AHOF
Rendezvous — AHOF: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
What does “Rendezvous” by AHOF mean?
“Rendezvous” by AHOF is about aching for someone who has drifted away and pleading to meet again where it all began. The singer wonders if the other has changed or moved on, feels hollow alone, and keeps seeing shared memories fall into the sky and colors reflected in their eyes.
What the song is about
Pleas to be held once more give way to a promise to wait through every season, leaving a tender, hopeful ache.
Key lines
4 lines from the song in Korean, with how they sound and what they mean. The full line-by-line breakdown lives in the app.
내 곁을 스쳐 지날 땐 미처 몰랐던 것Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): nae gyeo·teul seu·cheo ji·nal ttaen mi·cheo mol·lat·tteon geot
Meaning: Something I didn't realize when you brushed past me
Words in this line- 내naemy
- 곁을gyeo·teulbeside (obj.)
- 스쳐seu·cheobrushing
- 지날ji·nalpassing
- 땐ttaenwhen
- 미처mi·cheoyet fully
- 몰랐던mol·lat·tteondidn't know
- 것geotthing
Word for word: My side brushing passing when yet-not knew thing.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 곁 alone is 'side', but 내 곁 means 'next to me'. 스쳐 지나다 is 'to brush past', and 미처 몰랐던 것 is 'a thing I hadn't yet realized'. Together they give a bittersweet sense of late realization.
그때의 기억 저 하늘에 툭Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): geu·ttae·e gi·eok jjeo ha·neu·re tuk
Meaning: Those memories drop onto that sky
Words in this line- 그때의geu·ttae·eof that time
- 기억gi·eokmemory
- 저jjeothat
- 하늘에ha·neu·rein the sky
- 툭tukthud
Word for word: That-time's memory that in-sky thud.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 툭 is a sound-word for a light drop and has no single English equivalent. 저 하늘 literally means 'that sky', meaning the sky over there. Together they paint memories softly falling into the sky.
시간이 지나면 괜찮을까? 아니, 난 아닌 것 같으니까?Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): si·ga·ni ji·na·myeon gwaen·cha·neul·kka? a·ni, na na·nin geot kka·teu·ni·kka?
Meaning: Will it be okay with time? No, I don't think it will be for me.
Words in this line- 시간이si·ga·nitime
- 지나면ji·na·myeonif it passes
- 괜찮을까?gwaen·cha·neul·kka?will it be okay
- 아니,a·ni,no
- 난naI
- 아닌na·ninnot
- 것geotthing
- 같으니까?kka·teu·ni·kka?since it seems
Word for word: Time if it passes, will it be fine? No, I not-so thing seem-like, because?
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 괜찮다 alone means 'fine, okay', but here it means 'will I feel better'. 아닌 것 같다 is built from 아니다 'is not', 것 'thing' and 같다 'to resemble', and together means 'it seems not'. The ending -니까 adds a 'because' flavour, sounding like a justification of the speaker's pain.
떠나지 마라 ooh 딱 한 번만 날 안아줘Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): tteo·na·ji ma·ra ooh tta kan beon·man na ra·na·jwo
Meaning: Don't leave, hold me just once
Words in this line- 떠나지tteo·na·jito leave
- 마라ma·radon't
- 딱ttajust, exactly
- 한kanone
- 번만beon·mantime only
- 날name
- 안아줘ra·na·jwohug me
Word for word: Leaving don't-do, exactly one time-only me hug-for-me
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 떠나지 마라 literally means 'do not do leaving' and sounds like a plea. 딱 means 'exactly', and with 한 번만 ('only one time') it stresses how small and desperate the request is. 안아줘 is 안다 'to hug' plus 줘 'do for me'.
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Song facts
- Lines
- 44
- Key lines explained
- 4
- Words explained
- 18
- Length
- 3:40
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 감고서 | gam·kko·seo | closing |
| 굳어 | gu·deo | stiffened |
| 그때 | geu·ttae | back then |
| 너와 | neo·wa | you and |
| 눈에 | nu·ne | in the eyes |
| 되돌리자 | doe·dol·li·ja | let's reverse |
| 멀리서도 | meol·li·seo·do | even from afar |
| 부르고 | bu·reu·go | calling |
| 부서진 | bu·seo·jin | shattered |
| 비친 | bi·chin | reflected |
| 빛깔 | bit·kkal | color |
| 아닐까 | a·nil·kka | could it be |
| 아픈데 | a·peun·de | it hurts, and |
| 아홉 | a·hop | nine |
| 어떤 | eo·tteon | some |
| 있게 | it·kke | so that it can |
| 자리에 | ja·ri·e | at the spot |
| 전에 | jeo·ne | before |
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Questions about “Rendezvous”
What is “Rendezvous” by AHOF about?
“Rendezvous” by AHOF is about aching for someone who has drifted away and pleading to meet again where it all began. The singer wonders if the other has changed or moved on, feels hollow alone, and keeps seeing shared memories fall into the sky and colors reflected in their eyes. Pleas to be held once more give way to a promise to wait through every season, leaving a tender, hopeful ache.
What does “내 곁을 스쳐 지날 땐 미처 몰랐던 것” mean in “Rendezvous”?
In “Rendezvous” by AHOF, “내 곁을 스쳐 지날 땐 미처 몰랐던 것” means: Something I didn't realize when you brushed past me. 곁 alone is 'side', but 내 곁 means 'next to me'. 스쳐 지나다 is 'to brush past', and 미처 몰랐던 것 is 'a thing I hadn't yet realized'. Together they give a bittersweet sense of late realization.
What does “그때의 기억 저 하늘에 툭” mean in “Rendezvous”?
In “Rendezvous” by AHOF, “그때의 기억 저 하늘에 툭” means: Those memories drop onto that sky. 툭 is a sound-word for a light drop and has no single English equivalent. 저 하늘 literally means 'that sky', meaning the sky over there. Together they paint memories softly falling into the sky.
How do you pronounce “시간이 지나면 괜찮을까? 아니, 난 아닌 것 같으니까?”?
“시간이 지나면 괜찮을까? 아니, 난 아닌 것 같으니까?” from “Rendezvous” by AHOF is romanized as “sigani jinamyeon gwaenchaneulkka? ani, na nanin geot kkateunikka?”: that is how it is actually sung, sound changes included, not the textbook spelling.
Where can I see every line of “Rendezvous” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Eunsu goes through all 44 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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