Lyrics Translations: Kim Yong Jin – Wound

I’m so, so sorry I thought you looked like Nemo. You are brain asl;jlfajdk meltingly hot

Last Edited: 06/26/13

Kim Yong Jin (김용진) – Wound (상처) English Lyrics

Cruel City (무정도시) OST

Through the cracks of the concrete forest¹ 회색의 빌딩숲 사이
The wind’s deep, sad howling 바람의 깊고 슬픈 하울링 um
Drunk on lost fate 길 잃은 운명에 취해
My shaking heart rings² 흔들린 내 맘속을 울려

Even if I spit out bitter laughter, even if I swallow my tears 쓴 웃음을 뱉어도 눈물을 삼켜도
No one seeks me 누구도 날 찾지 않아

Love is dead 워~ 워~
Losing the light 빛을 잃어가는
Love is dream 워~ 워~
Even if I scream 소리를 질러도
I only hear the wind 바람 소리만 들려

Moonlight drenched noir³ 달빛에 취한 느와르
In the city dreaming glittering dreams 화려한 꿈을 꾸는 도시에 um
Lips like bloodred wine stained with heat⁴ 붉은색 와인을 닮은 입술에 묻어있던 온기
The name of love, the twisted world 사랑이란 이름도 뒤틀린 세상도
Did they end like the wind⁵ 바람처럼 끝이었나

Love is dead 워~ 워~
Losing the light 빛을 잃어가는
Love is dream 워~ 워~
Even if I scream 소리를 질러도
I only hear the wind 바람 소리만 들려

Breathing a cowardly sigh that will scatter in an instant 한순간 흩어질 비겁한 한숨을 쉰다 oh

Love is wind 워~ 워~
Losing you 너를 잃어버려
Love is dream 워~ 워~
Even if I call your name 니 이름 불러도 oh~

Love is wind 워~ 워~
City shrouded in darkness 어둠 서린 도시
Love is dream 워~ 워~
Even if I scream 소리를 질러도
I only hear the wind 바람 소리만 들려

Translation Credits: arevolvingwheel.wordpress.com
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Notes

¹ Literal translation: Between the (gaps of the) forest of gray buildings.

² Edited. More exact translation: The depths of my shaking heart rings. tl;dr: The translation “depths of my shaking heart” is a little too melodramatic for my taste, so I eventually simplified it to “my shaking heart.”

³ Literal translation: Noir drunk on moonlight

⁴ tl;dr: Though using the word “warmth” sounds more natural, or conventional, I think “heat” is the better choice because it evokes connections to the English term “heat of passion,” which I think the lyric is implying (i.e. lust). Also, to me, it’s a simpler, “stronger” word. I also kinda wish I could of translated 붉은색 와인 as wine’s blood, or something a little more poetic and less redundant, but bloodred wine is actually the more accurate translation.

⁵ Wish I could come up with a better translation…

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Sources

Korean lyrics: http://www.lyrics.kr/1495#.UcK4FPlwrng