Could you help me understand a song please?
Hello!
I'm listening to a song called '나비, 꽃을 찾다' and the way the lyrics are worded made it a bit difficult for me to fully understand everything^^'
I have a problem with a few sentences:
- The first line of the song is : '눈을 감으면 더 선명해지잖아'
I understand it as 'If I close my eyes it becomes clearer', but I read that '선명해지다' also means ‘to sharpen’ so I’m not sure of the meaning of this word in this sentence..^^"
- Another part of song is: '걱정했단 말 대신 보낼게 향기 ; 아파했단 말 대신 받을게 진심'
I understand it as: 'Instead of words of concern/worry, the scent I will send ; Instead of words that were hurtful, the sincerity I will send', but it sounds kind of weird to me so I’m not sure I translated correctly ;;;
- One last part! '소녀에게 눈물은 애써 태연한척한다면 ; 나를 태워버려 놓아버리고 가'
I don’t understand the second part of this sentence.. ‘Burn it and let it go’ but I don’t think it makes much sense?
I'm sorry if this too long. I would be really grateful if you could me with those translations!
Thank you in advance!
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Answers · 1
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As you know, lyrics are often not normal sentences.
- 눈을 감으면 더 선명해지잖아
선명 is only used for image or view.
선명해지다 means "to sharpen, become sharp, become clear"
The word "sharp" has many meanings. Here "sharp" means "clearly defined; distinct" for image
- 걱정했단 말 대신 보낼게 향기 ; 아파했단 말 대신 받을게 진심
Inverted sentence
The normal sentence is
걱정했단 말 대신 향기(를) 보낼게 Instead of words that were worried, I will send the scent
아파했단 말 대신 진심(을) 받을게 Instead of words that were hurtful, I will send the sincerity
- 소녀에게 눈물은 애써 태연한척한다면 ; 나를 태워버려 놓아버리고 가
Quite weird sentence
It could be mean
소녀가 눈물을 흘리면서도 애써 태연한척한다면 차라리 나를 태워버려고 놓아버리고 가는 게 좋다.
If a girl pretend to be calm, even though she is showing her tears, she had better to burn me out and put aside me.
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