English translation and Korean lesson with the lyrics of I’m Fine by BTS, from the 2018 album Love Yourself 結 ‘Answer’.
Produced by: Pdogg
Written by: Pdogg, Ray Michael Djan, Ashton Foster, Lauren Dyson, RM, Jung Bobby, Yoon Guitar, Jordan “DJ Swivel” Young, Candace Nicole Sosa, SUGA, j-hope, Samantha Harper
Find it here: Youtube • Spotify • Apple Music • Amazon Music
Note:
This song is a lyrical partner to Save Me. If you read them side by side, you will see many sets of lyrics that speak about the same subject matter, but viewed through a different lens.
Verse 1:
시리도록 푸른 하늘 아래 눈 떠
I open my eyes beneath the dazzlingly blue sky.
시리다 = to be dazzling
-도록 = to the point of X (시리도록)
푸르다 = to be blue
하늘 = a sky
아래 = beneath, below
눈 = an eye
뜨다 = to open (eyes only, not doors, windows, etc)
The sun beating down makes me dizzy.
흠뻑 = an adverb meaning to be “soaked” in water, physically, or anything metaphorically
쏟아지다 = for the sun to beat down
햇살 = sunlight
나 = I, me
어지럽다 = to be dizzy
-게 하다 = to make/let X happen (어지럽게 해)
한껏 숨이 차오르고 심장은 뛰어
I breathe in as deep as I can and my heart beats.
한껏 = as much as possible, to the utmost
숨 = a breath
차오르다 = to fill up, to rise up
-고 = X and (차오르고)
심장 = a heart
뛰다 = for a heart to beat
느껴져 너무 쉽게 나 살아있다는 걸
I feel so easily that I’m alive.
느껴지다 = to be felt
너무 = so, too
쉽다 = to be easy
-게 = turns an adjective into an adverb. IE: “easy” becomes “easily” (쉽게)
살다 = to live
-아 있다 / -어 있다 = to be in the state of X. IE: Not to come to life, but to be in a state in which one is alive (살아있다는)
괜찮아 우리가 아니어도
It’s fine, even if I’m not us,
괜찮다 = to be fine, to be okay
우리 = we, us, our
아니다 = to not be X (X being the preceding noun)
-어도 / -아도 = even if/though X (아니어도)
슬픔이 날 지워도
even if sorrow erases me,
슬픔 = sadness, sorrow
지우다 = to erase, to wipe something out
먹구름은 또 끼고 나 끝없는 꿈 속이어도
even if it’s overcast with dark clouds again, and I’m in an endless dream.
먹구름 = a dark cloud
또 = once again
끼다 = to hang over, to be overcast
끝없다 = to be endless
꿈 = a dream
속 = the inside of something
한없이 구겨지고
Even if I’m being endlessly banged up,
한없이 = infinitely
구기다 = to be creased, crumpled, crushed
-어지다 / -아지다 = make a verb or adjective transitional. IE: not to be crushed, but to be gradually getting crushed (구겨지고)
날개는 찢겨지고
my wings are being torn,
날개 = a wing
찢기다 = to be torn
언젠가 내가 내가 아니게 된달지어도
and someday I become someone who’s not me,
언젠가 = sometime, some day
내 = I, me, my
되다 = to become
괜찮아 오직 나만이 나의 구원이잖아
it’s okay. I’m the only salvation for me.
오직 = solely, exclusively
-만 = just X, only X (나만이)
-의 = indicates possession, like ‘s in English (나의)
구원 = salvation
-잖아 = used when saying something the listener already knows (구원이잖아)
못된 걸음걸이로 절대 죽지 않고 살아
Walking fiercely on, I’m not dying at all. I’m alive.
못되다 = to be mean, cruel
걸음걸이 = one’s gait
-로 / -으로 = via X, using X (걸음걸이로)
절대 = never, absolutely not
죽다 = to die
-지 않다 = to not do X (죽지 않고)
How you doin? I’m fine
내 하늘은 맑아
My sky is clear.
맑다 = for the sky to be clear
모든 아픔들이여 say goodbye
All you sorrows, say goodbye.
모든 = every
-들 = makes a noun plural (아픔들이여)
잘 가
Goodbye.
잘 = well (as in, “He sings well.”)
가다 = to go
Pre-Chorus:
차가운 내 심장은
My cold heart
차갑다 = to be cold
널 부르는 법을 잊었지만
forgot how to call to you, but
너 = you
부르다 = to call (not on the phone, but aloud)
법 = a way of doing something, how to do something
잊다 = to forget
-지만 = X but (잊었지만)
외롭지 않은 걸 괜찮아 괜찮아
I’m not lonely. I’m fine. I’m fine.
외롭다 = to be lonely
깜깜한 밤 어둠은
The pitch darkness of night
깜깜하다 = to be pitch-black
밤 = a night
어둠 = darkness
잠든 꿈을 흔들어 놓지만
shakes up my sleeping dream, but
잠들다 = to fall asleep
흔들다 = to shake
-어 놓다 / -아 놓다 = to do X and leave it in that state (흔들어 놓지만)
두렵지 않은 걸 괜찮아 괜찮아
I’m not scared. I’m fine. I’m fine.
두렵다 = to be scared
Chorus:
I’m feeling just fine, fine, fine
이젠 너의 손을 놓을게
I’m going to let go of your hand now.
이제 = now
손 = a hand
놓다 = to put down, to let go of
-을게 / -ㄹ게 = “I’ll do X” with an added nuance of “if you don’t mind” or “unless you object” (놓을게)
I know I’m all mine, mine, mine
Cuz I’m just fine
I’m feeling just fine, fine, fine
더 이상은 슬프지 않을래
I’m not going to be sad anymore.
더 이상 = anymore, any longer
슬프다 = to be sad
-을래 / -ㄹ래 = expresses one’s desire/intention to do something (않을래)
I could see the sunshine, shine, shine
Cuz I’m just fine, just fine
Verse 2:
I’m just fine 내 아픔 다
I’m just fine. All my pain,
다 = all, everything, everyone
이겨낼 수 있어 너 없이 나
I can overcome it without you.
이겨내다 = to overcome
-ㄹ 수 있다 / -을 수 있다 = to be able to do X
없이 = without
I’m just fine 걱정 마
I’m just fine. Don’t worry.
걱정 = a worry
마 = “Don’t do X”
이젠 웃을 수 있고 네 목소린 모두 알아 주니까
Because now I can smile and everyone knows your voice.
웃다 = to smile, to laugh
네 = you, your
목소리 = a voice
알다 = to know
-니까 / -으니까 = because X (주니까)
I’m so fine, you so fine
슬픔과 상처는 모두 다 이미 지나간 추억이 됐으니
All the sorrow and the scars have already become bygone memories, so
상처 = a wound, injury, scare
이미 = already
지나가다 = to pass by
추억 = a memory that has emotion attached to it
-으니 / -니 = because X (됐으니)
웃으며 보내주자고 we so fine
let’s send them off with a smile, we so fine.
-으며 / -며 = while X (웃으며)
보내다 = to send
-아주다 / -어주다 = adds a nuance of “for” or “as a favour to” someone (보내주자고)
-자 = “Let’s do X” (보내주자고)
I’m so fine, you so fine
우리들 미래는 기쁨만 가득할 테니
Our future is filled with nothing but joy, so
미래 = the future
기쁨 = gladness, joy
가득하다 = to be filled with
걱정은 접어둔 채
put away your fears, and
접 = 접다 – to fold
-어두다 / -아두다 = to do X and leave it in that state (접어둔)
채 = while doing X (X being the preceding verb/clause)
이젠 즐겨 수고했어 we so fine
enjoy the present. You’ve done well. We so fine.
즐기다 = to enjoy
수고하다 = to work hard, put in good effort
Pre-Chorus:
차가운 내 심장은
My cold heart
널 부르는 법을 잊었지만
forgot how to call to you, but
외롭지 않은 걸 괜찮아 괜찮아
I’m not lonely. I’m fine. I’m fine.
깜깜한 밤 어둠은
The pitch darkness of night
잠든 꿈을 흔들어 놓지만
shakes up my sleeping dream, but
두렵지 않은 걸 괜찮아 괜찮아
I’m not scared. I’m fine. I’m fine.
Chorus:
I’m feeling just fine, fine, fine
이젠 너의 손을 놓을게
I’m going to let go of your hand now.
I know I’m all mine, mine, mine
Cuz I’m just fine
I’m feeling just fine, fine, fine
더 이상은 슬프지 않을래
I’m not going to be sad anymore.
I could see the sunshine, shine, shine
Cuz I’m just fine, just fine
Bridge:
혹시
By any chance
혹시 = perhaps, by any chance
너에게도 보일까
do you see it too,
-에게 = to X, for X (너에게도)
보이다 = to be seen, to be visible
이 스산한 달빛이?
this bleak moonlight?
이 = this
스산하다 = to be dreary, bleak
달 = a moon
빛 = light
너에게도 들릴까
Do you hear it too,
들리다 = to be heard
이 희미한 메아리가
this faint echo?
희미하다 = to be faint
메아리 = an echo
Chorus:
I’m feeling just fine, fine, fine
혼자서라도 외쳐보겠어
Even if I’m alone I’ll shout it out.
혼자 = alone
-라도 / -이라도 = indicates that X is not the best option, but will do in a pinch (혼자서라도)
외치다 = to shout, to cry out
-어보다 / -아보다 = to give X a try, to see about doing X. Read more here. (외쳐보겠어)
되풀이될 이 악몽에 주문을 걸어
I cast a spell on this repeating nightmare.
되플이 = a repetition
악몽 = a nightmare
-에 = at X, on X (악몽에)
주문 = a spell
걸다 = multiple meanings. In this case something sort of like, “to put forth” words
I’m feeling just fine, fine, fine
몇 번이라도 되뇌보겠어
I’ll repeat it over and over, however many times.
몇 = a few, several
번 = an instance, an occurrence
되뇌다 = to repeat something (verbally)
또 다시 쓰러진대도
Even if I fall again,
다시 = again
쓰러지다 = to fall, to fall over
난 괜찮아
I’m fine.
I’m feeling just fine, fine, fine
혼자서라도 외쳐보겠어
Even if I’m alone I’ll shout it out.
되풀이될 이 악몽에 주문을 걸어
I cast a spell on this repeating nightmare.
I’m feeling just fine, fine, fine
몇 번이라도 되뇌보겠어
I’ll repeat it over and over, however many times.
또 다시 쓰러진대도
Even if I fall again,
난 괜찮아
I’m fine.
I’m fine
I’m fine
