HANRORO - The Beginning of Spring Lyrics (Hangul / Romanized / English Translation) & Vocabulary Notes
HANRORO - The Beginning of Spring
π΅ Album: Let Me Love My Youth - Single | π Release: 2022-03-14
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HANRORO - μ μΆ (The Beginning of Spring)
Album: Let Me Love My Youth • Release Date: 2022.03.14
Korean indie prodigy HANRORO delivers an exquisite indie-rock ballad about frozen hearts, tentative hope, and the gentle courage it takes to blossom anew as seasonal spring arrives.
[Verse 1]
μΌμ΄λΆμ λ§μμ
Eoreobuteun maeume
Upon this frozen heart of mine
λκ° μ
λ§μΆ°μ€κΉμ
Nuga ip matchwojulkkayo
Who could ever place a kiss?
λ΄μ κΈ°λ€λ¦°λ€λ λ§
Bomeul gidarindaneun mal
The words saying I wait for spring
κ·Έ λ§μ κ·Όκ±°κ° λ μ μλμ
Geu marui geungeoga doel su innayo
Can that become valid proof for such words?
π Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * μΌμ΄λΆμ (Eoreobuteun): Frozen solid — metaphorically describing a cold, emotionally numb or traumatized heart.
- * μ λ§μΆλ€ (Ip matchuda): To kiss / to press lips — expressing a gentle touch that could thaw numbness.
- * κ·Όκ±° (Geungeo): Ground, basis, proof — doubting whether one’s vague hopes for spring have any solid foundation.
[Verse 2]
λ°μ μ€κ°λ λ°λ
Bappi ogadeon baram
The wind that was rushing busily to and fro
μ¬μ μ겨 λ§νλ€μ
Yeoyu saenggyeo malhaneyo
Finds a quiet moment and speaks to me
λ΄κ° κΈ°λ€λ¦°λ€λ λ΄
Naega gidarindaneun bom
Telling me that the spring I have been waiting for
μμΌλ μ΄λ²μ λμ§ λ§λΌκ³
Wasseuni ibeonen nochi mallago
Has finally arrived, so do not let it slip away this time
π Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * λ°μ (Bappi): Busily, hurriedly — describing how chaotic and harsh winter winds felt.
- * μ¬μ (Yeoyu): Leisure, composure, breathing room — a calm pause after the turbulent cold.
- * λ΄κ° (Nae-ga): Subject marker 'I' — distinguishing the speaker's personal yearning. (Note: easily contrasted with spoken 'λκ°/λ€κ°').
- * λμ§ λ§λΌκ³ (Nochi mallago): Urging 'do not let go' — an imperative message from nature encouraging the speaker to seize hope.
[Chorus]
μμ¬ν κ³ κ° λ΄λ―Ό λ΄κ²
Aseulhi gogae naemin naege
To me, who delicately raises my head
첫 λ΄μΈμ¬λ₯Ό 건λ€μ€μ νΌμΈ μ μκ² λμμ€μ
Cheot bominseareul geonneojwoyo piul su itge dowajwoyo
Offer me the first greeting of spring, help me so I can bloom
μ΄ λ§μ μ 무λ λ κΉμ§
I maeum jeomuneun nalkkaji
Until the day this heart of mine sets like the sun
νΈλ₯Έ λλ§μ μ λ¬Όν κ² μ΄λΌν λλ₯Ό κΊΎμ΄κ°μ
Pureun nangmaneul seonmulhalge chorahan nareul kkeokkeogayo
I will gift you verdant romance, so take and pluck this shabby self of mine
π Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * μμ¬ν (Aseulhi): Precariously, tenuously, fragilely — like a frail sprout timidly poking through frozen soil.
- * 첫 λ΄μΈμ¬ (Cheot bomin-sa): First spring greeting — symbolizing the dawn of new life and warmth.
- * μ 무λ λ (Jeomuneun nal): The setting day / end — poetic expression derived from 'μ λ¬Όλ€' (to set/fade away).
- * μ΄λΌν λλ₯Ό κΊΎμ΄κ°μ (Chorahan nareul kkeokkeogayo): 'Pluck this humble/shabby flower of me' — personifying herself as a humble wildflower longing to be picked and cherished.
[Refrain]
μμ¬ν κ³ κ° λ΄λ―Ό λ΄κ²
Aseulhi gogae naemin naege
To me, who delicately raises my head
첫 λ΄μΈμ¬λ₯Ό 건λ€μ€μ νΌμΈ μ μκ² λμμ€μ
Cheot bominseareul geonneojwoyo piul su itge dowajwoyo
Offer me the first greeting of spring, help me so I can bloom
π Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * νΌμΈ μ μκ² (Piul su itge): So that I can bloom — metaphorical wish for personal growth, flourishing, and finding life's beauty.
- * 건λ€λ€ (Geonneda): To hand over, pass, or extend (a greeting or warm word).
[Chorus]
μμ¬ν κ³ κ° λ΄λ―Ό λ΄κ²
Aseulhi gogae naemin naege
To me, who delicately raises my head
첫 λ΄μΈμ¬λ₯Ό 건λ€μ€μ νΌμΈ μ μκ² λμμ€μ
Cheot bominseareul geonneojwoyo piul su itge dowajwoyo
Offer me the first greeting of spring, help me so I can bloom
μ΄ λ§μ μ 무λ λ κΉμ§
I maeum jeomuneun nalkkaji
Until the day this heart of mine sets like the sun
νΈλ₯Έ λλ§μ μ λ¬Όν κ² μ΄λΌν λλ₯Ό κΊΎμ΄κ°μ
Pureun nangmaneul seonmulhalge chorahan nareul kkeokkeogayo
I will gift you verdant romance, so take and pluck this shabby self of mine
π Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * νΈλ₯Έ λλ§ (Pureun nangman): Verdant romance / blue romance — 'νΈλ₯Έ' evoking both youthful vitality (green/blue) and poetic melancholy.
- * μ λ¬Όν κ² (Seonmulhalge): I will give as a present / I promise to gift you.
[Outro]
μ΄ λ²
μ°¬ λ΄λ μ΄ μλ€ λ
I beokchan bomnari sideul ttae
When this overwhelming spring day withers away
ν λ²λ§ λλ₯Ό λμλ΄μ
Han beonman nareul dorabwayo
Please look back at me just once more
π Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * λ² μ°¬ (Beokchan): Overwhelming, brimming with emotion — describing a spring so beautiful it brings tears.
- * μλ€λ€ (Sideulda): To wither, fade — reminding us that spring, like youth, is fleeting.
- * λμλ΄μ (Dorabwayo): Look back at me / turn your eyes toward me — a tender plea for memory and connection.
