Love 119 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: RIIZE

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Korean through RIIZE's 'Love 119' offers a unique window into both modern K-pop and early 2000s nostalgia. The song's lyrics are filled with expressive phrases about the feelings of a first love, providing a great opportunity to learn vocabulary related to emotions. The title itself, '119,' is a key cultural reference to Korea's emergency number, making this song a fun and memorable way to understand a piece of Korean culture.

[English]

1, 2 Let's go

My heart's stolen, that girl's a killer

Love so good, feels like a thriller

It's started, this is an Emergency (Vroom)

1-1-9, 1-1-9

Save my life, save my life

She sets me free

This is an Emergency (Love)

You're like a flashlight

You keep stealing my gaze

Among so many people

For a moment, I only saw you

Everyone says love is so sweet

I still don't know what it is, right now

This strange tremor I feel for the first time

This is real, I’m not kidding

It's deeper, deeper, deeper than just friends

Maybe it's a love song, yeah

My heart's stolen, that girl's a killer

Love so good, feels like a thriller

It's started, this is an Emergency (Vroom)

1-1-9, 1-1-9

Save my life, save my life

She sets me free

This is an Emergency (Love)

I'm acting strange, what do I do?

Anything about you

I'm worried about it all day, you make my day

Someday, I want to know what this feeling is

Love is so sweet ringing in my ears

I'm falling for you, unable to stop

I keep wondering about you, why is that?

It doesn't make sense, I'm not kidding

As time goes by, I'm getting deeper, deeper, and deeper

My heart's stolen, that girl's a killer

Love so good, feels like a thriller

It's started, this is an Emergency (Vroom)

1-1-9, 1-1-9

Save my life, save my life

She sets me free

This is an Emergency (Love)

What is this? You know what I’m talking about

Why is my heart so dizzy?

Is all of this because I like you?

Then I don't want to drag this on anymore

Anything else

Nothing but

I want it all with you

My heart's stolen, that girl's a killer

Love so good, feels like a thriller

It's started, this is an Emergency (Vroom)

1-1-9, 1-1-9

Save my life, save my life

She sets me free

This is an Emergency (Love)

[Korean]

1 2 Let’s go

뺏긴 My heart that girl’s a killer

Love so good feels like a thriller

시작됐지 이건 Emergency (Vroom)

1-1-9 1-1-9

Save my life save my life

She sets me free

이건 Emergency (Love)

너는 마치 Flashlight

자꾸만 시선을 뺏겨

많은 사람 속에서

순간 너만 보였어

다들 말하지 Love is so sweet

아직 난 뭔지 모르겠지 Right now

처음 느낀 이상한 떨림

이건 진심 I’m not kidding

친구이기엔 더 Deeper deeper deeper

어쩌면 Love song yah

뺏긴 My heart that girl’s a killer

Love so good feels like a thriller

시작됐지 이건 Emergency (Vroom)

1-1-9 1-1-9

Save my life save my life

She sets me free

이건 Emergency (Love)

이상해 나 What do I do

너에 관한 건 뭐라도

신경 쓰여 난 All day 넌 만들어 My day

이 감정은 Someday 난 알고 싶어

귓가에 울린 Love is so sweet

멈출 수 없이 빠져버린 나야

네가 자꾸 궁금해 왜지

말도 안 돼 I’m not kidding

시간이 갈수록 깊어 깊어 깊어져 가는 나잖아

뺏긴 My heart that girl’s a killer

Love so good feels like a thriller

시작됐지 이건 Emergency (Vroom)

1-1-9 1-1-9

Save my life save my life

She sets me free

이건 Emergency (Love)

이건 뭘까 You know what I’m talking about

왜 이렇게 나의 맘이 어지러운 걸까

이 모든 게 내가 널 좋아하는 건가

난 그럼 더 이상 끌고 싶지 않아

다른 건

Nothing but

I want it all with you

뺏긴 My heart that girl’s a killer

Love so good feels like a thriller

시작됐지 이건 Emergency (Vroom)

1-1-9 1-1-9

Save my life save my life

She sets me free

이건 Emergency (Love)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - organ in body pumping blood
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
save /seɪv/ A2	verb - to rescue from danger
free /friː/ A2	adjective - not under the control or power of someone else verb - to release from captivity
emergency /ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi/ B1	noun - a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action
killer /ˈkɪlər/ B1	noun - a person or thing that causes death
thriller /ˈθrɪlər/ B1	noun - a book, play, or film with an exciting plot, typically involving crime or espionage.
flashlight /ˈflæʃlaɪt/ B1	noun - small portable electric lamp
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A2	noun - a very brief period of time
sweet /swiːt/ A2	adjective - having a taste like that of sugar; not bitter or sour
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
song /sɔːŋ/ A1	noun - a musical composition with words
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness.
끌다 /kkeulda/ B2	verb - To drag, to pull

Key Grammar Structures

• 뺏긴 My heart that girl’s a killer

  ➔ Past participle as an adjective (뺏긴)

  ➔ "뺏긴" (ppaetgin) is the past participle of the verb "뺏다" (ppaetda, to steal/take away). Here, it's functioning as an adjective modifying "My heart," meaning "My stolen heart." This illustrates how past participles can describe nouns as having undergone an action.

• Love so good feels like a thriller

  ➔ Use of "like" to indicate similarity (feels like)

  ➔ The phrase "feels like a thriller" uses "like" to compare the feeling of love to a thriller movie. It doesn't mean love *is* a thriller, but that it evokes similar sensations of excitement and suspense.

• 시작됐지 이건 Emergency

  ➔ Use of the auxiliary verb "-됐지" to indicate a change of state or becoming (shortened form of 되었다)

  ➔ "시작됐지" (sijakdwaetji) is the shortened form of "시작되었다" (sijakdwaeotda), meaning "It has started" or "It started." The "-됐지" ending implies a realization or declaration that something has already begun.

• Save my life save my life She sets me free

  ➔ Use of the verb "set" with the particle "free" to express liberation.

  ➔ "She sets me free" means that the girl liberates the speaker, either emotionally or figuratively. "Set free" is a phrasal verb implying release from confinement or control.

• 친구이기엔 더 Deeper deeper deeper

  ➔ Comparative adjective with the particle 더 (deo) indicating 'more'

  ➔ "더 Deeper deeper deeper" emphasizes that the feeling is much deeper than just friendship. "더" (deo) intensifies the comparative adjective "Deeper", indicating a greater degree of depth.

• 너에 관한 건 뭐라도

  ➔ Use of "-에 관한" to express "about" or "regarding"

  ➔ "너에 관한 건" (neoe gwanhan geon) means "anything about you" or "anything regarding you." It's a common way to express that something is related or connected to a specific person or topic.

• 왜 이렇게 나의 맘이 어지러운 걸까

  ➔ Use of the question ending "-(으)ㄴ 걸까" to express a wondering question.

  ➔ "어지러운 걸까" (eojireoun geolkka) expresses a wondering question, like "I wonder why it's so dizzying?". The "-(으)ㄴ 걸까" ending is used to express a question that you are asking yourself.