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안녕하세요 여러분! Hey everyone! I got another request for a K-pop breakdown, so here it is! This one was pretty tricky for me to break down, but I hope it all makes sense anyways! If you have a song you’d like to see me break down, let me know and I’ll try to fulfill it!

You can listen to this song here! I used lyricstranslate.com’s really good translations and Naver Dictionary to help me out. As usual, I linked my full-length lessons about the grammar structures mentioned if you want to learn more about them! Let’s start!

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휘하고 멋지게 솟구치는 눈은 / 이별에 손짓인 듯 부서지는 / 밤으로 가득한 고요를 본다

The snow that soars up majestically with a whoosh / Sees the silence full of night / That is shattered by our goodbye as if it were a gesture

  • 휘하다 -> I can’t find a related translation for this word on Naver Dictionary, but just going off the translations from lyricstranslate, it means “with a whoosh.”
  • 멋지다 can mean anything from “nice” to “awesome” to “charming.” 
  • [adjective stem] + 게 turns that adjective into an adverb.
  • -고is attached to stems to mean “and.” So 휘하고 멋지게 means “with a whoosh and majestically.”
  • 솟구치다 = soar; gush; surge
  • 눈 = snow
  • [verb] + 는 + [noun] = [noun] that [verbs] -> This is how you describe nouns with verbs in the present tense. 
  • -은 is a topic particle that shows that 눈 is the topic of the sentence. More about particles here!
  • 이별 = farewell; goodbye
  • 에 = is a location particle meaning “to” or “in.” In this context, however, it means “by,” as in “shattered by.”
  • 손짓 = hand gesture
  • [noun] + 인듯 = as if it is [noun]
  • 부서지다 = break; be broken; be shattered
  • 밤 = night
  • 가득하다 = full [of smth]
  • -(으)로 in this context means “with” or “of,” as in “filled with night” or “full of night.”
  • 고요 = silence
  • 보다 = to see
  • [verb stem] + ㄴ/는다 or [adjective stem] + 다 is known as the plain style or narrative form. This type of speech doesn’t really have a formality level. You see it a lot in books and newspapers where there’s not really a specific formality level you’re using. It can also be used with those who you would speak informally to.

돌아보는 여운이 안타깝다 / 숨을 쉰다 눈이 온다 / 인사한다 잠이 든다

The afterglow is full of regret / Breathing, snowing / Greeting, falling asleep

  • 돌아보다 = to look back
  • 여운 = resonance; lingering feeling; echo
  • I think 돌아보는 여운 literally means “the resonance I looked back on” or something like that.
  • 안타깝다 = regrettable; sad
  • 숨을 쉬다 = to breathe
  • 눈이 오다 = to snow (literally “snow comes”)
  • 인사하다 = to greet
  • 잠이 들다 = to fall asleep
  • When conjugated into the plain style, the ㄹ gets dropped and replaced with -ㄴ다 because it’s irregular.

떠나간다 / 떠나간다 / 남은 것은 이제 없다

Leaving / Leaving / Now there’s nothing left

  • 떠나가다 = to leave
  • 남다 = to remain; to be left
  • 남은 것 = what’s left; the things that remain
  • 이제 = now
  • 없다 = to not be there; to not exist; to not have

그대가 웃는 걸 보면서 나도 웃는다 / 발자국에 아쉬움 꾹 묻어둔 채로

As I look at you smile, I smile too / Burying my regret in my footprints

  • 그대 = You -> this is a more romantic way of saying “you” that you would say to your partner.
  • 웃다 = to smile; to laugh
  • 웃는 걸 refers to the fact that you’re smiling. The action of you smiling is turned into a noun, and that is what the speaker is looking at.
  • [verb stem] + (으)면서 means “as one [does verb]” and is used for when two actions are done simultaneously.
  • 나 = I (informal)
  • -도 = too
  • 발자국 = footprints
  • 아쉽다 = be a shame; be a pity
  • 아쉬움 is the noun form of 아쉽다 courtesy of -ㅁ nominalization. 
  • 꾹 = firmly; completely
  • 묻어두다 = hide; bury; conceal
  • -ㄴ 채로 describes the state that something is in as an action is being done. In this case, the speaker is smiling with her heart buried – her heart is in the state of being buried as she is smiling.

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안녕하세요! Hey everyone! Here is yet another breakdown request fulfilled! If you have a song you’d like to see me break down, let me know and I’ll try to fulfill your request!

You can listen to this song here! I used Genius’s translationsandNaver Dictionary to help me out with this breakdown! I also linked my full-length lessons about the grammar structures featured in this song if you want to learn more about them. Let’s start!

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사랑 촌스런 그 감정 / 근데 내 가슴이 뛰어 / 왜 나 이래 나? 

Love, that old-fashioned feeling / But why is my heart racing? / What’s wrong with me? 

  • 사랑 = love
  • 촌스런 -> from 촌스럽다, meaning “old-fashioned”
  • 그 = that (must be placed before a noun)
  • 감정 = feeling
  • 근데 can usually be translated as “but” – it is sometimes used to draw attention to a different topic or something contrasting to what is currently being spoken about.
  • 내 = my (informal)
  • 가슴 = heart; chest
  • -이 is a subject particle – more about particles here!
  • 뛰다 = to run; to jump 
  • 왜 = why
  • 이래 comes from 이렇다, meaning “to be like this” or “to do this.” This line literally means “why am I like this?” but can also mean “what’s wrong with me?”

나도 모르게 when you call my name / 가슴 아프게 나의 심장이 쿵쿵

Unknowingly, when you call my name / Heartbreakingly, my heart is pounding

  • 나 = I/me (informal)
  • -도 = too/even (depending on context)
  • 모르다 = to not know
  • Adding-게 to a verb or adjective stem turns it into an adverb. 나도 모르게 means “unknowingly” or, more literally, “without me even knowing.”
  • 아프다 = to be sick; to hurt
  • 나의 = another way to say “my.” -의 is a possessive marker.
  • 심장 = heart -> This refers more to the heart, while 가슴 can mean either “heart” or “chest.”
  • 쿵쿵 is an onomatopoeia and is supposed to mimic the sound of a heartbeat.

내 뜻대로 되지 않아 / 흔한 filter조차 없어

It’s not going my way / I don’t even have any trendy filter

  • 내 = my (informal)
  • 뜻 = meaning
  • -대로 = according to [smth]; as [smth]
  • 되다has a few different meanings. In this case, it’s a little hard to translate directly, but I would say it means “to go” (as in to go a certain way) or “to be done” (as in something is done some way). 
  • -지 않다= not / does not 
  • More literally, I think this line means “It’s not going according to my meaning.” As with a lot of K-pop lyrics (and Korean in general), it’s best to focus on the meaning rather than the literal English translation, so don’t worry too much if the translation sounds odd!
  • 흔하다, according to Naver Dictionary, means “common” or “commonplace.” Not quite sure why Genius translated it as “trendy,” but I guess if something is trendy, it becomes common because everyone is using it. 
  • [noun] + 조차 =  even [noun]
  • 없다 = to not be there / to not have

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안녕하세요! Hello again everyone! I have yet another breakdown that was requested! If there’s a song you want to see broken down, let me know and I’ll try to fulfill your request!

You can listen to this song here! I used colorcodedlyrics.comandNaver Dictionary to help me translate these lyrics! I also linked my full-length lessons about the grammar structures featured in this song if you want to learn more about them. Let’s start!

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거울 속에 마주친 얼굴이 어색해서 / 습관처럼 조용히 눈을 감아 / 밤이 되면 서둘러 내일로 가고 싶어 

The face in the mirror is awkward / So like a habit I quietly close my eyes / When the night comes I want to hurry up and go to tomorrow

  • 거울 = Mirror
  • 속에 = Inside
  • 마주치다 = to meet (usually refers to eyes meeting)
  • 얼굴 = face
  • -ㄴ/은allows you to describe nouns with that verb in the past tense. So 마주친 얼굴 literally means “the face that I met.”
  • -이 is a subject particle – more about particles here!
  • 어색하다 = awkward
  • -아/어서 means “so” or “because.” 어색해서 means “because it’s awkward” or “it’s awkward, so…”
  • 습관 = habit
  • [noun] + 처럼 = like [noun]
  • 조용하다 = quiet; 조용히 = quietly 
  • 눈 = eye(s)
  • 감다 = to close (when talking about eyes)
  • 밤 = night
  • 되다 = to become (밤이 되다 literally means “to become night”)
  • -(으)면 = if/when
  • 서두르다 = to rush; to hurry
  • 내일 = tomorrow
  • -(으)로in this context means “to” or “towards.”
  • 가다 = to go
  • [verb stem] + 고 싶다 = I want to [verb]

설렘으로 차오르던 나의 숨소리와 / 머리 위로 선선히 부는 바람 / 파도가 되어 어디로든 / 달려가고 싶어 / 작은 두려움 아래 천천히 두 눈을 뜨면

My breath that rose up with excitement / And the wind that blows coolly above my head / I want to become a wave / And run anywhere / When I slowly open my eyes under the small fears

  • 설렘 = excitement; thrill
  • Here, -(으)로 means “with”
  • 차오르다 = to rise up
  • 나의 = my (informal) -> 나 means “I,” while -의 is a possessive marker.
  • 숨소리 = breath -> refers to the sound of breath
  • [verb stem] + 던is another way to describe a noun with a verb. It is used for actions that you used to do repeatedly in the past or that you did but did not complete. 
  • -와 = and
  • 머리 = head
  • 위로 = above; top
  • 선선히 = coolly
  • 불다 = blow
  • 불다’s stem ends in ㄹ, which gets dropped when you want it to describe a noun.
  • 바람 = wind
  • 파도 = wave
  • 어디로든 = anywhere
  • 달려가다 = to run
  • 작다 = small
  • 두려움 = fear -> noun form of the verb 두렵다, meaning “afraid”
  • 아래 = below; bottom
  • 천천히 = slowly
  • 두 = two (this is the word for “two” that you put before a noun)
  • 뜨다 = to open (eyes)

휩쓸려 길을 잃어도 자유로와 / 더이상 날 가두는 / 어둠에 눈 감지 않아 / 두 번 다시 날 모른 척 하지 않아

I’m free even when I’m swept away and get lost / I won’t close my eyes / in the darkness that traps me anymore / I won’t pretend to not know who I am again

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안녕하세요 여러분! Hey everyone! I got yet another request for a breakdown! If you have a song you’d like to see broken down, let me know! I linked my full-length lessons about the featured grammar points throughout as well in case you want to learn more about them!

I translated all these lyrics myself, but I did refer to this lyric videoandNaver Dictionary to help me out :) Let’s start!

나를 스쳐가는 그대 / 내 말을 들어줘 / 걸음을 멈추고 / 내 노랠 들어줘

You brush against me / Listen to what I have to say / Stop in your tracks / And listen to my song

  • 나를 = me 
  • 나 is the informal way to say “I,” while -를 is an object particle. More about particles here!
  • 스쳐가다 = to brush against; to pass by
  • 그대 = you -> This is a poetic/romantic way to say “you” and isn’t really used in everyday spoken Korean.
  • [verb stem] + 는 allows you to describe nouns with that verb. 나를 스쳐가는 그대 literally means “you who brushes against me.”
  • 내 = my (informal)
  • 말 = words
  • 듣다 = to listen; to hear
  • 듣다’s stem ends in ㄷ, so it becomes 들어줘 when conjugated.
  • [verb stem] + 아/어주다 means that a verb is done forsomebody and can be used when pleading that someone do something for you. In this case, he’s commanding that you listen to him. 
  • Literally, this line means “listen to my words.”
  • 걸음 = step(s) -> from the verb 걷다, meaning “to walk”
  • 멈추다 = to stop
  • -고 is a connector that means “and.” This line means “stop in your tracks and…”
  • 노래 = song

축 처진 고개들과 / 비틀거리는 그림자 / 그렇게 나는 불청객이 돼 / 아무도 모르는 yeah / 노래를 부르며 yeah

Among the drooping heads / And staggering shadows / I become an uninvited guest / While I sing a song / That nobody knows

  • 축 처지다 = droop; hang; sag
  • 고개 = head
  • Attach -들 to nouns to make them plural
  • [verb stem] + ㄴ/은 allows you to describe a noun with that verb in the past tense. So 축 처진 고개들 literally means “heads that drooped.”
  • 과/와is attached to nouns to mean “and” or “with.” 과 is attached to nouns ending in a consonant, while 와 is attached to those ending in a vowel. 
  • 비틀거리다 = stagger; stumble; falter; totter
  • 그림자 = shadow(s) (it can still be implied that a noun is plural without the -들 depending on the context!
  • 그렇게 = like that
  • 불챙객 = uninvited guest
  • 되다 = to become
  • These lines were a little tricky to translate, but I think it essentially means “the drooping heads and staggering shadows, like that, I become an uninvited guest” as if he is an uninvited guest because the drooping heads and staggering shadows make him one. 
  • 아무도 = nobody
  • 모르다 = to not know
  • 아무도 모르다 sounds like a double negative – nobody doesn’t know. But in Korean, this is the correct way to say “nobody knows”! When using indefinite pronouns like 아무것도, 아무데도, (nothing, nowhere), etc., you need to use a negative verb like so.
  • 부르다 -> when paired with 노래, means “to sing.”
  • [verb stem] + (으)며means “while [verb]” and is used when two actions are happening at the same time.

아무도 모르는 / 노래를 부를래 / 지나가는 너의 / 마음을 붙잡을 수 있길 바라며

I’ll sing a song / That nobody knows / Hoping that I can grasp your heart / As it passes

  • [verb stem] + ㄹ/을래(요) means “I will [verb]” or “I want to [verb].” It expresses a strong intention to do something.
  • 지나가다 = pass; go by
  • 너의 = your(informal)
  • 너 means “you” (informal), and -의 is a possessive marker.
  • 마음 = hear
  • 붙잡다 = grasp; grab; hold
  • [verb stem] + ㄹ/을 수 있다 = can [verb]
  • [verb stem] + 기를 바라다 = to hope that [verb]
  • Those last two lines literally mean “while hoping I can grasp your passing heart.”

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