Ageha – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: Redoor
• Album: Memory

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuanced beauty of the Japanese language through “Ageha.” This song is a perfect study for learners interested in poetic imagery and the lyrical metaphors used in contemporary Japanese pop culture, offering a rhythmic way to practice natural phrasing.

[English]

Fragments from a dream

Pierce deep into my flesh

And gently crawl across

My unraveling thoughts

Without a chance to escape

We cover each other up

Let's abandon whoever survives first

Holding you as I slowly rot away

Leaving not even a space to breathe

Starting with every sense of being alive

They will kill us off one by one

A small, carved word hidden in my mouth

Sings a song without even being able to fly

If I close my eyes without a word

And stretch out my arms toward the empty sky

Holding you as I slowly rot away

Leaving not even a space to breathe

Starting with every sense of being alive

They will kill us off one by one

Things that fade and the sorrow of being forgotten

Memories that linger and our unglamorous love

In the end, they are all just a single lie of mine

Contradictory things that I surrender to

Holding you as I slowly vanish away

Wiping away even the reasons to breathe

Starting with the small proofs that we loved

They will lose their meaning one by one

[Korean]

꿈속에 파편이

살을 파고들어

벌어진 생각을

살살 기어다녀

도망칠 틈 없이

서로를 덮고서

살아남는 쪽을 먼저 버려버리자고

너를 안고서 내가 썩어가는 것

숨을 쉴 공간조차 남지 않는 것

살아 있다는 모든 감각들부터

하나씩 우리를 죽여가겠지

입속에 숨겨둔 작게 새긴 말이

날지도 못한 채 노래를 부르네

아무 말도 없이 눈을 감아보면

텅 빈 하늘 위로 두 팔을 펼쳐보아

너를 안고서 내가 썩어가는 것

숨을 쉴 공간조차 남지 않는 것

살아 있다는 모든 감각들부터

하나씩 우리를 죽여가겠지

사라지는 것들도 잊혀지는 슬픔도

기억되는 추억도 볼품없던 사랑도

결국은 모두 다 거짓 한 나의

굴복되는 모순적인 것들

너를 안고서 내가 사라지는 것

숨을 쉴 이유조차 지워가는 것

사랑했다는 작은 증거들부터

하나씩 의미를 잃어가겠지

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
꿈 kkum Level 1	noun - dream
파편 papyeon Level 5	noun - fragment, splinter
살 sal Level 2	noun - flesh, skin
생각 saenggak Level 1	noun - thought, idea
도망치다 domangchida Level 2	verb - to run away, escape
틈 teum Level 3	noun - gap, crack, spare time
살다 salda Level 1	verb - to live
버리다 beorida Level 2	verb - to throw away, abandon
안다 anda Level 2	verb - to hug, embrace
썩다 sseokda Level 3	verb - to rot, decay
숨 sum Level 2	noun - breath
공간 gonggan Level 3	noun - space, room
감각 gamgak Level 4	noun - sense, sensation
죽다 jukda Level 1	verb - to die
입 ip Level 1	noun - mouth
노래 norae Level 1	noun - song
하늘 haneul Level 1	noun - sky
슬픔 seulpeum Level 2	noun - sadness, sorrow
추억 chuok Level 3	noun - memory, recollection
사랑 sarang Level 1	noun - love
거짓 geojit Level 3	noun - lie, falsehood