πΆOldies but goodies Korean songs①μ°λ¦¬λ
μ‘μ°½μ 'μ°λ¦¬λ' κ°μ¬/λ¬Έλ² λΆμ
νκ΅μ΄μ μ°μν¨μ λ°°μ°λ€
Learning the Elegance of Korean with Song Chang-sik's 'We Are'
μμ μΈ κ°μ¬λ‘ λ°°μ°λ κ³ κΈ νκ΅μ΄
Learning Advanced Korean through Poetic Lyrics
νκ΅μ λ μ λ κ°μ μ‘μ°½μμ 'μ°λ¦¬λ'μ νκ΅μΈλ€μ΄ κ°μ₯ μ¬λνλ μμ μ μΈ λ Έλ μ€ νλμ λλ€. μ΄ λ Έλλ λ¨μν μ¬λ λ Έλλ₯Ό λμ΄, μ΄λͺ μ μΈ λ§λ¨μ κΉμ΄ μλ μ΄νλ‘ νννκ³ μμ΅λλ€. (Song Chang-sik's 'We Are', a legendary Korean singer, is one of the most lyrical songs loved by Koreans. Beyond a simple love song, it expresses a destined meeting with profound vocabulary.)
μ΄ ν¬μ€νΈμμλ κ°μ¬ μμ μ¨κ²¨μ§ λ¬Έλ²μ μμμ μλ¦λ€μ΄ λΉμ ννμ ν¨κ» λΆμν΄ λ΄ λλ€. (In this post, we will analyze the grammatical elements and beautiful metaphorical expressions hidden in the lyrics together.)
λ λ§μ νκ΅μ λͺ 곑λ€μ ν΅ν΄ νκ΅μ΄λ₯Ό λ°°μ보μΈμ.
λ Έλ λ£κΈ° (Listen to the Song)
κ°μ¬ λ° λ¬Έλ² μμ μ 볡
Full Lyrics & Grammar Breakdown
μ°λ¦¬λ λΉμ΄ μλ μ΄λ μμμλ μ°Ύμ μ μλ
(We are those who can find each other even in the darkness without light)κ°λ₯μ±μ λνλ λλ€. 'μ΄λ μμμλ μλ‘λ₯Ό μ°Ύλ κ²μ΄ κ°λ₯νλ€'λ μλ―Έμ λλ€.
(Indicates possibility. It means 'it is possible to find each other even in darkness'.)
μ°λ¦¬λ μμ£Ό μμ λͺΈμ§ νλλΌλ λλ μ μλ
(We are those who can feel even the slightest single gesture)λ§ λμ λͺΈμΌλ‘ νλ ννμ λλ€. μμ μμ§μλ§μΌλ‘λ ν΅νλ€λ λ»μ λλ€.
(Expression made with the body instead of words. It means connecting through just a small movement.)
μ°λ¦¬λ μ°λ¦¬λ μ리 μλ 침묡μΌλ‘λ λ§ν μ μλ
(We are, we are those who can speak even through soundless silence)μλ¨μ΄λ λ°©λ²μ λνλ λλ€. μ¬κΈ°μλ '침묡(silence)'μ΄ λνμ μλ¨μ΄ λ©λλ€.
(Indicates a means or method. Here, 'silence' becomes the means of conversation.)
μ°λ¦¬λ λ§μ£ΌμΉλ λλΉ νλλ‘ λͺ¨λ μ μ μλ / μ°λ¦¬λ μ°λ¦¬λ μ°μΈ
(We can know everything just by meeting eyes / We are, we are lovers)μλ‘ μ¬λνλ κ΄κ³μ μλ μ¬λλ€μ λ»νλ μλ¦λ€μ΄ λ¨μ΄μ λλ€.
(A beautiful word meaning people who are in a loving relationship.)
κΈ°λκΈ΄ μΈμμ κΈ°λ€λ¦¬μ΄ μ°λ¦¬λ λ§λ¬λ€
(Having waited for a very long time, we met)'κΈ°λ€λ €μ'μ μμ€λ¬μ΄ ννμΈ 'κΈ°λ€λ¦¬μ΄'λ₯Ό μ¬μ©νμ¬ μμ μΈ λλμ μ€λλ€.
(Uses 'gidarieo', an archaic form of 'gidaryeoseo' (waited and...), giving it a poetic feel.)
μ²λ₯ μΉλ μ΄λͺ μ²λΌ μ°λ¦¬λ λ§λ¬λ€
(Like a thunderous destiny, we met)μ§μ λ²μ λλ€. λ§λ¨μ κ°λ ¬ν¨μ 'μ²λ₯(thunder)'μ λΉμ νμ΅λλ€.
(Simile. Comparing the intensity of the meeting to 'thunder'.)
μ€ λ°λ‘ μ΄ μκ° μ°λ¦¬λ νλλ€ / μ΄λ κ² μ΄λ κ² μ΄λ κ² μ°λ¦¬λ μ°μΈ
(Oh, right at this moment, we are one / Like this, like this, like this, we are lovers)νκ΅μ΄ νμ΅μ λμμ΄ λλ λͺ 곑λ€μ λ μμ보μΈμ.
π Simple Test
1. λΉμΉΈμ λ€μ΄κ° μλ§μ μ‘°μ¬λ? "κ·Έλ λ μΈν(_____) μλ»μ." (μ§μ /Simile)
(Fill in the blank: "She is pretty (_____) a doll.")
2. λ€μ μ€ 'μλ¦¬κ° μλ μν'λ₯Ό λ»νλ λ¨μ΄λ?
(Which word means 'a state without sound'?)