In August of this year, JYJ (the Korean group that I have been loving since the beginning of time,) released their album Just Us in Korea which contained 13 tracks. One of the songs that I really liked in the album is the song entitled So So.

So So
JYJ

Hangul lyrics
[literal meaning of words]
English translation


변해버렸던 First day 익숙함에   난   지쳤고
[had been changed] First day [as familiar]  [I have] [exhausted]
It changed on the first day and I got tired of the familiarity

무료했던 그 Next day
[free was] Next day
The next day was just for free

그저  그런  맘으로   널   안았고
[just] [then] [by heart] [you] [not flew]
With that kind of heart, I held you

비틀거리던 Third Day
[?] Third Day
As I swayed on the third day

술에  취한 채로    아무렇지   않게   꺼냈던   그 말
[drunk] [in one take] [bother] [do] [you left off] [that means]
While drunk, I said those words as if it was nothing

나에게 넌 I just feel you So So
[to me you are] I just feel you So So
For me, you’re just so so

Don't be afraid 내가 더 아파야 해
Don't be afraid [I] [more] [hurt]
Don’t be afraid, I should hurt even more

And pray again 다시 널 찾을 수 있게
And pray again [again] [you] [found][be able]
And pray again, so I can find you again

시간이   흐를수록   가슴이   아파와 I need you
[time] [the flow][the heart] [sick and] I need you
The more time passes, the more it hurts, I need you

Go back in time 단 한번 만이라도
Go back in time [stage] [once] [?]
Go back in time, just one time

Forgive my sins 워~


되돌릴 수만 있다면 이 고통 따윈 내겐 So So
[return] [only] [if the] [pain] [me] [me] So So
If only I could turn things back, this pain would be so so


Sloth! Lust! Gluttony! Stupid way to love
Wrath! Pride! Envy!
and Greed! Didn’t realize my mistake


많이 다투던 Fourth day 괜한 니 탓만 했었고
[a lot of]  Fourth day [you useless] [?]
 We fought a lot on the fourth day, I kept blaming you

너를 보냈던 Next day
[thee] [sent] Next day
Then I let you go on the next day

의미 없는 자존심 뿐이었고
[meaning] [no] [pride] [was only]
It was just all useless pride

침묵 속의 그 Sixth Day
[silence] [conversation] Sixth Day
I spent the sixth day in silence

다른 사람 곁에 울며 서있던 니가 생각나고
[other] [person] [aside] [stood] [you were] [sheds thought]
I thought of you, crying as you stood next to someone else

그렇게 우린 Love you no more So So
[so] [we are] Love you no more So So
That’s how we were, love you no more so so

Don't be afraid 내가 더 슬퍼야 해
Don't be afraid [I] [shouldn't be sad]
Don’t be afraid, I should be sadder

And pray again 다시 널 찾을 수 있게
And pray again [again] [you] [found][be able]
And pray again, so I can find you again

시간이 흐를수록 자꾸 눈물이 나 I need you
[time] [the flow] [repeatedly] [tears] I need you
The more time passes, the more I cry, I need you

Go back in time 단 한번 만이라도 워~
Go back in time [stage] [once] [?]
Go back in time, just one time

Forgive my sins 워~

되돌릴 수만 있다면 이 눈물 따윈 내겐 So So
[return] [only] [if the] [teardrop] [me] me]
If only I could turn things back, these tears would be so so

It was last day

모든 게 과한 내  욕심이었나 봐
[everything] [excessive]  [was it greed look]
It was all because I was too greedy

(No no no no I was wrong)

사랑도 미움도 이젠 끝인가 봐
[love] [even hatred] [now] [end sugar]
Love and hate is all over now

우~워~ No more no more

Don't be afraid 하늘이 무너져도
Don't be afraid [heaven] [?]
Don’t be afraid, even if the sky falls down

And pray again 세상이 나를 벌해도
And pray again [the world] [me] [?]
And pray again, even if the world punishes me

그까짓 것 괜찮아 제발 돌아와 줘 I miss you
[?] [it's okay, please come to me*] I miss you
It doesn’t matter, please come back, I miss you

Go back in time 단 한번 만이라도
Go back in time [once] [?]
Go back in time, just one time

Forgive my sins 워~

되돌릴 수만 있다면 이 괴로움도 내겐 So So
[return] [only] [if the] [suffering also]
If only I could turn things back, this misery would be so so

Don't be afraid (Let it go, Let it go)

And pray again (Let it rain, Let it rain)

하루하루 갈수록 니가 그리워져
[day by day*] [increasing] [you were] [miss you]
Day by day, I miss you even more

I love you 우~ 워~

(Oh! Show me the way of me,

Oh! Please hold me now)

Go back in time

(Let it go, Let it go, Sins 워)

Forgive my sins 워~

되돌릴 수만 있다면 이 괴로움도 내겐 So So
[return] [only] [if the] [suffering also] [me]
If only I could turn things back, this misery would be so so

Don't be afraid

My seven deadly sins
* lines I understood!

This song exudes such sad melody, and looking at the lyrics, it made me feel even sadder. It's about this heart-aching feeling of losing someone you really treasure, and there's nothing could be done to undo the situation. :(

Here are some worlds from the song that's added to my Hangul vocabulary. :D


눈물          /nunmul/
teardrop

고통          /gotong/
pain

자존심      /jajonshim/
pride

모든게      /modeun/
all

이젠          /ijen/
now/yet

나를         /nareul/
me

한번       /hanbeon/
once



Now I appreciate this song even more. Not for this case though, but there are songs out there that sounds happy, but actually has a sad message.

I think I need to do this more often - analyzing Korean songs and understanding the lyrics. :D