It was love
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neul dareul ge eomneun nae haru banjjeum gameun nuneul tteo bomyeon
늘 다를 게 없는 내 하루 반쯤 감은 눈을 떠 보면
My days that are always the same — when I open my half-closed eyes
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dueo jeonggeojang jinachyeo acha haneun maeil eonjebuteoyeosseulkka
두어 정거장 지나쳐 아차 하는 매일 언제부터였을까
Every day I overshoot a couple of stops and go “oops” — since when has it been like this
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eojewa dareun haneurui saekgwa baramui naemsae gateun geol
어제와 다른 하늘의 색과 바람의 냄새 같은 걸
Things like the sky’s color, different from yesterday, and the smell of the wind
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moreun chae jinachyeo beorin ge mundeuk gunggeumhae
모른 채 지나쳐 버린 게 문득 궁금해
I suddenly wonder about what I passed by without noticing
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amu mal eopsi changbakkeul barabodeon gieokna? neoreul mannandamyeon
아무 말 없이 창밖을 바라보던 기억나? 너를 만난다면
Do you remember gazing out the window without a word? If I met you
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museun mareul halkka mianhae gomawo geureon mal ttawiya heunhajana
무슨 말을 할까 미안해 고마워 그런 말 따위야 흔하잖아
what would I say? “Sorry,” “thank you” — words like that are too common
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seotulleotdeon geotdo soljikhaji motaeseo nochin geu sondo
서툴렀던 것도 솔직하지 못해서 놓친 그 손도
The fact that I was clumsy, and the hand I let go because I couldn’t be honest
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geugeon sarangieotdago geureoke malhago sipeo
그건 사랑이었다고 그렇게 말하고 싶어
I want to say that it was love
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hamkke deutdeon geu noraedeuri mundeuk deullyeoomyeon doesarana modeun ge
함께 듣던 그 노래들이 문득 들려오면 되살아나 모든 게
When the songs we used to listen to together suddenly play, everything comes back to life
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gakkeum sangsanghae ireonaljido moreuneun geureon gijeok han beon deo
가끔 상상해 일어날지도 모르는 그런 기적 한 번 더
Sometimes I imagine a miracle that just might happen, one more time
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neoreul mannandamyeon museun mareul halkka mianhae gomawo
너를 만난다면 무슨 말을 할까 미안해 고마워
If I met you, what would I say? “Sorry,” “thank you”
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geureon mal ttawiya heunhajana seotulleotdeon geotdo soljikhaji motaeseo
그런 말 따위야 흔하잖아 서툴렀던 것도 솔직하지 못해서
words like that are too common — the fact that I was clumsy, and because I couldn’t be honest
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nochin geu sondo geugeon sarangieotdago geureoke malhago sipeo
놓친 그 손도 그건 사랑이었다고 그렇게 말하고 싶어
the hand I let go too — I want to say that it was love
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inae gogaereul jeotgo sseuge useum jinneun
이내 고개를 젓고 쓰게 웃음 짓는
Soon I shake my head and smile bitterly
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ireon jaemieomneun eoreuni dwae beorin nan neoreul mannandamyeon
이런 재미없는 어른이 돼 버린 난 너를 만난다면
I, who’ve become such a dull adult, if I met you
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hago sipeotdeon mal mianhae gomawo maneuro chungbunhal ri eopjana
하고 싶었던 말 미안해 고마워 만으로 충분할 리 없잖아
the words I wanted to say — “sorry,” “thank you” alone couldn’t possibly be enough
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seotulleotdeon geotdo soljikhaji motaeseo nochin geu sondo
서툴렀던 것도 솔직하지 못해서 놓친 그 손도
The fact that I was clumsy, and the hand I let go because I couldn’t be honest
YENA
geugeon sarangieotdago geureoke malhago sipeo
그건 사랑이었다고 그렇게 말하고 싶어
I want to say that it was love
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hae jineun punggyeongiradeonga eoryeompusi deullyeooneun
해 지는 풍경이라던가 어렴풋이 들려오는
Things like a sunset scene, or faintly heard
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cheonjinhan useumsori gateun geotdeul neowa naega inneun
천진한 웃음소리 같은 것들 너와 내가 있는
innocent laughter — things like that, where you and I are
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geu siganeuro geoseulleo ga naega haryeo haetdeon mareun
그 시간으로 거슬러 가 내가 하려 했던 말은
Going back to that time, the words I was going to say
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ginagin chimmugeul kkaego neege jeonhal geu mareun
기나긴 침묵을 깨고 너에게 전할 그 말은
breaking the long silence, those words I’ll convey to you
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