaeda TOPIK Level 2	verb - to hand over
목소리 moksori TOPIK Level 1	noun - voice
진심 jinsim TOPIK Level 2	noun - sincerity
퍼져가 peojyeoga TOPIK Level 3	verb - to spread

Key Grammar Structures

• 빈틈없이 내린 Blind

  ➔ Adverb + Past Participle as Adjective

  ➔ "빈틈없이" (without gaps/flawlessly) modifies "Blind" (blindness/being oblivious), acting as an adjective describing the state of being oblivious. It shows how completely the blindness descended.

• Shall we, shall we

  ➔ Tag Question

  ➔ This is a rhetorical question used to suggest an action. The repetition emphasizes the invitation. It's a softer way of making a suggestion than a direct command.

• 마음속 깊이깊이

  ➔ Reduplication for Emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of "깊이" (deeply) intensifies the meaning, indicating a very profound depth within the heart.

• 가득히 찬 Sel-fish

  ➔ Adjective + Noun (with a play on words)

  ➔ "가득히 찬" (filled) describes "Sel-fish". It's a pun, playing on the English word "selfish" but referring to a self-filled space or heart. The 'Sel' likely refers to 'self'.

• Life is bitter But we’re getting sweeter

  ➔ Conjunction 'But' to show contrast

  ➔ The sentence uses the conjunction "But" to create a contrast between the inherent bitterness of life and the growing sweetness of their relationship or experience. It's a common poetic device.