English translation and Korean lesson with the lyrics of No More Dream by BTS, from the 2013 album 2 Cool 4 Skool.
Produced by: Pdogg
Written by: Pdogg, “Hitman” Bang, RM, SUGA, j-hope, Supreme Boi
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Intro:
얌마 니 꿈은 뭐니
Hey you, what’s your dream?
야마 = slangily abbreviated spelling of “야 인마” (야 = “Hey”, 인마 = dude, punk )
니 = you, your (accepted alternate spelling of 네)
꿈 = a dream
뭐 = what
-니 = one of many particles that can be used to form a question (뭐니)
얌마 니 꿈은 뭐니
Hey you, what’s your dream?
얌마 니 꿈은 뭐니
Hey you, what’s your dream?
니 꿈은 겨우 그거니
That’s all your dream is?
겨우 = barely, just
그 = that, those
거 = thing
Verse 1:
I wanna big house, big cars & big rings
But 사실은 I dun have any big dreams.
But actually I dun have any big dreams.
사실 = actually, a fact
하하 난 참 편하게 살어
Haha. I live pretty comfortably.
나 = me, I
참 = very, quite
편하다 = comfortable, easy
-게 = used to turn verbs into adverbs (편하게)
살다 = to live
꿈 따위 안 꿔도 아무도 뭐라 안 하잖어
Even though I don’t have a dream or anything, nobody says anything.
따위 = etc, stuff like X (X being the preceding noun)
꾸다 = to dream
-아도 / -어도 = even if X (꿔도)
아무도 = no one
하다 = “to do”, but is often used as “to say”
-잖아 = used when telling the listener something they already know (하잖어)
전부 다다다 똑같이 나처럼 생각하고 있어
Every single person thinks exactly the same way that I do.
전부 = all, everything
다 = all
똑같다 = to be exactly the same
-처럼 = like X (나처럼)
생각하다 = to think
-고 있다 = present progressive. IE. “I am thinking” instead of “I think” (생각하고 있어)
새까까까맣게 까먹은 꿈 많던 어린 시절
I’ve com-com-completely forgotten my dream filled childhood.
새까맣다 = pitch-black
까먹다 = to forget
많다 = to be many
어리다 = to be young, to be a child
시절 = a time
대학은 걱정 마 멀리라도 갈 거니까
Don’t worry about college. I’ll go, even if it’s somewhere far away.
대학 = college/university (short for 대학교)
걱정하다 = to worry
마 = don’t do X (X being the preceding verb)
멀리 = far away
가다 = to go
-니까 = because X (갈 거니까)
알았어 엄마 지금 독서실 간다니까
Okay, mom. I’m going to the study hall now.
알았어 = Okay; I got it.
엄마 = Mom
지금 = now
독서실 = a room dedicated for students to study in
니가 꿈꿔온 니 모습이 뭐여
Who is the you that you’ve been dreaming of?
모습 = appearance, form
지금 니 거울 속엔 누가 보여, I gotta say
When you look in the mirror now, who do you see? I gotta say
거울 = a mirror
속 = the inside of something
-에 = at, in, on X (속에)
누가 = who
보이다 = to be seen, to be visible
너의 길을 가라고 단 하루를 살아도
Walk your own path, even if you only live one day,
-의 = indicates possession like ‘s in English (너의)
길 = road, path
단 = just
하루 = a day
뭐라도 하라고
Do something, anything.
나약함은 담아둬
Get rid of your weakness.
나약함 = weakness (나약하다 = to be weak)
담다 = to put away, to put something into something (1st half of 담아둬)
두다 = to leave something (2nd half of 담아둬)
왜 말 못하고 있어? 공부는 하기 싫다면서
Why aren’t you able to say anything? You said you hate studying, but
왜 = why
말 = words, what a person says
못하다 = to not be able to do X (X being the preceding verb)
공부 = studying (noun form of 공부하다 = to study)
-기 싫다 = to not like X, not want to do X
-다면서 = while saying X (싫다면서)
학교 때려 치기는 겁나지. 이거 봐 등교할 준비하네 벌써.
you’re scared to quit school, aren’t you? Look at this, you’re already getting ready to go to school.
학교 = school
때려치우다 = to give up on, to quit
겁나다 = to be scared
-지 = add a nuance, of “you know”, or “isn’t it?” (겁나지)
이 = this, these
보다 = to look at, to see
등교하다 = to go to school
준비하다 = to prepare
-네 = adds a nuance of surprise or amazement (준비하네)
벌써 = already
철 좀 들어 제발 좀, 너 입만 살아가지고 인마 유리멘탈 boy
Please grow up a little. You’re all talk, boy, and you’re weak-willed.
철들다 = to grow up, mature
좀 = 2 meanings. 1: “a little bit”, 2: adds a nuance of “please” to a request
제발 = please
입 = mouth
-만 = just X, only X (입만)
유리멘탈 = a phrase meaning to be fragile minded. Literally “glass mentality” (유리 = glass, 멘탈 is a Konglish word)
(Stop!) 자신에게 물어봐 언제 니가 열심히 노력했냐고
(Stop! Ask yourself if you’ve ever really put in an effort.
자신 = oneself
-에게 = to X, for X (자신에게)
물다 = to ask
언제 = when
열심히 = diligently, with good effort
노력하다 = to try, to put effort into something
얌마 니 꿈은 뭐니
Hey you, what’s your dream?
얌마 니 꿈은 뭐니
Hey you, what’s your dream?
얌마 니 꿈은 뭐니
Hey you, what’s your dream?
니 꿈은 겨우 그거니
That’s all your dream is?
Chorus:
거짓말이야 you such a liar
It’s a lie. You such a liar.
거짓말 = a lie
See me see me ya 넌 위선자야
See me see me ya. You’re a hypocrite.
위선자 = a hypocrite
왜 자꾸 딴 길을 가래 야 너나 잘해
Why do you keep saying, “Take a different path?” Hey, mind your own business.
자꾸 = keep (as in “I keep doing this”, not as in “Can I keep this?”)
따르다 = to be different (딴 here is an accepted short for of 따른)
제발 강요하진 말아줘
Please don’t pressure me.
강요하다 = to force, to pressure, to coerce
-지 말다 = “Don’t do X”
-아 주다 / -어주다 = adds a nuance of “please” or “as a favour to X” (말아줘)
(La la la la la) 니 꿈이 뭐니 니 꿈이 뭐니 뭐니
(La la la la la) What’s your dream? What, what’s your dream?
(La la la la la) 고작 이거니 고작 이거니 거니
(La la la la la) Is this all it is? Is this, this all it is?
고작 = only, no more than
Verse 2:
지겨운 same day, 반복되는 매일에
On a boring same day, every repetitive day
지겹다 = tedious, repetitive
반복되다 = to be repeating
매일 = every day
어른들과 부모님은 틀에 박힌 꿈을 주입해
adults and parents cram you into a cookie-cutter dream.
어른 = an adult
-들 = makes a noun plural (어른들과)
-과 / -와 = “X and” when followed by another noun, “with X” in all other cases (어른들과)
부모님 =parents
틀 = a form, a mold
박히다 = to be stuck in something
주입하다 = to cram into, pour into
장래희망 넘버원… 공무원?
Your number one aspiration is to be… a government worker?
장래회망 = 장래 = future 희망 = hope
공무원 = a government worker
강요된 꿈은 아냐, 9회말 구원투수
It’s not a forced dream, relief pitcher in the bottom of the ninth
회 = inning
말 = bottom
구원투수 = a relief pitcher
시간 낭비인 야자에 돌직구를 날려
Send a rock-hard fast ball flying at the waste of time that is evening self-studying.
시간 = time
낭비 = a waste
야자 = evening studying on one’s own (a huge part of Korean student life)
돌 = a rock
직구 = a fastball
날리다 = to make something fly, to throw
지옥 같은 사회에 반항해, 꿈을 특별사면
Rebel against this hellish society. Give your dream a special pardon.
지옥 = hell
같다 = to be like
사회 = society
반항하다 = to rebel
특별사면 = a special pardon
자신에게 물어봐 니 꿈의 profile
Ask yourself about the profile of your dream.
억압만 받던 인생 니 삶의 주어가 되어봐
Become the subject* of your oppressed life.
(*as in the subject of a sentence. The one acting, not the one being acted on.)
억압 = oppression, suppression
받다 = to receive
인생 = one’s life
삶 = one’s life (there is nuanced difference in the meaning of these 2, but I don’t trust myself to explain it well. There are multiple words in Korean that mean “life”, but sort of in different ways)
주어 = the subject of a sentence
되다 = to become
니가 꿈꿔온 니 모습이 뭐여
Who is the you that you’ve been dreaming of?
지금 니 거울 속엔 누가 보여, I gotta say
When you look in the mirror now, who do you see? I gotta say
너의 길을 가라고 단 하루를 살아도
Walk your own path, even if you only live one day
뭐라도 하라고
Do something, anything.
나약함은 담아둬
Get rid of your weakness.
얌마 니 꿈은 뭐니
Hey you, what’s your dream?
얌마 니 꿈은 뭐니
Hey you, what’s your dream?
얌마 니 꿈은 뭐니
Hey you, what’s your dream?
니 꿈은 겨우 그거니
That’s all your dream is?
Chorus:
거짓말이야 you such a liar
It’s a lie. You such a liar.
See me see me ya 넌 위선자야
See me see me ya. You’re a hypocrite.
왜 자꾸 딴 길을 가래 야 너나 잘해
Why do you keep saying, “Take a different path?” Hey, mind your own business.
제발 강요하진 말아줘
Please don’t pressure me.
(La la la la la) 니 꿈이 뭐니 니 꿈이 뭐니 뭐니
(La la la la la) What’s your dream? What, what’s your dream?
(La la la la la) 고작 이거니 고작 이거니 거니
(La la la la la) Is this all it is? Is this, this all it is?
Bridge:
살아가는 법을 몰라
Don’t know how to go on living.
법 = how to do something, a method
모르다 = to not know
날아가는 법을 몰라
Don’t know how to fly away.
날아가다 = to fly away (날다 = to fly + 가다 = to go)
결정하는 법을 몰라
Don’t know how to decide.
결정하다 = to decide
이젠 꿈꾸는 법도 몰라
Don’t even know how to dream now either.
이제 = now
눈 = eye(s)
눈을 눈을 눈을 떠라 다
Open your eyes, eyes, eyes, everyone.
뜨다 = to open (eyes only. Doors, windows, etc, have a different verb)
이제 춤을 춤을 춤을 춰봐 다
Now dance, dance, dance, everyone.
춤 = a dance
춤다 = to dance
다시 꿈을 꿈을 꿈을 꿔봐 다
Dream, dream, dream again, everyone.
다시 = again
너 꾸물대지마 우물쭈물 대지마, wussup!
Don’t drag your feet. Don’t hesitate. Wussup!
꾸물대다 = to move slowly, putter
우물쭈물대다 = to hesitate, to be indecisive
Chorus:
거짓말이야 you such a liar
It’s a lie. You such a liar.
See me see me ya 넌 위선자야
See me see me ya. You’re a hypocrite.
왜 자꾸 딴 길을 가래 야 너나 잘해
Why do you keep saying, “Take a different path?” Hey, mind your own business.
제발 강요하진 말아줘
Please don’t pressure me.
(La la la la la) 니 꿈이 뭐니 니 꿈이 뭐니 뭐니
(La la la la la) What’s your dream? What, what’s your dream?
(La la la la la) 고작 이거니 고작 이거니 거니
(La la la la la) Is this all it is? Is this, this all it is?
To all the youngsters without dreams
