they don't know 'bout us – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: BTS
• Album: ARIRANG

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of BTS with this track to master intense Korean rap flows and colloquial expressions of defiance. Its high-energy delivery makes it a perfect tool for learning how to express strong emotions and identity in Korean.

[English]

They don't know about us

How your voice can calm the sea

They don't-

I can show you love, I can show you

If you wanna know me, what can I do for you? (They don't-)

They keep asking me what exactly was different

I just answer, "I don't know either" (they don't-)

Everybody hears the stories they want to hear

They say, "They blew up because of this," and I'm like, "You're right" (they don't-)

We're just big boys, AKA country boys

It's just pure momentum, so just shut up, shut up (they don't-)

Hold up, chill and take a bubble bath, babe

Do the math and go, just say what you say

Oh, it's hard and that we cannot explain

Every time we tryna, tryna explain

We fine

They don't know 'bout us, they don't know 'bout us

They don't know 'bout us, they don't know 'bout us

They don't know 'bout us, they don't know 'bout us

They don't know 'bout us, they don't know 'bout us

Yeah, damn, ooh, damn right

Ooh, damn right

Yeah, damn, ooh, damn right

Ooh, damn right

Yeah, damn, ooh, damn right

Ooh, damn right

Yeah, damn, ooh, damn right

Ooh, damn right

How your voice can calm the sea

[Korean]

They don't know about us

How your voice can calm the sea

They don't-

I can show you love, I can show you

If you wanna know me, what can I do for you? (They don't-)

대체 뭐가 달랐냐고 자꾸 물어

나는 대답해, "나도 몰라" (they don't-)

Everybody hear the story that they wanna

쟤넨 이거 땜에 떴어, 내가 맞아 (they don't-)

We just big boys, AKA 촌놈

그냥 뭐 기세지, just shut up, shut up (they don't-)

Hold up, chill and take a bubble bath, babe

Do the math and go, just say what you say

Oh, it's hard and that we cannot explain

Every time we tryna, tryna explain

We fine

They don't know 'bout us, they don't know 'bout us

They don't know 'bout us, they don't know 'bout us

They don't know 'bout us, they don't know 'bout us

They don't know 'bout us, they don't know 'bout us

Yeah, damn, ooh, damn right

Ooh, damn right

Yeah, damn, ooh, damn right

Ooh, damn right

Yeah, damn, ooh, damn right

Ooh, damn right

Yeah, damn, ooh, damn right

Ooh, damn right

How your voice can calm the sea

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
대체 dae-che TOPIK Level 4	adverb - on earth / what in the world
다르다 da-reu-da TOPIK Level 3	adjective - to be different
물어보다 mu-reo-bo-da TOPIK Level 2	verb - to ask
대답하다 dae-dap-ha-da TOPIK Level 3	verb - to answer / to reply
모르다 mo-reu-da TOPIK Level 1	verb - to not know
촌놈 chon-nom TOPIK Level 5	noun - country bumpkin / hick
기세 gi-se TOPIK Level 5	noun - spirit / momentum / energy
뜨다 tteu-da TOPIK Level 4	verb - to rise / to become famous (slang usage)
맞다 mat-da TOPIK Level 2	adjective - to be correct / right
설명하다 seol-myeong-ha-da TOPIK Level 3	verb - to explain
목소리 mok-so-ri TOPIK Level 2	noun - voice
바다 ba-da TOPIK Level 1	noun - sea / ocean
진정시키다 jin-jeong-si-ki-da TOPIK Level 4	verb - to calm / to soothe

Key Grammar Structures

• How your voice can calm the sea

  ➔ Noun Clause (Embedded Question)

  ➔ The phrase 'How your voice can calm the sea' acts as the object of the verb 'know', functioning as a noun clause.

• If you wanna know me, what can I do for you?

  ➔ First Conditional (Real possibility)

  ➔ Uses 'if' + present tense to express a real future possibility or present condition.

• 대체 뭐가 달랐냐고 자꾸 물어

  ➔ Indirect Speech (Quoted question)

  ➔ The suffix '-고' is used to quote the question '뭐가 달랐냐?' (what was different?) inside the sentence.

• Everybody hear the story that they wanna

  ➔ Relative Clause

  ➔ The clause 'that they wanna' modifies 'the story', describing what kind of story it is.

• 쟤넨 이거 땜에 떴어

  ➔ Past Tense (Completed action)

  ➔ The verb '떴어' (past form of 뜨다) indicates a status achieved in the past.

• Every time we tryna, tryna explain

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Time

  ➔ The phrase 'Every time...' functions as a conjunction introducing the frequency of an action.

• Chill and take a bubble bath, babe

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The base form of the verbs 'chill' and 'take' are used to give a direct suggestion or command.

• That we cannot explain

  ➔ Modal Verb (Ability/Possibility)

  ➔ The modal 'cannot' expresses the inability to perform the action.