All Ages – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: LUCY
• Album: Childish

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of the Korean language through 'All Ages.' This song is a perfect resource for language learners to practice conversational vocabulary related to time, feelings, and encouragement, all while enjoying the uplifting, rhythmic phrasing that makes K-pop band music so addictive.

[English]

As another day begins like this

Everything feels like it's happening for the first time

But the standards are cruelly high

Honestly, what even is this?

It's not even a comedy

It's as if they're picking on me on purpose

They say, "Once you're grown up, that's just how it is"

But that just feels

Even more childish and petty

I wish it would all disappear

I wish it would all pass by

Unlike when I was a child

For some reason, I've become a laughingstock

It's okay even if it feels trivial

I wish it would all scatter

I wish it would all become a joke

Just like a scene from a cartoon

That's what I always wish for, the world being

Rated for all ages

If you take out the background music, it's pure horror

Even a common, cliché open ending

For me, the protagonist

Is the reality that awaits me

Honestly, what even is this?

It's not like they're telling me to die

But they're only picking on me, making it hard to breathe

They say, "If you're an adult, act like one"

That just feels

Even more childish and petty

I wish it would all disappear

I wish it would all pass by

Unlike when I was a child

For some reason, I've become a laughingstock

It's okay even if it feels trivial

I wish it would all scatter

I wish it would all become a joke

Just like a scene from a cartoon

That's what I always wish for, the world being

Rated for all ages

Crying, laughing, loving, and hating

With our horns still attached

We don't want to start the end of this act

Take us away a little later

Comfort us a little more

At the end of this tantrum

That is approaching soon

The sun sets, the sun sets

I wish it would all disappear

I wish it would all pass by

Unlike when I was a child

For some reason, I've become a laughingstock

It's okay even if it feels trivial

I wish it would all scatter

I wish it would all become a joke

Just like a scene from a cartoon

That's what I always wish for, the world being

Rated for all ages

...

[Korean]

이렇게 또 시작된 하루도

난생처음인 일 투성일 텐데

잔인하게도 기준이 새빨개

참 이건 뭐

코미디도 아니고

나만 괴롭혀 짠 것처럼

다 컸으면 원래 다 그런 거란 말

그게 더

유치해 보이고 치사하잖아

다 사라져라

다 지나가라

아이일 때완 달리

어째선가 웃긴 꼴이 되고

시시하다 해도 좋아

다 흩어져라

우스워져라

한 편의 만화처럼

바라길 언제나 세상은

전체관람가

BGM만 빼면 딱 호러야

흔하디 흔한 열린 결말도

주인공인 내겐

닥쳐올 현실인걸

참 이건 뭐

죽으란 것도 아니고

나만 뭐라 해 숨 못 쉬게

어른이면 어른답게 하라는 말

그게 더

유치해 보이고 치사하잖아

다 사라져라

다 지나가라

아이일 때완 달리

어째선가 웃긴 꼴이 되고

시시하다 해도 좋아

다 흩어져라

우스워져라

한 편의 만화처럼

바라길 언제나 세상은

전체관람가

울다 웃다 좋다 싫었다

우린 뿔 달고서

이 막의 끝을 시작하고 싶지 않아

조금 더 나중에 데려가

우릴 더 달래고

곧 또 다가오는

어리광의 끝에

해가 떨어져 해가 떨어져

다 사라져라

다 지나가라

아이일 때완 달리

어째선가 웃긴 꼴이 되고

시시하다 해도 좋아

다 흩어져라

우스워져라

한 편의 만화처럼

바라길 언제나 세상은

전체관람가

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
시작된 sijakdoen Level 1	verb - to begin, to start
난생처음 nansaengcheoeum Level 4	noun - for the first time in one's life
잔인하게 janinhage Level 4	adjective - cruelly, brutally
기준 gijun Level 2	noun - standard, criteria
유치해 yuchihae Level 3	adjective - childish, immature
치사하잖아 chisahajanha Level 5	adjective - mean, petty, shameful
시시하다 sisihada Level 5	adjective - trivial, boring
흩어져라 heuteojyeora Level 3	verb - to disperse, scatter
우스워져라 useuwojyeora Level 3	verb - to become funny, ridiculous
만화 manhwa Level 1	noun - comic, cartoon
전체관람가 jeonchegwallamga Level 4	noun - G-rated (all ages)
현실 hyeonsil Level 2	noun - reality
어른 eoreun Level 1	noun - adult
달래고 dallaego Level 4	verb - to soothe, comfort
어리광 eorigwang Level 5	noun - spoiled behavior, coquetry

Key Grammar Structures

• 난생처음인 일 투성일 텐데

  ➔ -(으)ㄹ 텐데 (Supposition/Assumption)

  ➔ Used to express a situation or state the speaker assumes, often implying a background for the next thought. Here, "-일 텐데" suggests that the day will be full of new experiences.

• 다 컸으면 원래 다 그런 거란 말

  ➔ -(으)면 (Condition)

  ➔ Used to express a condition. "다 컸으면" means 'if you have grown up completely'.

• 아이일 때완 달리

  ➔ -와/과 달리 (Contrast)

  ➔ Used to show a difference from a previous state or subject. "아이일 때와 달리" means 'unlike when I was a child'.

• 시시하다 해도 좋아

  ➔ -아/어도 (Concession)

  ➔ Indicates that even if a certain fact is true, it doesn't change the speaker's mind. "시시하다 해도" means 'even if someone says it's trivial/boring'.

• 어른이면 어른답게 하라는 말

  ➔ -답다 (Suffix meaning 'like' or 'properly')

  ➔ A suffix attached to a noun to mean having the qualities or traits of that noun. "어른답게" means 'like an adult' or 'in an adult-like manner'.

• 바라길 언제나 세상은

  ➔ -길 (Abbreviated optative/wish form)

  ➔ A shorthand for "-기를 바란다" (I wish/hope). It expresses a strong desire for the world to be rated for all ages.

• 우린 뿔 달고서

  ➔ -고서 (Sequential action)

  ➔ Indicates that one action happens, and then another follows. "뿔 달고서" means 'after putting on horns'.

• 어리광의 끝에

  ➔ -의 (Possessive/Genitive particle)

  ➔ Indicates possession or modifies the following noun. "어리광의 끝" means 'the end of being spoiled/acting like a child'.