LE SSERAFIM - Eve, Psyche & The Bluebeards wife Lyrics (Hangul / Romanized / English Translation) & Vocabulary Notes
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LE SSERAFIM • 1st Studio Album [UNFORGIVEN]
이브, 프시케 그리고 푸른 수염의 아내
About the Track
"Eve, Psyche & The Bluebeard's wife" is a relentless Jersey club dance anthem that dismantles traditional expectations placed upon young women. By evoking legendary figures who dared to cross forbidden boundaries—Eve tasting the fruit, Psyche lighting the lamp, and Bluebeard's wife unlocking the secret door—LE SSERAFIM proclaims that venturing past limitations is not a shameful fall, but the ultimate act of self-emancipation.
[Intro]
I'm a mess mess mess mess mess mess mess
I'm a mess mess mess mess mess mess mess
I'm a mess in distress
but we're still the best dressed
Fearless say yes, we don't dress to impress
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * Fearless: The foundational concept and debut identity of LE SSERAFIM (an anagram of "I'M FEARLESS"), signifying walking forward without dread of judgment.
- * Dress to impress: A classic English idiom subverted here; the members dress purely for themselves rather than seeking external validation.
[Verse 1]
괜찮단다 뭐를 해도 거짓말인 걸 난 알아
Gwaenchanta-nda mworeul haedo geojitmarin geol nan ara
They say it's fine whatever I do, but I know it's a lie
괜찮겠지 뭘 해도 착한 얼굴에 네 말 잘 들을 땐
Gwaenchanketji mwol haedo chakan eolgure ne mal jal deureul ttaen
Sure, everything is fine as long as I put on an innocent face and obey you
괜찮지 않아 그런 건 내 룰은 나만 정할래 yeah
Gwaenchanji ana geureon geon nae rureun naman jeonghallae yeah
I'm not fine with that kind of thing, I'll be the one to set my own rules, yeah
볼 거야 금지된 걸
Bol geoya geumjidoen geol
I'm going to look at what is forbidden
Never hold back 더 자유롭게
Never hold back deo jayuroepge
Never hold back, even more freely
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * 괜찮단다 (Gwaenchanta-nda): Indirect quotation contraction of "괜찮다고 한다" (They say it is okay) — conveys hearing patronizing reassurances from older generations or authority figures.
- * 착한 얼굴 (Chakan eol-gul): "Good / obedient / innocent face" — points toward societal demands that girls always present a pleasant, compliant front.
- * 금지된 걸 (Geumjidoen geol): Shortened form of "금지된 것을" meaning "that which is prohibited / forbidden taboo".
- * 자유롭게 (Jayuroepge): "Freely / in a liberating manner" (from the noun 자유 [jayu] meaning freedom).
[Chorus]
Boom boom boom 내 심장이 뛰네
Boom boom boom nae simjangi ttwine
Boom boom boom, my heart is pounding
Get it like boom boom boom
Get it like boom boom boom
Boom boom now
Boom boom boom 내 심장이 뛰네
Boom boom boom nae simjangi ttwine
Boom boom boom, my heart is pounding
Get it like boom boom boom
Get it like boom boom boom
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * 심장이 뛰네 (Simjang-i ttwine): "My heart is racing / pounding" — expresses physiological excitement and exhilarating adrenaline rush when breaking boundaries.
- * 뛰다 (Ttwida): Literally "to run" or "to leap"; when paired with 심장 (heart), it describes a rapid heartbeat.
[Post-Chorus]
(Push it) I wish for what's forbidden
Get it like boom boom boom
Get it like boom boom boom
(Push it) I wish for what's forbidden
Get it like boom boom boom
Get it like boom boom boom
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * "I wish for what's forbidden": The central ideological thesis of the song; represents the psychological phenomenon where prohibition fuels intense curiosity and desire (known in psychology as the "Romeo and Juliet effect" or reactive desire).
[Refrain]
I'm a mess mess mess mess mess mess mess
I'm a mess mess mess mess mess mess mess
I'm a mess in distress
but we're still the best dressed
Fearless say yes, we don't dress to impress
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * "Mess in distress": A playful subversion of the traditional archetype "damsel in distress", asserting that despite internal or external chaos, they remain in complete command of their journey.
[Verse 2]
웃어 웃어 더 인형이 되렴
Useo useo deo inhyeongi doeryeom
Smile, smile, go on and be more like a doll
덮어 덮어 다 감정 따윈 다
Deopeo deopeo da gamjeong ttawin da
Cover it all up, bury all those trivial feelings
싫어 싫어 난 인형이 아냐
Sireo sireo nan inhyeongi anya
No way, no way, I am not a doll
찡그린대도 그것도 나야
Jjinggeurindaedo geugeotdo naya
Even if I scowl or frown, that is also who I am
보지 말라 보고 파 날 둘러싼 이 금기들
Boji malla bogo pa nal dulleossan i geumgideul
Told not to look, yet I crave to look at these taboos surrounding me
그날의 이브처럼
Geunarui Ibeucheoreom
Just like Eve on that fateful day
Take it on the chain I know I like that
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * 인형 (In-hyeong): "Doll / puppet" — a potent metaphor for an object manufactured merely to look pretty and be manipulated by others.
- * 감정 따윈 (Gamjeong ttawin): "Emotions and such / petty feelings" — 따위 attaches a dismissive nuance to feelings that society urges women to suppress.
- * 찡그린대도 (Jjinggeurin-daedo): "Even if I scowl / frown" — from 찡그리다 (to knit one's brow or make a sour face).
- * 금기 (Geumgi): "Taboo / prohibition" — refers to restrictive norms erected by patriarchal or conformist traditions.
- * 그날의 이브 (Geunarui Ibeu): "Eve on that day" — alludes to the biblical account of Eve daring to eat from the Tree of Knowledge.
[Chorus]
Boom boom boom 내 심장이 뛰네
Boom boom boom nae simjangi ttwine
Boom boom boom, my heart is pounding
Get it like boom boom boom
Get it like boom boom boom
Boom boom now
Boom boom boom 내 심장이 뛰네
Boom boom boom nae simjangi ttwine
Boom boom boom, my heart is pounding
Get it like boom boom boom
Get it like boom boom boom
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * 내 (Nae): Possessive "My" (informal/plain style), modifying 심장 (heart).
[Post-Chorus]
(Push it) I wish for what's forbidden
Get it like boom boom boom
Get it like boom boom boom
(Push it) I wish for what's forbidden
Get it like boom boom boom
Get it like boom boom boom
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * "Push it": An energetic callout motivating the listener to break through societal barriers and personal glass ceilings.
[Bridge]
What you waiting for?
이게 타락이면 we fall fall fall
Ige taragimyeon we fall fall fall
If this is what corruption is, we fall fall fall
What you looking for?
원한다면 now we fall we fall we fall
Wonhandamyeon now we fall we fall we fall
If that is what's desired, now we fall we fall we fall
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * 타락 (Ta-rak): "Fall / corruption / moral degradation" — used here with defiance: if pursuing freedom and knowledge is condemned as 'falling', they gladly accept that fall together.
- * 원한다면 (Won-handamyeon): "If [you / anyone] wants or desires" (원하다 = to want; -(ㄴ)다면 = conditional if).
[Chorus]
Boom boom boom 내 심장이 뛰네
Boom boom boom nae simjangi ttwine
Boom boom boom, my heart is pounding
Get it like boom boom boom
Get it like boom boom boom
Boom boom now
Boom boom boom 내 심장이 뛰네
Boom boom boom nae simjangi ttwine
Boom boom boom, my heart is pounding
Get it like boom boom boom
Get it like boom boom boom
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * 내 심장이 뛰네 (Nae simjang-i ttwine): Recapitulates the central rhythm of the song, matching the rapid 140 BPM Jersey club beat with physical heart palpitations.
[Outro]
Girl wanna have fun
Girl wanna have fun
Get it like boom boom boom
Get it like boom boom boom
Girl wanna have fun
Girl wanna have fun
Get it like boom boom boom
Get it like boom boom boom
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * "Girl wanna have fun": An homage to Cyndi Lauper's iconic feminist anthem "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", reinvented with hyper-contemporary club swagger and relentless confidence.
