JEON MI DO - I Knew I Love Lyrics (Hangul / Romanized / English Translation) & Vocabulary Notes
JEON MI DO - I Knew I Love
π΅ Album: HOSPITAL PLAYLIST, Pt. 11 (Original Television Soundtrack) - Single | π Release: 2020-05-22
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Hospital Playlist OST Part 11
Jeon Mi-do - I Knew I Love (μ¬λνκ² λ μ€ μμμ΄)
A heartwarming remake performed by Jeon Mi-do for tvN's Hospital Playlist (μ¬κΈ°λ‘μ΄ μμ¬μν). Follow along with our complete Korean Hangul, easy Romanization, English translation, and key linguistic notes below.
[Verse 1]
λ μ²μ μ¬μ§μΌλ‘ λ³Έ κ·Έλ
neol cheo-eum sa-jin-eu-ro bon geu-nal
The day I first saw you in a photograph
ꡬμꡬλ
μΌμ μΌμμΌμΌ
gu-sip-gu-nyeon ir-wol sam-si-bir-il
January 31st, 1999
κ·Έλ μ΄ν μ§κΈ μ΄ μκ°κΉμ§
geu-nal i-hu ji-geum i sun-gan-kka-ji
Ever since that day, until this very moment
λ νλλ§ κΈ°λ€λ €μ€ λλ₯Ό
na ha-na-man gi-da-ryeo-jun neo-reul
You, who waited only for me
μ€λλ μ΅κ΄ κ°μ λ΄ μ ν
o-neul-do seup-gwan ga-teun nae jeon-hwa
Today as well, to my habitual phone call
λ°μ€ν λ°μ μ£Όλ λμκ²
tta-seu-hi ba-da ju-neun neo-e-ge
To you, who answers so warmly
μΈμ κ°μ₯ ν볡ν μ¬λμΌλ‘
se-sang ga-jang haeng-bok-han sa-ram-eu-ro
Into the happiest person in the entire world
λ§λ€μ΄ μ€ λλ₯Ό λ무 μ¬λν΄
man-deu-reo jun neo-reul neo-mu sa-rang-hae
I love you so much for making me feel this way
π Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * λ (Neol): Contraction of λλ₯Ό (you + objective particle).
- * κ·Έλ μ΄ν (Geu-nal i-hu): "Ever since that day" — Marks the pivotal starting point of their decades-long romance.
- * μ΅κ΄ κ°μ (Seup-gwan ga-teun): "Habit-like" — Illustrates how calling each other has naturally become second nature over the years.
- * λ°μ€ν (Tta-seu-hi): Warmly, tenderly.
[Chorus]
μ¬λνκ² λ μ€ μμμ΄
sa-rang-ha-ge doel jul a-ra-sseo
I knew that I would end up loving you
μ°λ¦¬ μ²μ λ§λ κ·Έλ μ
u-ri cheo-eum man-nan geu-na-re
On that day we first met
μκ° μμ ν¬λ―Έν΄μ§λ μ¬λμ
si-gan so-ge hui-mi-hae-ji-neun sa-rang-e
Even if love grows faint within the passage of time
κ·Έλκ° νλ€λ¦°λλ
geu-dae-ga heun-deul-lin-dae-do
And you happen to waver
κ·Έλ λ΄κ° μ‘μκ²μ κ·Έλμ²λΌ
geu-ttaen nae-ga ja-beul-ge-yo geu-dae-cheo-reom
When that happens, I'll hold onto you just like you did for me
π Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * -(μΌ)γΉ μ€ μμμ΄ (-(eu)l jul a-ra-sseo): "I knew that [verb] would happen" — Key grammatical pattern expressing inevitable destiny.
- * ν¬λ―Έν΄μ§λ€ (Hui-mi-hae-ji-da): To blur, to fade into dimness.
- * νλ€λ¦¬λ€ (Heun-deul-li-da): To shake, to waver or become emotionally uncertain.
- * λ΄κ° (Nae-ga): "I (subject)" — Used when emphasizing the speaker stepping up to reciprocate support.
[Verse 2]
λ무 νΈν μ¬μ΄κ° μ«μ΄μ
neo-mu pyeon-han sa-i-ga si-reo-seo
Because I hated becoming too comfortable with each other
λ무 μ€λ μ¬λ νλ€μ΄μ
neo-mu o-raen sa-rang him-deu-reo-seo
Because loving someone for this long felt exhausting
μν λλ¬Ό ν리λ λ λμμ
a-peun nun-mul heul-li-neun neol do-ra-seon
Turning my back on you while you shed painful tears
λͺ»λ λ΄ λ§μλ κΈ°λ€λ €μ€ λλ₯Ό
mot-doen nae ma-eum-do gi-da-ryeo-jun neo-reul
You waited even for my wicked, spiteful heart
π Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * νΈν μ¬μ΄ (Pyeon-han sa-i): "Comfortable relationship" — Refers to the bittersweet transition between close friends and lovers.
- * λμμλ€ (Do-ra-seo-da): To turn one's back, to walk away coldly.
- * λͺ»λ (Mot-doen): Mean, bad, selfish — Expresses honest regret and guilt over past indecisiveness.
[Chorus]
μ¬λνκ² λ μ€ μμμ΄
sa-rang-ha-ge doel jul a-ra-sseo
I knew that I would end up loving you
μ°λ¦¬ μ²μ λ§λ κ·Έλ μ
u-ri cheo-eum man-nan geu-na-re
On that day we first met
μκ° μμ ν¬λ―Έν΄μ§λ μ¬λμ
si-gan so-ge hui-mi-hae-ji-neun sa-rang-e
Even if love grows faint within the passage of time
κ·Έλκ° νλ€λ¦°λλ
geu-dae-ga heun-deul-lin-dae-do
And you happen to waver
κ·Έλ λ΄κ° μ‘μκ²μ κ·Έλμ²λΌ
geu-ttaen nae-ga ja-beul-ge-yo geu-dae-cheo-reom
When that happens, I'll hold onto you just like you did for me
π Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * κ·Έλμ²λΌ (Geu-dae-cheo-reom): "Just like you" — Expressing a heartfelt pledge to match the patience and constancy of the partner.
- * μ‘μκ²μ (Ja-beul-ge-yo): "I will hold / catch [you]" — An affectionate polite promise.
[Bridge]
μΌλ§λ νλ€μμκΉ λͺ»λ λ΄ λλ¬Όλ
eol-ma-na him-deu-reo-sseul-kka mot-nan nae nun-mul-do
How hard it must have been for you; even my foolish tears
λ°μ€ν κ°μΈμ€ λλ₯Ό
tta-seu-hi gam-ssa-jun neo-reul
You embraced them so warmly
π Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * λͺ»λ (Mot-nan): Foolish, clumsy, pathetic — Self-deprecating description of one's past shortcomings.
- * κ°μΈμ£Όλ€ (Gam-ssa-ju-da): To gently embrace, envelop, or protect with tenderness.
[Outro]
μ€ μ¬λνκ² λ μ€ μμμ΄
o sa-rang-ha-ge doel jul a-ra-sseo
Oh, I knew that I would end up loving you
μ°λ¦¬ μ²μ λ§λ κ·Έλ μ
u-ri cheo-eum man-nan geu-na-re
On that day we first met
μκ° μμ ν¬λ―Έν΄μ§λ μ¬λμ
si-gan so-ge hui-mi-hae-ji-neun sa-rang-e
Even if love grows faint within the passage of time
κ·Έλκ° νλ€λ¦°λλ λ΄κ° μ‘μκ²μ
geu-dae-ga heun-deul-lin-dae-do nae-ga ja-beul-ge-yo
Even if you waver, I will hold onto you
μ무 κ±±μ λ§μ λ΄ μμ μ‘μμ
a-mu geok-jeong ma-yo nae so-neul ja-ba-yo
Don't worry about anything at all, just take my hand
μ²μ κ·Έλ μ²λΌ μ°λ¦¬
cheo-eum geu-nal-cheo-reom u-ri
Just like that very first day, the two of us
π Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * μ무 κ±±μ λ§μ (A-mu geok-jeong ma-yo): "Don't worry about a thing" — A comforting, reassurance phrase in polite spoken form.
- * λ΄ μμ μ‘μμ (Nae so-neul ja-ba-yo): "Take my hand" — Symbolizes mutual trust and lifelong companionship.
- * μ²μ κ·Έλ μ²λΌ (Cheo-eum geu-nal-cheo-reom): "Just like that very first day" — Bringing the story full circle back to January 31, 1999.
