English translation and Korean lesson with the lyrics of Fake Love by BTS, from the 2018 album Love Yourself 轉 Tear.
Produced by: Pdogg
Written by: Pdogg, “Hitman” Bang, RM
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Intro:
If it was for you, I could pretend to be happy even though I was sad.
너 = you
위하다 = to be for X, for the benefit of X (X being the preceding noun)
-면 / -으면 = if/when X (위해서라면)
나 = I, me
슬프다 = to be sad
-아도 / -어도 = even if X (슬퍼도)
기쁘다 = to be glad, happy
-ㄴ 척 하다 = to pretend to X (기쁜 척 할)
-ㄹ 수 있다 / -을 수 있다 = to be able to do X (할 수가 있었어)
널 위해서라면 난 아파도 강한 척 할 수가 있었어
If it was for you, I could pretend to be strong, even though I was hurting.
아프다 = to hurt, to be sick
강하다 = to be strong
사랑이 사랑만으로 완벽하길
I wish that love were perfect, just as love.
사랑 = love
-만 = just X, only X (사랑만으로)
-으로 / -로 = as, using, via, into X (사람만으로)
완벽하다 = to be perfect
-길 = “If only X…”, “I wish X…” (완벽하길)
내 모든 약점들은 다 숨겨지길
I wish that all my weaknesses were hidden.
모든 = every
약점 = weak point
-들 = makes a noun plural (약점들은)
다 = all
숨기다 = to hide (something, not oneself)
이뤄지지 않는 꿈속에서 피울 수 없는 꽃을 키웠어
In a dream that’s not coming true, I grew a flower that cannot bloom.
이루다 = to achieve, accomplish, attain
-지 않다 = to not do X (이뤄지지 않는)
꿈 = a dream
속 = the inside of something
-에서 = at, in X (속에서)
피우다 = to bloom, to blossom
-ㄹ 수 없다 / -을 수 없다 = to not be able to X (피울 수 없는)
꽃 = a flower
키우다 = to raise, to grow (something, not oneself)
Chorus:
I’m so sick of this
Fake love Fake love Fake love
I’m so sorry but it’s
Fake love Fake love Fake love
Verse 1:
I wanna be a good man just for you
세상을 줬네 just for you
I gave the world just for you.
세상 = world
주다 = to give
-네 = adds a nuance of surprise or amazement (줬네)
전부 바꿨어 just for you
I changed everything just for you.
전부 = everything
바꾸다 = to change
Now I dunno me, who are you?
우리만의 숲 너는 없었어
In a forest all our own, you weren’t there.
우리 = us, we, our
-의 = indicates possession, like ‘s in English (우리만의)
숲 = forest
없다 = to not be there, not exist
내가 왔던 route 잊어버렸어
I forgot the route I took to come here.
내 = me, my
오다 = to come
잊다 = to forget
-어 버리다 / -아버리다 = to go and do X, to completely do X. Read more here. (잊어버렸어)
나도 내가 누구였는지도 잘 모르게 됐어
Even I became unsure who I was.
-도 = X too, X neither (나도)
누구 = who
-는지 = indicates uncertainty about the noun it is connected to. (누구였는지도)
잘 = to do X well (X being the following verb)
모르다 = to not know
잘 모르다 = to not be sure (literally, to not know well)
-게 되다 = to end up doing X, without setting out with the intent to do it (모르게 됐어)
거울에다 지껄여봐 너는 대체 누구니
I babble at the mirror, “Who in the world are you?”
거울 = a mirror
-에 = at, to X (거울에다)
지껄이다 = to chatter, blab, babble
대체 = “____ in the world”, “___ the heck”, sort of
-니 = one of many ways to form a question (누구니)
널 위해서라면 난 슬퍼도 기쁜 척 할 수가 있었어.
If it was for you, I could pretend to be happy even though I was sad.
널 위해서라면 난 아파도 강한 척 할 수가 있었어
If it was for you, I could pretend to be strong, even though I was hurting.
사랑이 사랑만으로 완벽하길.
I wish that love were perfect, just as love.
내 모든 약점들은 다 숨겨지길.
I wish that all my weaknesses were hidden.
이뤄지지 않는 꿈속에서 피울 수 없는 꽃을 키웠어.
In a dream that’s not coming true, I grew a flower that cannot bloom.
Pre-chorus:
Love you so bad Love you so bad
널 위해 예쁜 거짓을 빚어내
For you I make up a pretty lie.
예쁘다 = to be pretty
거짓 = a lie
빚다 = to make
Love it’s so mad Love it’s so mad
날 지워 너의 인형이 되려 해
I erase myself so that I can become your puppet.
지우다 = to erase
인형 = a doll, a puppet
되다 = to become
-려 하다 = in order to do X, with the intention of doing X (되려 해)
Love you so bad Love you so bad.
널 위해 예쁜 거짓을 빚어내
For you I make up a pretty lie.
Love it’s so mad. Love it’s so mad
날 지워 너의 인형이 되려 해
I erase myself so that I can become your puppet.
Chorus:
I’m so sick of this
Fake love Fake love Fake love
I’m so sorry but it’s
Fake love Fake love Fake love
Verse 2:
Why you sad? I don’t know
난 몰라
I don’t know.
웃어봐 사랑해 말해봐
Smile. Say “I love you”.
웃다 = to smile, to laugh
사랑하다 = to love
말하다 = to say, to speak
-아 보다 / -어 보다 = to give X a try, to try X and see what happens. Read more here. (말해봐)
나를 봐 나조차도 버린 나
Look at me. I’ve been abandoned even by myself.
보다 = to see, to look at
-조차 = even X (나조차도)
버리다 = to throw away, dump, desert, abandon
너조차 이해할 수 없는 나
Even you can’t understand me.
이해하다 = to understand
낯설다 하네
You say I’m unfamiliar,
낯설다 = to be unfamiliar
하다 = “to do”, but is often used with the same meaning as “to say”
니가 좋아하던 나로 변한 내가
now that I’ve transformed into someone that you used to like.
좋아하다 = to like
변하다 = to change, to turn into
아니라 하네 예전에 니가 잘 알고 있던 내가
No, you say, I’m not the person you used to know so well.
예전 = the old days, the past
알다 = to know
-고 있다 = present progressive IE. “to be knowing” rather than “to know” For some reason, they tend to use this form when talking about knowing something, in Korean. (알고 있던)
아니긴 뭐가 아냐 난 눈 멀었어
What do you mean, “No”? I’ve become blind.
뭐 = what
눈 = eye(s)
멀다 = to be far away
눈 멀다 = to go blind
사랑은 뭐가 사랑
Love? What love?
It’s all fake love
(Woo) I dunno I dunno I dunno why
(Woo) 나도 날 나도 날 모르겠어
(Woo) I don’t, I don’t know myself either.
(Woo) I just know I just know I just know why
Cuz its all Fake love Fake love Fake love
Pre-Chorus:
Love you so bad Love you so bad
널 위해 예쁜 거짓을 빚어내
For you I make up a beautiful lie.
Love it’s so mad Love it’s so mad
날 지워 너의 인형이 되려 해
I erase myself so that I can become your puppet.
Love you so bad Love you so bad.
널 위해 예쁜 거짓을 빚어내
For you I make up a beautiful lie.
Love it’s so mad Love it’s so mad
날 지워 너의 인형이 되려 해
I erase myself so that I can become your puppet.
Chorus:
I’m so sick of this
Fake love Fake love Fake love
I’m so sorry but it’s
Fake love Fake love Fake love
Outro:
널 위해서라면 난 슬퍼도 기쁜 척 할 수가 있었어
If it was for you, I could pretend to be happy even though I was sad.
널 위해서라면 난 아파도 강한 척 할 수가 있었어
If it was for you, I could pretend to be strong, even though I was hurting.
사랑이 사랑만으로 완벽하길
I wish that love were perfect, just as love.
내 모든 약점들은 다 숨겨지길
I wish that all my weaknesses were hidden.
이뤄지지 않는 꿈속에서 피울 수 없는 꽃을 키웠어
In a dream that’s not coming true, I grew a flower that cannot bloom.
