Paul Kim - So Long (From Hotel Del Luna OST) Lyrics (Hangul / Romanized / English Translation) & Vocabulary Notes

Paul Kim - So Long (From "Hotel Del Luna" OST)

🎵 Album: Sincerely yours (10th Anniversary Edition) | 📅 Release: 2025-01-21

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tvN Drama Hotel Del Luna (호텔 델루나) OST Part 10 • Comprehensive 3-Tier Lyrics & Linguistic Breakdown

Verse 1

안녕이라는 말을해

annyeong-iraneun mareul-hae

You say the word goodbye

짧은 시간을 뒤로 한 채로

jjalbeun siganeul dwiro han chaero

Leaving our short time together behind

여전히 아프겠지만

yeojeonhi apeugetjiman

Though it will still be painful

하룻밤 자고 나면 사라지는 꿈처럼

harutbam jago namyeon sarajineun kkumcheoreom

Like a dream that vanishes once a single night passes

너를 Oh 잊게 될까 두려워져

neoreul Oh itge doelkka duryeowojyeo

I grow scared that I might forget you, oh

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• * 안녕 (An-nyeong): Hello / Goodbye — In Korean, "안녕" can mean both greeting and farewell. Here, framed by "안녕이라는 말" (the word called goodbye), it signifies parting.
• * 뒤로 한 채로 (Dwi-ro han chae-ro): Leaving behind / with [something] behind — Expresses carrying forward while turning one's back on the past.
• * 하룻밤 (Ha-rut-bam): A single night — Combines 하루 (one day) and 밤 (night) with a sai-siot (ㅅ) liaison.
• * 두려워져 (Du-ryeo-wo-jyeo): Becoming frightened / growing fearful — Derived from 두렵다 (to be fearful) + ~어지다 (to become).

Pre-Chorus

무심히 널 떠올리게 되면

musimhi neol tteoollige doemyeon

Whenever you casually cross my mind

불안해지는 맘 어떻게 해야 하니

buranhaejineun mam eotteoke haeya hani

What should I do with this heart that turns so anxious?

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• * 무심히 (Mu-sim-hi): Casually / unintentionally / absentmindedly — Without conscious effort or deliberate intention.
• * 떠올리게 되면 (Tteo-ol-li-ge doe-myeon): If I end up recalling / when it comes to mind — From 떠올리다 (to recall/bring up a memory).
• * 맘 (Mam): Heart / mind — Everyday abbreviation of 마음 (ma-eum).

Chorus

안녕 이제는 안녕

annyeong ijeneun annyeong

Goodbye, now it is goodbye

이 말 도저히 할 수가 없어

i mal dojeohi hal suga eopseo

I simply cannot utter these words

너로 가득 찬 내 마음

neoro gadeuk chan nae ma-eum

My heart that is completely filled with you

겨우 내가 할 수 있는 일

gyeou naega hal su inneun il

The only bare minimum thing I can manage to do

너를 사랑하는 거

neoreul saranghaneun geo

Is simply loving you

다시 널 만날 수 있길

dasi neol mannal su itgil

Wishing that I may meet you once again

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• * 도저히 (Do-jeo-hi): Simply / by no means / possibly (used with negative predicates) — Denotes absolute impossibility despite trying hard.
• * 내가 (Nae-ga): I / me (subject form) — Formed by combining 나 (I) + 가 (subject particle). Note the contrast with 니가 (Ni-ga = You).
• * 겨우 (Gyeo-u): Barely / merely / at best — Highlights helplessness, that loving the person is the frail only thing one has the power to do.
• * ~수 있길 (Su it-gil): Wishing / hoping to be able to — Shortened from ~수 있기를 바라다 (to pray/hope that one can).

Verse 2

아주 오래전부터 정해진 연일지도

aju oraejeonbuteo jeonghaejin yeoniljido

Perhaps it was a bond destined from a very long time ago

너밖에 모를 내가 되었던 그때가

neobakke moreul naega doe-eotdeon geuttaega

Back when I had become someone who knew no one but you

두려워져 널 안고 있으면

duryeowojyeo neol ango isseumyeon

I grow fearful whenever I hold you in my arms

자꾸 욕심이나 어쩔 수 없는걸

jakku yoksimina eojjeol su eomneungeol

Greed keeps welling up, and there is nothing I can do

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• * 연 (Yeon): Karmic tie / fated relationship — Short for 인연 (in-yeon), deeply resonant with the reincarnation and centuries-long fate themes in Hotel Del Luna.
• * 너밖에 모를 (Neo-bakke mo-reul): Knowing nobody except you — "~밖에 + negative verb" translates to "only/nothing but".
• * 욕심이나 (Yok-sim-i na): Greed/desire arises — From 욕심이 나다 (to become greedy or covetous), referring to the longing to keep holding on rather than letting go.
• * 어쩔 수 없는걸 (Eo-jjeol su eom-neun-geol): There is no other way / it can't be helped — Common idiom expressing unavoidable circumstances or emotions.

Chorus

안녕 이제는 안녕

annyeong ijeneun annyeong

Goodbye, now it is goodbye

이 말 도저히 할 수가 없어

i mal dojeohi hal suga eopseo

I simply cannot utter these words

너로 가득 찬 내 마음

neoro gadeuk chan nae ma-eum

My heart that is completely filled with you

겨우 내가 할 수 있는 일

gyeou naega hal su inneun il

The only bare minimum thing I can manage to do

너를 사랑하는 거

neoreul saranghaneun geo

Is simply loving you

다시 널 만날 수 있길

dasi neol mannal su itgil

Wishing that I may meet you once again

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• * 가득 찬 (Ga-deuk chan): Overflowing / brimming full — Derived from 가득 차다, describing a space or heart filled to capacity.
• * 너를 사랑하는 거 (Neo-reul sa-rang-ha-neun geo): The act of loving you — "거" is colloquial for "것" (nominalizer, 'the thing').

Bridge

굳게 닫힌 저 문이 열리면

gutge dachin jeo muni yeollimyeon

If that tightly shut door opens

그때는 널 다시 볼 수 있을까

geuttaeneun neol dasi bol su isseulkka

Will I be able to see you again then?

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• * 굳게 닫힌 (Gut-ge da-chin): Firmly / tightly closed — Symbolizes the threshold of Hotel Del Luna and the boundary between the mortal realm and the afterlife.
• * ~ㄹ 수 있을까 (Su isseulkka): Wondering if it is possible — A gentle, questioning grammar ending conveying yearning doubt.

Outro

잠시 스치듯 만나

jamsi seochideut manna

Meeting briefly as if brushing past

운명처럼 날 꽃 피우게 해

unmyeongcheoreom nal kkot pi-uge hae

You make me blossom like destiny

매일 널 꿈꾸겠지만

maeil neol kkumkkugetjiman

Though I will dream of you every day

가득 채울 그리움만큼

gadeuk chae-ul geuri-um-mankeum

As much as the longing that will fill me completely

바라는 건 단 하나

baraneun geon dan hana

The only single thing I hope for

계속 내 곁에 있어줘

gyesok nae gyeote isseojwo

Please stay by my side always

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• * 스치듯 (Seu-chi-deut): Brushing past / fleetingly — From 스치다 (to graze or brush past), capturing brief, ethereal encounters.
• * 꽃 피우게 해 (Kkot pi-u-ge hae): Makes me blossom / bloom — Evokes the blossoming of the ancient moon tree in Hotel Del Luna, signifying love breathing life into an immobilized spirit.
• * 그리움 (Geu-ri-um): Yearning / nostalgic longing — Noun form of 그리워하다 (to miss someone deeply).
• * 내 곁에 (Nae gyeot-e): By my side — 곁 means 'side / vicinity', expressing personal intimacy.

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