Jaurim - Twenty Five, Twenty One Lyrics (Hangul / Romanized / English Translation) & Vocabulary Notes

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About the Song: A Poignant Ode to Evanescent Youth

Written and composed by frontwoman Kim Yuna, Jaurim's Twenty Five, Twenty One (스물다섯, 스물하나) is a hauntingly beautiful reflection on lost youth and lingering memories. Looking back across the distance of time, the narrator mourns how they could not fully appreciate the radiant brilliance of their lover—and the season of life they shared—until it had already drifted away like falling petals in the wind.

[Verse 1]

바람에 날려 꽃이 지는 계절엔

barame nallyeo kkochi jineun gyejeoren

In the season when flowers scatter and fall in the wind

아직도 너의 손을 잡은 듯 그런 듯해

ajikdo neoui soneul jabeun deut geureon deuthae

It still feels as if I am holding your hand

그때는 아직 꽃이 아름다운 걸

geuttaeneun ajik kkochi areumdaun geol

Back then, that the flowers were so breathtakingly lovely,

지금처럼 사무치게 알지 못했어

jigeumcheoreom samuchige alji mothaesseo

I did not realize as deeply, as achingly as I do right now

우~ 너의 향기가 바람에 실려 오네

u~ neoui hyanggiga barame sillyeo one

Ooh~ your scent is carried over by the breeze

우~ 영원할 줄 알았던 스물다섯, 스물하나

u~ yeongwonhal jul aratdeon seumulldaseot, seumulhana

Ooh~ twenty-five, twenty-one, which we thought would last forever

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• * 바람에 날려 (Baram-e nallyeo): Blown/fluttered by the wind — Combines '바람' (wind) and the passive causative verb '날리다' (to be blown/scattered).
• * 꽃이 지다 (Kkoch-i ji-da): Flowers fall/fade — '지다' literally means to set or wither, evoking spring's fleeting transience.
• * 사무치게 (Samuchige): Deeply, piercingly, achingly to the bone — An evocative adverb derived from '사무치다' (to penetrate to the heart/core).
• * 영원할 줄 알았던 (~Yeong-won-hal jul aratdeon): (What) I mistakenly believed would be eternal — '-(으)ㄹ 줄 알았다' expressively conveys retrospective misjudgment or naive hope.

[Verse 2]

그날의 바다는 퍽 다정했었지

geunarui badaneun peok dajeonghaesseotji

The sea that day was quite so tender and warm

아직도 나의 손에 잡힐 듯 그런 듯해

ajikdo naui sone japhil deut geureon deuthae

It still feels as if I could reach out and touch it in my hands

부서지는 햇살 속에 너와 내가 있어

buseojineun haetsal soge neowa naega isseo

Inside the shattering, glistening sunlight, you and I were there

가슴 시리도록 행복한 꿈을 꾸었지

gaseum siridorok haengbokhan kkumeul kkueotji

Dreaming a dream so overwhelmingly happy that it made my chest ache with cold longing

우~ 그날의 노래가 바람에 실려오네

u~ geunarui noraega barame sillyeoone

Ooh~ the song from that day is carried over by the wind

우~ 영원할 줄 알았던 지난 날의 너와 나

u~ yeongwonhal jul aratdeon jinan narui neowa na

Ooh~ the you and I of days gone by, who we thought would last forever

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• * 퍽 (Peok): Quite, considerably, extraordinarily — A literary adverb used to emphasize intensity or emotional depth softly.
• * 다정하다 (Da-jeong-ha-da): Tender, affectionate, warm-hearted — Personifies the gentle waves of the ocean on that unforgettable day.
• * 가슴 시리도록 (Gaseum siri-dorok): To the point where one's chest feels freezing / piercingly cold — '시리다' conveys an emotional chill or ache so intense that pure happiness almost borders on pain.
• * 내가 (Nae-ga): I (subject marker) — Notice '너와 내가' ('you and I'). Remember that '내가' means 'I', distinct from '네가' (spoken as '니가' = you).

[Bridge]

너의 목소리도 너의 눈동자도

neoui moksorido neoui nundongjado

Your voice, your eyes,

애틋하던 너의 체온마저도

aeteuthadeon neoui che-onmajeodo

Even your tender, heartrending warmth—

기억해내면 할수록 멀어져 가는데

gieokhaenaemyeon halsurok meoreojyeo ganeunde

The more I try to remember and recall them, the farther away they drift

흩어지는 널 붙잡을 수 없어

heuteojineun neol butjabeul su eopseo

And I cannot hold onto you as you scatter into pieces

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• * 애틋하던 (Ae-teut-ha-deon): Fond, yearning, heartrending — Describes an emotion mixed with bittersweet tenderness and slight sorrow.
• * 체온마저도 (Che-on-ma-jeo-do): Even your body temperature/warmth — '마저' emphasizes the last remaining, most intimate element.
• * 기억해내면 할수록 (~myeon hal-su-rok): The more one tries to remember — Expresses the paradoxical nature of memory: striving to hold on causes it to slip further away.
• * 흩어지다 (Heu-teo-ji-da): To scatter, disperse, disintegrate into thin air.

[Verse 3]

바람에 날려 꽃이 지는 계절엔

barame nallyeo kkochi jineun gyejeoren

In the season when flowers scatter and fall in the wind

아직도 너의 손을 잡은 듯 그런 듯해

ajikdo neoui soneul jabeun deut geureon deuthae

It still feels as if I am holding your hand

그때는 아직 네가 아름다운 걸

geuttaeneun ajik nega areumdaun geol

Back then, that you yourself were so radiant and beautiful,

지금처럼 사무치게 알지 못했어

jigeumcheoreom samuchige alji mothaesseo

I did not realize as deeply, as achingly as I do right now

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• * 네가 (Ne-ga / Ni-ga): You (subject pronoun) — Notice the lyrical shift from Verse 1's '꽃이 아름다운 걸' (that flowers were beautiful) to '네가 아름다운 걸' (that YOU were beautiful). In spoken Korean and singing, '네가' is colloquially pronounced '니가 (Ni-ga)' to distinguish clearly from '내가 (Nae-ga = I)'.
• * 아름다운 걸 (A-reum-da-un geol): The fact that you were beautiful — The ending '-(으)ㄴ 걸' expresses an emotive reflection, often coupled with regret or sudden realization.

[Chorus]

우~ 너의 향기가 바람에 실려오네

u~ neoui hyanggiga barame sillyeoone

Ooh~ your scent is carried over by the breeze

우~ 영원할 줄 알았던 스물다섯, 스물하나

u~ yeongwonhal jul aratdeon seumulldaseot, seumulhana

Ooh~ twenty-five, twenty-one, which we thought would last forever

우~ 그날의 노래가 바람에 실려오네

u~ geunarui noraega barame sillyeoone

Ooh~ the song from that day is carried over by the wind

우~ 영원할 줄 알았던 지난 날의 너와 나

u~ yeongwonhal jul aratdeon jinan narui neowa na

Ooh~ the you and I of days gone by, who we thought would last forever

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• * 스물다섯, 스물하나 (Seu-mul-da-seot, seu-mul-ha-na): Twenty-five, twenty-one — Native Korean cardinal numerals representing the distinct ages of two youths experiencing pivotal, unrepeatable milestones together.
• * 실려오다 (Sil-lyeo-o-da): To be carried/borne over — Passive form '실리다' + '오다', evoking scents or melodies drifting softly across time and distance.
• * 지난 날 (Ji-nan nal): Days gone by, the past — Formed from '지나다' (to pass) modifying '날' (day).

[Outro]

우~

u~

Ooh~

우~

u~

Ooh~

우~ 영원할 줄 알았던 스물다섯, 스물하나

u~ yeongwonhal jul aratdeon seumulldaseot, seumulhana

Ooh~ twenty-five, twenty-one, which we thought would last forever

스물다섯, 스물하나

seumulldaseot, seumulhana

Twenty-five, twenty-one

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• * 스물하나 (Seu-mul-ha-na) & 스물다섯 (Seu-mul-da-seot): Native Korean counting system (하나, 둘, 셋, 넷, 다섯...) used for age ('살'). Kim Yuna's delicate final whisper leaves the ages hanging in the air like an epitaph for a golden youth.

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