KISS OF LIFE - Sticky Lyrics (Hangul / Romanized / English Translation) & Vocabulary Notes

KISS OF LIFE - Sticky

🎵 Album: Sticky - Single | 📅 Release: 2024-07-01

🇰🇷 Hangul 🗣️ Romanization 💬 English Translation 📚 Vocab Notes

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KISS OF LIFE (키스오브라이프) • Sticky - Single

[Intro]

How long before we fall in love

How long before we fall in love

[Verse 1]

Here's a ticket

Baby wanna go out?

푸른 Palm tree

Pureun Palm tree

The lush green palm tree

우릴 부르잖아

Uril bureujana

It's calling out to us, you know

Don't be picky

Yeah 누벼 이 Town 위를

Yeah nubyeo i Town wireul

Yeah, roam all over this town

Feel like I'm hot stuff

You're my rock star

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• 푸른 (Pureun): Blue or lush green — In Korean, "푸른" can describe both clear skies/oceans and vibrant green foliage like summer palm trees.
• 부르잖아 (Bureujana): Is calling out (you know) — From the verb 부르다 (to call), paired with the ending -잖아 which reminds or confirms something evident to the listener.
• 누벼 (Nubyeo): Roam, wander freely — From 누비다, meaning to travel all over a place with high energy and confidence.

[Pre-Chorus]

Hear me now

바람은 Sweet and salty

Barameun Sweet and salty

The breeze is sweet and salty

Margarita같이

Margaritagachi

Just like a margarita

Here on out

이 여름 위를 Driving

I yeoreum wireul Driving

Driving along this summer

Won't you navigate me

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• 바람 (Baram): Wind, breeze — A staple lyric word evoking refreshing seaside air.
• ~같이 (-gachi): Like, as if — Attached to a noun to mean "like [noun]"; here comparing the ocean breeze to a salted-rim margarita cocktail.
• 여름 (Yeoreum): Summer — Accompanied by 위를 (wireul, over/on top of), creating a poetic image of cruising atop the summer heat.

[Chorus]

How long before we fall in love

(널 마주친 순간 I fly high)

(Neol majuchin sungan I fly high)

(The moment our eyes met, I fly high)

How long before we fall in love

(Let me know let me know)

Oh 뛰어들어 둘만의 Ocean dive

Oh ttwieodeureo dulmanui Ocean dive

Oh, dive right into our very own ocean dive

왠지 묘한 이 느낌 녹아내려

Waenji myohan i neukkim noganaeryeo

Somehow this subtle, mysterious feeling melts away

Sticky sticky sticky sticky

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• 마주친 (Majuchin): Encountered, crossed paths with — From 마주치다, describing the electric moment when two people's gazes lock.
• 뛰어들어 (Ttwieodeureo): Jump in, plunge — Combined from 뛰다 (jump) and 들다 (enter), symbolizing impulsively jumping into love.
• 묘한 (Myohan): Peculiar, subtle, enigmatic — Describes an intriguing romantic sensation that is hard to explain in words.
• 녹아내려 (Noganaeryeo): Melts down — From 녹아내리다, depicting butter-soft vulnerability and irresistible physical/emotional warmth.

[Verse 2]

Love got so poppin' flavor

예상 못 한 New taste

Yesang mot han New taste

An unexpected, brand new taste

나른해 Summer fever 내리질 않네

Nareunhae Summer fever naerijil anne

Feeling so languid, this summer fever just won't subside

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• 예상 못 한 (Yesang mot han): Unexpected, unforeseen — 예상 (anticipation) + 못 하다 (unable to do).
• 나른해 (Nareunhae): Languid, pleasantly drowsy — Captures that warm, lazy, intoxicating feeling typical of humid summer afternoons.
• 내리질 않네 (Naerijil anne): Won't come down, doesn't cool off — Referring to a persistent fever or high temperature that refuses to break.

[Pre-Chorus 2]

So hear me now

달콤한 맘이 Drippin'

Dalkomhan mami Drippin'

Sweet emotions are drippin'

Like gelato melting

Here on out

심장에 남긴 Darlin'

Simjange namgin Darlin'

Left etched onto my heart, darlin'

Won't you navigate me

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• 달콤한 (Dalkomhan): Sweet, sugary — Modifying 맘 (mind/heart), describing overwhelming affectionate feelings.
• 심장 (Simjang): Heart (anatomical/passionate) — More intense and physical than 가슴 (chest/heart), signifying deep romantic impact.
• 남긴 (Namgin): Left behind, imprinted — From 남기다 (to leave behind).

[Chorus 2]

How long before we fall in love

(널 마주친 순간 I fly high)

(Neol majuchin sungan I fly high)

(The moment our eyes met, I fly high)

How long before we fall in love

(Let me know let me know)

Oh 뛰어들어 둘만의 Ocean dive

Oh ttwieodeureo dulmanui Ocean dive

Oh, dive right into our very own ocean dive

왠지 묘한 이 느낌 녹아내려

Waenji myohan i neukkim noganaeryeo

Somehow this subtle, mysterious feeling melts away

Sticky sticky sticky sticky

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• 순간 (Sungan): Instant, moment — Signifying the precise second sparks fly between two lovers.
• 둘만의 (Dulmanui): Just between the two of us — 둘 (two) + 만 (only) + 의 (possessive particle).

[Bridge]

오늘 같은 날이 더 없대도

Oneul gateun nari deo eopdaedo

Even if there's never another day like today

I wanna keep on staying

Know you'd make me fly away

오렌지빛 물든 저 노을에 Kiss it

Orenjibit muldeun jeo noeure Kiss it

Kiss it under that sunset tinged in orange light

So say yeah

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• 없대도 (Eopdaedo): Even if there isn't — Contraction of 없다고 해도, expressing living in the moment regardless of tomorrow.
• 오렌지빛 (Orenjibit): Orange-colored glow — 오렌지 (orange) + 빛 (light/shade).
• 물든 (Muldeun): Tinged, stained, dyed — From 물들다, beautifully describing twilight coloring the skyline.
• 노을 (Noeul): Sunset glow, evening twilight.

[Post-Bridge & Dance Break]

Sticky sticky sticky sticky

And you're the one who's with it

With it with it with me

Yeah 느려져도 돼 Like slomo motion

Yeah neuryeojyeodo dwae Like slomo motion

Yeah, it's fine even if we slow down like slow-mo motion

I'd take you to the new world so boy

발 닿는 대로 가 There's no way

Bal danneun daero ga There's no way

Just walk wherever your feet lead you, there's no set way

그리곤 내게로 와 Follow my lead

Geurigon naegero wa Follow my lead

And then come on over to me, follow my lead

Let's get it yeah

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• 느려져도 돼 (Neuryeojyeodo dwae): It's okay to slow down — From 느려지다 (to become slow) + -어도 되다 (allowed to / it is okay to).
• 발 닿는 대로 (Bal danneun daero): Wherever your feet may take you — An idiomatic Korean phrase meaning wandering freely without a predetermined destination.
• 내게로 (Naegero): Toward me — 내게 (to me) + 로 (direction marker indicating motion towards).

[Outro]

How long before we fall in love

(저 나비처럼 난 Go round round)

(Jeo nabicheoreom nan Go round round)

(Just like that butterfly, I go round round)

How long before we fall in love

(Let me know let me know)

I like it 눈부신 여름빛

I like it nunbusin yeoreumbit

I like it, this dazzling summer light

지금 우린

Jigeum urin

Right now, we are

Sticky sticky sticky sticky

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• 나비처럼 (Nabicheoreom): Like a butterfly — 나비 (butterfly) + 처럼 (like/as), painting a playful image of dancing through the air.
• 눈부신 (Nunbusin): Dazzling, radiant, blindingly bright — From 눈부시다, illustrating glorious summer sunshine.
• 지금 우린 (Jigeum urin): Right now, we are — 지금 (now) + 우리 (we) + 는/ㄴ (topic marker).

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