English translation and Korean lesson with the lyrics of 풍경 (Scenery) by V of BTS.
Produced by: DOCSKIM
Written by: V
Find it here: SoundCloud
Language Note:
This song is written entirely in 존댓말, which is the grammatical form of Korean you use when speaking to someone with respect. You would use this to speak to anyone older than you or anyone in a position of authority over you, such as a teacher, a boss, your parents and grandparents, etc.
The two main differences you’ll notice are:
1: The usual 나 (I/me) and 너 (you) pronouns are replaced with a formal version (저 or 제 for “I/me”, and a person’s title or name used in place of “you”). In this song, you also see the word 그대 used. This means “you”, but implies fondness or affection.
2: You’ll see a lot of sentences ending in 요. This is the particle that adds respect to a verb/adjective.
Verse 1:
On a street filled with flowers, I see you again today.
꽃 = a flower
-들 = makes a noun plural (꽃들이)
가득하다 = to be filled with
거리 = a street
-에 = at X, on X (거리에)
오늘 = today
-도 = X too, even X (오늘도)
그대 = you, affectionately
보다 = to see, to look at
-네 = adds a nuance of surprise or amazement (보네요)
내 안에 담겨질까요
Can I preserve that within me?
내 = I, me, my
안 = the interior of something
담기다 = to be put in, to be contained
-ㄹ까 /-을까 = used to wonder about something, sort of to oneself (담겨질까요)
새벽달이 지난 공원에 지금 내 감정을 담아요
In the park at dawn, after the moon has set, I hold onto my emotions.
새벽 = dawn, the small hours of the night
달 = a moon
지나다 = to pass, to go by
공원 = a park
지금 = now
감정 = a feeling, an emotion
담다 = to put something into something
이 노랜 그댈 향해요
This song goes out to you.
이 = this, these
노래 = a song
향하다 = to head towards something
밤하늘 달에게 비춰진 필름의 소리를 들어요
I hear the sound of the film echoing off the moon in the night sky.
밤 = a night
하늘 = a sky
-에게 = to X, for X (달에게)
비추다 = to shine, to reflect, to illuminated
-의 = indicates possession, like ‘s in English (필름의)
소리 = a sound
듣다 = to hear, to listen
Chorus:
I still wonder wonder, beautiful story
Still wonder wonder, best part
I still wander wander, next story
I want to make you mine
Verse 2:
그 찰나의 시간의 그 모습을 놓친 내 마음이 아쉬워해
I’m sad that I couldn’t capture that exact moment in time.
그 = that, those
찰나 = a moment
시간 = time
모습 = a form, an appearance
놓치다 = to miss, to let go of
마음 = one’s heart/mind (in the metaphorical, not the anatomical sense)
아쉽다 = to be sorry about something, to be sad about something
후회가 돼 다시 그 찰나가 있기를
I regret it. If only that moment would come again.
후회 = a regret
되다 = to become
다시 = again
있다 = to be found, to exist
-기를 = “I wish X” or “If only X” (있기를)
달빛조각 하나하나 모아 조명을 만들 테니
I’ll gather pieces of moonlight one by one and create the lighting, so
조각 = a piece, a bit
하나 = one
모으다 = to gather, to collect
조명 = lighting
만들다 = to make
어제와 같은 모습으로 내 앞에 와주세요
please appear before me just as you did yesterday.
어제 = yesterday
-와 / -과 = “and” when followed by an accompanying noun. Otherwise “with” (어제와)
같다 = to be like
-으로 / -로 = with X, as X, using X (모습으로)
앞 = the front of something, the area right in front of something
오다 = to come
-아주다 / -어주다 = adds a nuance of “as favour to” or “for” someone (와주세요)
Chorus:
I still wonder wonder, beautiful story
Still wonder wonder, best part
I still wander wander, next story
I want to make you mine
I still wonder wonder, beautiful story
Still wonder wonder, best part
I still wander wander, next story
I want to make you mine
Outro:
발자국 남기고 떠나가시면
If you go, leaving footprints behind,
발자국 = a footprint
남기다 = to leave something
-고 = X and (남기고)
떠나다 = to leave a place
-시 = added when the person you are speaking about deserves respect (떠나가시면)
-면 / -으면 = if/when X (떠나가시면)
제가 그 온길 지킬게요.
I will preserve that warmth.
제 = I, me, my (high respect version)
온길 = warmth
지키다 = to protect, guard, take care of
-ㄹ게 / -을게 = “I will do X” with an added nuance of “unless you object” or “if that’s okay with you” (지킬게요)
흑백속에 남길게요.
I’ll save it in black and white.
혹백 = black and white
속 = the inside of something
