Davichi - Time Capsule Lyrics (Hangul / Romanized / English Translation) & Vocabulary Notes

Davichi - Time Capsule

🎵 Album: TIME CAPSULE - Single | 📅 Release: 2025-10-16

🇰🇷 Hangul 🗣️ Romanization 💬 English Translation 📚 Vocab Notes

🎬 Official Music Video / Audio Player — Press play to listen while learning the lyrics below!

Davichi - 타임캡슐 (Time Capsule)

Davichi delivers another masterclass in emotional storytelling with 'Time Capsule (타임캡슐)'. Finding a letter written in youth to their future self, the lyrics contrast the weariness of everyday adult life with the fearless ambition of childhood, inspiring listeners to heal, stand back up, and walk forward hand-in-hand with who they used to be.

[Verse 1]

점점 지쳐만 가는

jeomjeom jichyeoman ganeun

Becoming gradually more exhausted

많이 무료한 날들

mani muryohan naldeul

These days filled with so much boredom

하루 끝의 나를 돌아보기도 싫어

haru kkeutui nareul dorabogido sileo

I don't even want to look back at myself at the end of the day

나도 내가 아쉬워

nado naega aswiwo

I, too, feel disappointed in myself

꿈이라 어려워 그런 감각은

kkumira eoryeowo geureon gamgageun

Because it's a dream, such sensations feel so difficult

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• * 지치다 (Ji-chi-da): To grow tired / become exhausted — combined with '~만 가다' it emphasizes the compounding, relentless nature of burnout.
• * 무료하다 (Mu-ryo-ha-da): Dull, tedious, or monotonous — describes a repetitive, empty daily routine.
• * 아쉽다 (A-swip-da): Regretful, unsatisfactory, or disappointed — '나도 내가 아쉬워' expresses a poignant self-reproach.

[Verse 2]

그러다 어느 날 나는

geureoda eoneu nal naneun

Then, one unexpected day, I

먼지 쌓인 서랍장을 열어보니

meonji ssain seorapjangeul yeoreoboni

Opened a dust-covered chest of drawers

방긋하고 웃어버리며

banggeuthago useobeorimyeo

Breaking into a gentle, beaming smile

이 타임캡슐 어릴 적

i taimkaepsyul eoril jeok

This time capsule from my childhood

내가 쓴, 내게 쓴 말 한가득

naega sseun, naege sseun mal hangadeuk

Filled with words I wrote, written to myself

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• * 먼지 쌓인 (Meon-ji ssa-in): Dust-covered / accumulated dust — symbolizes memories neglected or left untouched for years.
• * 방긋하고 (Bang-geut-ha-go): Beaming sweetly / smiling warmly — an onomatopoeic/mimetic word evocative of childlike innocence.
• * 한가득 (Han-ga-deuk): Brimful / full to the brim — indicates the pure emotional weight of the childhood letter.

[Pre-Chorus]

곱게 접어 묻어둔 편지 한 장

gopge jeobeo mudeodun pyeonji han jang

A single letter neatly folded and tucked away

느렸어도 즐겁던 거북이와 나

neuryeosseodo jeulgeopdeon geobugiwa na

The turtle and I, moving slowly yet so joyful

잠깐 멈춰

jamkkan meomchwo

Pausing for a moment

살짝 열어

saljjak yeoreo

Gently opening it up

한참 서서 시간을 잇다가

hancham seoseo siganeul itdaga

Standing still for a while, bridging the gap between times

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• * 곱게 (Gop-ge): Neatly, tenderly, or beautifully — showing the care taken when preserving the letter.
• * 거북이 (Geo-bug-i): Turtle — Davichi fans will recognize the symbolic reference to their beloved classic hit 'Turtle (거북이)', celebrating pacing oneself.
• * 잇다 (It-da): To connect or join together — here, connecting the past and present across time.

[Chorus]

어디까지 갔나요

eodikkaji gannayo

Just how far have you gone?

또 어떤 어른이 됐나요

tto eotteon eoreuni dwaennayo

And what kind of grown-up did you become?

언젠가 내가 마주할

eonjenga naega majuhal

The you in the far distant future

아주 먼 미래의 넌

aju meon miraeui neon

Whom I will meet someday

그 꿈을 이루나요 난

geu kkumeul irunayo nan

Did I fulfill that dream?

어디 쯤에 온 걸까

eodi jjeume on geolkka

Around where have I reached now?

나도 모르고 왔단 말이야

nado moreugo watdan mariya

I ended up here without even realizing it

언제나 뭔갈 되뇌던

eonjena mwongal doenoedeon

The memory of a distant past

아주 먼 과거의 기억

aju meon gwageoui gieok

That was always repeating something to itself

어떤 꿈을 꿨던 걸까 난

eotteon kkumeul kkwotdeon geolkka nan

What kind of dream was I dreaming back then?

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• * 어른 (Eo-reun): Adult / grown-up — used here to reflect the innocence of asking one's future self what adulthood looks like.
• * 이루다 (I-ru-da): To accomplish / realize / achieve — '꿈을 이루다' is the quintessential Korean idiom for 'to make a dream come true'.
• * 되뇌다 (Doe-noe-da): To repeat over and over / recite internally.

[Verse 3]

어제의 나를 담은 일기장과는

eojeui nareul dameun ilgijanggwaneun

Unlike the journal holding who I was yesterday

달리 생각보다 훨씬 많이 당찬

dalli saenggakboda hwolssin mani dangchan

You were so much bolder and full of spirit than I thought

환한 여정

hwanhan yeojeong

A bright journey

활짝 펼쳐

hwaljjak pyeolchyeo

Unfolded wide open

나아가려던 꼬마 아이잖아

naagaryeodeon kkoma aijana

Weren't you that little child who wanted to march forward?

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• * 당차다 (Dang-cha-da): Bold, self-confident, spirited, and determined.
• * 활짝 펼치다 (Hwal-jjak pyeol-chi-da): To spread or unfold wide open — used when someone opens their wings or sets out enthusiastically on an adventure.
• * 꼬마 아이 (Kko-ma a-i): Little child / kid — a warm, affectionate depiction of one's younger self.

[Chorus]

어디까지 갔나요

eodikkaji gannayo

Just how far have you gone?

또 어떤 어른이 됐나요

tto eotteon eoreuni dwaennayo

And what kind of grown-up did you become?

언젠가 내가 마주할

eonjenga naega majuhal

The you in the far distant future

아주 먼 미래의 넌

aju meon miraeui neon

Whom I will meet someday

그 꿈을 이루나요 난

geu kkumeul irunayo nan

Did I fulfill that dream?

어디 쯤에 온 걸까

eodi jjeume on geolkka

Around where have I reached now?

나도 모르고 왔단 말야

nado moreugo watdan marya

I ended up here without even realizing it

언제나 뭔갈 되뇌던

eonjena mwongal doenoedeon

The memory of a distant past

아주 먼 과거의 기억

aju meon gwageoui gieok

That was always repeating something to itself

어떤 꿈을 꿨던 걸까 난

eotteon kkumeul kkwotdeon geolkka nan

What kind of dream was I dreaming back then?

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• * 왔단 말야 (Wat-dan mar-ya): Spoken contraction of '왔다는 말이야' — adds conversational emotional emphasis meaning 'I tell you, I reached here without realizing it'.
• * 마주할 (Ma-ju-hal): To confront / face / meet face-to-face in the future.

[Bridge]

먼지 쌓인 서랍과 남아있던

meonji ssain seorapgwa namaitdeon

The dust-covered drawer and that little kid

그 작았던 꼬만 자라있어

geu jagatdeon kkoman jaraisseo

Who remained there has now grown up

우리는 오늘 만난 거야

urineun oneul mannan geoya

We have finally reunited today

다시 가 볼게

dasi ga bolge

I will try moving forward once more

네 손을 잡은 채

ne soneul jabeun chae

While still holding your hand

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• * 꼬만 (Kko-man): Spoken shortening of '꼬마는 (kko-ma-neun)', referring to 'that little kid'.
• * 자라있다 (Ja-ra-it-da): Has grown up / is standing tall — captures the realization that the past child lives on in today's adult.
• * 손을 잡은 채 (~ Chae): 'While holding hands' — the grammatical suffix '~ㄴ 채' denotes carrying out an action while sustaining a previous state.

[Chorus & Outro]

어디로 가 볼까요

eodiro ga bolkkayo

Where shall we go now?

어떤 삶이 되어볼까요

eotteon sarmi doeeobolkkayo

What kind of life shall we become?

우리가 두 손 잡으면

uriga du son jabeumyeon

If the two of us hold hands

다가올 미래에서

dagaol miraeeseo

In the future that approaches

무엇도 두렵지 않아

mueotdo duryeopji ana

Nothing will frighten me

어디도 못 갔지만

eodido mot gatjiman

Even if I couldn't go anywhere far

웅크려 있었던 것 뿐이야

ungkeuryeo isseotdeon geot ppuniya

I was merely curled up, resting for a while

이제 다시 툭툭 일어서

ije dasi tuktuk ireoseo

Now, brushing myself off and standing back up

한 걸음 두 걸음 널

han georeum du georeum neol

One step, two steps, placing my trust in you

믿고서 난 걸어갈 거야

mitgoseo nan georeogal geoya

I am going to keep walking forward

널 보게 된 마지막

neol boge doen majimak

The last time I came to see you

우리가 만난 마지막

uriga mannan majimak

The last time that we met

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• * 웅크리다 (Ung-keu-ri-da): To crouch, curl up, or huddle — beautifully reinterpreting feeling stuck as merely gathering strength in a cocoon.
• * 툭툭 (Tuk-tuk): Brushing off dust casually or lightly — symbolizes shaking off fatigue and standing up resiliently.
• * 믿고서 (Mit-go-seo): Believing in / placing faith in — acknowledging trust in one's inner child.

✨

More Trending K-Pop Lyrics & Meanings You Might Like

Explore more hit songs with easy Romanization, English translations, and vocab notes.

🎵 NMIXX - Blue Valentine Lyrics (Hangul / Romanized / English Translation) & Vocabulary Notes

🎵 aespa - Armageddon Lyrics (Hangul / Romanized / English Translation) & Vocabulary Notes

🎵 (G)I-DLE - Queencard Lyrics (Hangul / Romanized / English Translation) & Vocabulary Notes