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너에게 닿기를 — 10CM: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync저 멀리서 핑 도는 눈물jeo meol·li·seo ping do·neun nun·mulFar away, tears well upListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
10CM's “너에게 닿기를” (“may it reach you”) is a love song about treasuring the carefree joy someone gave him and hoping it lasts and reaches that person. Sunlight, ringing bells and a gentle breeze set a soft scene, while a named tomorrow and overlapping lines of future light point ahead. Gratitude for so many firsts, and for having made it past hard times, settles into a quiet, hopeful wish.
Key lines
3 lines from the song in Korean, with how they sound and what they mean. The full line-by-line breakdown lives in the app.
저 멀리서 핑 도는 눈물Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): jeo meol·li·seo ping do·neun nun·mul
Meaning: Far away, tears well up
Words in this line- 저jeothat
- 멀리서meol·li·seofrom afar
- 핑pingwelling (sound)
- 도는do·neunturning
- 눈물nun·multears
신이 나서 날아갈 정도로 웃었던 날도Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): si·ni na·seo na·ra·gal jeong·do·ro u·seot·tteon nal·do
Meaning: And the day I laughed so happily I could almost fly
Words in this line- 신이si·niexcitement
- 나서na·seoarising
- 날아갈na·ra·galwill fly away
- 정도로jeong·do·roto the extent
- 웃었던u·seot·tteonlaughed
- 날도nal·doday too
신이 나다 literally 'spirit comes out' means to be thrilled; 날아갈 정도로 'to the degree of flying away' means so happy one could fly.
이어져 가서는 닿기를Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): i·eo·jyeo ga·seo·neun da·ki·reul
Meaning: I hope it continues on and reaches you
Words in this line- 이어져i·eo·jyeobeing connected
- 가서는ga·seo·neungoing on
- 닿기를da·ki·reulhope it reaches
Word for word: Being connected, having gone, hoping to reach
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 이어지다 alone means 'to be connected', 가다 'to go', and 닿다 'to touch'. Together with the ending -기를 they become a quiet hope that the feeling will reach its target. The literal version sounds fragmentary because the wish is carried only by the verb ending.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가고 | ga·go | going |
| 기분도 | gi·bun·do | feeling too |
| 깊어져만 | gi·peo·jyeo·man | only deepening |
| 내일 | nae·il | tomorrow |
| 넘어서 | neo·meo·seo | getting over |
| 많은 | ma·neun | many |
| 사랑스럽고 | sa·rang·seu·reop·kko | lovely and |
| 소중하게 | so·jung·ha·ge | preciously |
| 시간을 | si·ga·neul | time |
| 아주 | a·ju | very |
| 어렵고 | eo·ryeop·kko | difficult and |
| 이런 | i·reon | this kind of |
| 있도록 | it·tto·rok | so that there is |
| 주었잖아 | ju·eot·jja·na | gave, you know |
| 처음을 | cheo·eu·meul | firsts |
| 천진난만한 | cheon·jin·nan·man·han | innocent |
| 키울 | ki·ul | to raise |
| 힘들었던 | him·deu·reot·tteon | tough |
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Questions about “너에게 닿기를”
What is “너에게 닿기를” by 10CM about?
10CM's “너에게 닿기를” (“may it reach you”) is a love song about treasuring the carefree joy someone gave him and hoping it lasts and reaches that person.
What does “이어져 가서는 닿기를” mean in “너에게 닿기를”?
I hope it continues on and reaches you. 이어지다 alone means 'to be connected', 가다 'to go', and 닿다 'to touch'.
What does “저 멀리서 핑 도는 눈물” mean in “너에게 닿기를”?
Far away, tears well up.
How do you pronounce “신이 나서 날아갈 정도로 웃었던 날도”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “si·ni na·seo na·ra·gal jeong·do·ro u·seot·tteon nal·do”: that's how it's actually sung by 10CM, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “너에게 닿기를” explained?
This page explains 3 key lines. In the theIDOL app Eunsu goes through all 26 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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Credits and sources
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- 10CM
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- 1theK (원더케이) · YouTube
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