#4 Learning Korean with K-pop: LE SSERAFIM — Unforgiven
In today’s lesson, we will be breaking down the lyrics of LE SSERAFIM’s badass song, UNFORGIVEN! This song has some words you probably wouldn’t use in your daily life, but the grammar forms are very useful.
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Difficulty: Intermediate
This post contains the following sections:
- Vocabulary List;
- Grammar List;
- Explanation & Lyrics Breakdown;
- Other Links.
Vocabulary List (63 words):
- 난: I, me
- 그: that
- 길: street, way, path
- 걸다: to walk
- 길을 걸다: walk along the street
- 새시대: new age
- 기억되다: to be remembered
- 불편함: inconvenience, discomfort
- 깃들다|: to permeate, to be filled with something
- 사냥감: game, prey
- 거듭하다: to repeat
- 찾다: to find, to search, to hunt
- 워리어: warrior
- 너의: your
- 문제아: problem child
- 골칫거리: trouble, nuisance, headache (informal)
- 내가: I, me (나 + 가 particle)
- 제일: most
- 싫다: to hate, to dislike
- 낡다: old (object)
- 대물림: handing down, inheritance
- 어둠: darkness
- 속: inside
- 불을 켜다: to turn on the light
- 마치: it’s like…
- 힘없이: weakly, powerless
- 늘: always
- 지다: to lose
- 싸움: fight
- 바라다: to hope, to wish
- 용서: forgiveness, pardon
- 따위: or such, such a thing
- 금기: taboo
- 겨누다: to aim, to target
- 나: I, me
- 저: that
- 너머: beyond
- 같이: together
- 가다: to go
- 선: line
- 한계: limit, limitation
- 위: above, up
- 남겨지다: to remain, to be left
- 우리: us, our
- 이름: name
- 내: my
- 방식: way, method
- 아주: very
- 원없이: all you want
- 또: again, also, and
- 한국말: Korean language
- 철없이: immaturely
- 미래: future
- 그 앞에: in front of, before…
- 새겨두다: to carve out, to engrave
- 나의: my
- 스토리: story
- 신념: belief, creed
- 죄: sin
- 보다: to see
- 나다움: being myself, it’s like me
- 목소리: voice
- 좀: a little
Grammar List:
- 는/은 particle: Topic marking particle;
- 을/를 particle: Object marking particle;
- 로 particle: Indicating particle;
- ~ㄹ form: Used to describe nouns with verbs/adjectives (Future Tense);
- ~ㄴ/는 form: Noun-describing verbs/adjectives;
- 에 particle: Time/place particle;
- 가/이 particle: Subject marking particle;
- ~은/는 것 form: Transforming verbs/adjectives into nouns;
- ~야만 하다 form: Only if… it’s possible to… (puts more emphasis than 야 하다);
- ~던 form: Describing nouns with verbs/adjectives (Past Tense);
- ~ㄴ 적이 없다: to have never…
- 도 particle: too, even
- 랑 particle: with…
- ~자 form: Let’s do…
- ~면 form: if…
- ~게 되다 form: To end up…
- ~ㄹ 거야: Future Tense.
Explanation & Lyrics Breakdown:
Unforgiven I’m a villain I’m a
Unforgiven 난 그 길을 걸어
Unforgiven I’m a villain I’m a
새 시대로 기억될 Unforgiven
Unforgiven 난 그 길을 걸어 = Unforgiven I’mma walk that road
- 난: I, me [나 (I, me) + 는 particle]
- 그: that
- 길을 걸어: 길을 걸다 (to walk a road) conjugated in Casual Present Tense
새 시대로 기억될 Unforgiven = It’ll be remembered as a new era, unforgiven
- 새 시대로: 새 시대 (new era/age) + 로 particle
- 기억될: 기억되다 (to be remembered) in ㄹ form (Describing nouns with verbs in Future Tense)
Yeah what you want?
불편함이 깃든 face, wanna shut me up
사냥감을 거듭해 찾는 워리어s
너의 game에 난 문제아
Such a freak 골칫거리
불편함이 깃든 face, wanna shut me up = Discomfort on my face, wanna shut me up
- 불편함이: 불편함 (discomfort) + 이 particle
- 깃든: 깃들다 (to permeate, to be filled with something) conjugated in Noun-describing Past Tense
사냥감을 거듭해 찾는 워리어 = Warriors looking for game to hunt
- 사냥감을: 사냥감 (game) + 을 particle
- 거듭해: 거듭하다 (to repeat) conjugated in Casual Present Tense
- 찾는: 찾다 (to find, to look for) conjugated in ~ㄴ/는 form (Noun-describing verbs/adjectives)
- 워리어: warrior
너의 game에 난 문제아 = In your game, I’m the problem,
- 너의: your
- game에: game (게임) + 에 particle
- 난: I, me [나 (I, me) + 는 particle]
- 문제아: problem child
Such a freak 골칫거리 = Such a freak, such a headache
- 골칫거리: nuisance, headache
Let me tell you ’bout LE SSERAFIM
내가 제일 싫은 건 낡은 대물림
어둠 속 불을 켜 마치 rebellion
We gonna kick it break it
Rules gon’ give up
내가 제일 싫은 건 낡은 대물림 = I hate shabby hand-me-downs more than anything
- 내가: I, me (나 + 가 particle)
- 제일: most
- 싫은 건: 싫다 (to hate) + ~은/는 것 form + 는 particle
- 낡은: 낡다 (old) conjugated in Present Tense
- 대물림:
어둠 속 불을 켜 마치 rebellion = Lighting up the dark, like a rebellion
- 어둠 속: 어둠 (darkness) + 속 (inside)
- 불을 켜: 불을 켜다 (to light up) conjugated in Casual Present Tense
- 마치: it’s like
Unforgiven yes I was bleeding
힘없이 늘 져야만 했던 싸움 but I ride
바란 적도 없어 용서 따위는
난 금기를 겨눠 Watch me now
Now now now
힘없이 늘 져야만 했던 싸움 = I was powerless, used to lose every fight
- 힘없이: weakly, powerless
- 늘: always
- 져야만 했던: 지다 (to lose) + ~야만 하다 form + ~ㅆ던 form
- 싸움: fight
바란 적도 없어 용서 따위는 = Never asked for forgiveness or anything
- 바란 적도없어: 바라다 (to hope, to wish) + ~적이 없다 form + 도 particle
- 용서: forgiveness
- 따위는: such as, or such + 는 particle
난 금기를 겨눠 Watch me now = Gonna target taboos, watch me now
- 난: 나 (I, me) + 는 particle
- 금기를: 금기 (taboo) + 를 particle
- 겨눠: 겨누다 (to aim, to target) conjugated in Casual Present Tense
나랑 저 너머 같이 가자 my “unforgiven girls”
나랑 선 넘어 같이 가자 my “unforgiven boys”
Unforgiven unforgiven unforgiven
한계 위로 남겨지는 우리 이름
나랑 저 너머 같이 가자 my “unforgiven girls”
나랑 저 너머 같이 가자 my “unforgiven girls” = Come to that faraway land with me, my “unforgiven girls”
- 나랑: 나 (I, me) + 랑 particle
- 저 너머: 저 (that) + 너머 (beyond)
- 같이: together
- 가자: 가다 (to go) + ~자 form
나랑 선 넘어 같이 가자 my “unforgiven boys” = Come and cross the line with me, my “unforgiven boys”
- 선: line
한계 위로 남겨지는 우리 이름 = Our names surpass all limits
- 한계: limit
- 위로: 위 (above, up) + 로 particle
- 남겨지는: 남겨지다 (to remain) + ~은/는 것 form
- 우리: us, our
- 이름: name
U-unforgiven-given-given
내 style로 livin’ livin’ livin’
내 방식 아주 원 없이 또 한국말론
아주 “철없이”
내 style로 livin’ livin’ livin’ = That’s my style I’m livin’ livin’ livin’
- 내: my (informal)
- style로: style (스타일) + 로 particle
내 방식 아주 원 없이 또 한국말론 = My way, I already got it all, or say it in Korean,
- 내: my (informal)
- 방식: way, method
- 아주: very
- 원 없이: all you want
- 또: again, also, or
- 한국말론: 한국말 (Korean language) + 로 particle + 는 particle
아주 “철없이” = So “cheol-oebsi”
- 아주: very
- 철없이: immaturely
Get started let’s get started
미래 그 앞에 새겨둬 나의 story
신념이 죄면 난 villain,
I’m not that cinderella type of a girl
미래 그 앞에 새겨둬 나의 story = Before the future, carve out my story
- 미래: future
- 그 앞에: in front of, before…
- 새겨둬: 새겨두다 (to carve out, to engrave) conjugated in Casual Present Tense
- 나의: my (informal)
신념이 죄면 난 villain = If belief’s a sin, I’m a villain
- 신념이: 신념 (belief) + 이 particle
- 죄면: 죄 (sin) + ~면 form
- 난: 나 (I, me) + 는 particle
Oh I will never be a clown
Oh 보게 될 거야 나다움
Oh 내 목소린 좀 loud
Oh I don’t care just shout it out!
Oh 보게 될 거야 나다움 = Oh you’ll see, what I’m made of
- 보게 될 거야: 보다 (to see) + ~게 되다 form + ~ㄹ 거야 form
- 나다움: being myself, it’s like me
Oh 내 목소린 좀 loud = Oh my voice is kinda loud
- 내: my (informal)
- 목소린: 목소리 (voice) + 는 particle
- 좀: a little
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