TOMBOY – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: HYUKOH
• Album: 23

Lyrics & Translation

[Korean]

[English]

난 엄마가 늘 베푼 사랑에 어색해

I feel awkward about the love my mom always gave me

그래서 그런 건가 늘 어렵다니까

Is that why it’s always so hard?

잃기 두려웠던 욕심 속에도

Even in the greed that I was afraid to lose

작은 예쁨이 있지

There’s a little beauty

난 지금 행복해 그래서 불안해

I’m happy now, but that makes me anxious

폭풍 전 바다는 늘 고요하니까

The sea before a storm is always calm

불이 붙어 빨리 타면 안 되잖아

If the fire ignites, it shouldn’t burn too fast

나는 사랑을 응원해

I support love

젊은 우리 나이테는 잘 보이지 않고

In our youth, the rings of time are hard to see

찬란한 빛에 눈이 멀어 꺼져가는데

Blinded by the brilliant light, it’s fading away

아아아아아, 아아아아아

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

아아아아아, 아아

Ah, ah, ah, ah

아아아아아, 아아아아아

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

아아아아아아아아아

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

슬픈 어른은 늘 뒷걸음만 치고

The sad adult always takes a step back

미운 스물을 넘긴 넌 지루해 보여

You, who have passed the ugly twenties, look bored

불이 붙어 빨리 타면 안 되니까

Because if the fire ignites, it shouldn’t burn too fast

우리 사랑을 응원해

I support our love

젊은 우리 나이테는 잘 보이지 않고

In our youth, the rings of time are hard to see

찬란한 빛에 눈이 멀어 꺼져가는데

Blinded by the brilliant light, it’s fading away

그래, 그때 나는 잘 몰랐었어

Yeah, back then I didn’t know well

우린 다른 점만 닮았고

We only resembled each other in our differences

철이 들어 먼저 떨어져 버린

Having matured, I fell first

너와 이젠 나도 닮았네

Now I resemble you too

젊은 우리 나이테는 잘 보이지 않고

In our youth, the rings of time are hard to see

찬란한 빛에 눈이 멀어 꺼져가는데

Blinded by the brilliant light, it’s fading away

아아아아아, 아아아아아

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

아아아아아, 아아

Ah, ah, ah, ah

아아아아아, 아아아아아

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

아아아아아아아아아

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
사랑 /sa-rang/ A1	noun - love
행복 /haeng-bok/ A2	noun - happiness
불안 /bul-an/ B1	noun - anxiety
빛 /bit/ A1	noun - light
어렵다 /eoryeopda/ B1	adjective - difficult
젊은 /jeolmeun/ B2	adjective - young
어른 /eoreun/ A2	noun - adult
욕심 /yoksim/ B2	noun - greed
고요 /goyo/ B1	noun - calm
타다 /tada/ A1	verb - to burn
보이다 /boida/ A2	verb - to be seen
멀다 /meolda/ B1	adjective - far
점 /jeom/ B2	noun - point
다르다 /daleuda/ B2	adjective - different
철 /cheol/ C1	noun - iron noun - season

Key Grammar Structures

• 그래서 그런 건가 늘 어렵다니까

  ➔ Endings with "-니까" to indicate reason or explanation.

  ➔ "-니까" is a grammatical ending used to give a reason or explanation.

• 잃기 두려웠던 욕심 속에도

  ➔ Past tense combined with "-던" to modify a previous state or experience.

  ➔ "-던" indicates a previous experience or state in the past.

• 젊은 우리 나이테는 잘 보이지 않고

  ➔ Using "-고" to connect clauses indicating contrast or continuation.

  ➔ "-고" connects two clauses and can express continuation or contrast.

• 불이 붙어 빨리 타면 안 되잖아

  ➔ Conditional clause with "-면" meaning "if" or "when."

  ➔ "-면" is used to form conditional sentences meaning "if" or "when."

• 우린 다른 점만 닮았고

  ➔ Using "-만" to specify "only" or "just" what is being highlighted.

  ➔ "-만" means "only" or "just" and emphasizes exclusivity.

• 철이 들어 먼저 떨어져 버린

  ➔ Using "-아/어/여" attached to verbs to create adverbial phrases or to indicate completion.

  ➔ The suffix "-아/어/여" attaches to verbs for adverbial expressions or to denote completed actions.

• 찬란한 빛에 눈이 멀어 꺼져가는데

  ➔ Using "-에" to indicate direction or target (the light).

  ➔ "-에" marks the target or destination in a sentence, such as "빛" (light).