Love In My Heart — BABYMONSTER: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync어떤 말도 들리질 않아eo·tteon mal·do deul·li·jil a·naI can't hear a single word.Listen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
BABYMONSTER’s “Love In My Heart” is about a love so strong that they stop holding it back and offer it all to one person. A racing heartbeat drowns out everything else, and the feeling burns like a flame as they head through the night toward that person. It settles into a quiet closeness under the stars, sitting back to back, secure and full of confidence.
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.
어떤 말도 들리질 않아Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): eo·tteon mal·do deul·li·jil a·na
Meaning: I can't hear a single word.
Words in this line- 어떤eo·tteonany
- 말도mal·doeven words
- 들리질deul·li·jilbe heard
- 않아a·nanot
Word for word: Any word also doesn't get heard.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 어떤 alone means 'which/some', 말 means 'word', and 도 means 'also'. But 어떤 ~도 with the negative 않아 becomes 'not a single one'. That is why the literal version sounds awkward, while the meaning is simply that no words get through.
이제 더 이상 참고 싶지 않아Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): i·je deo i·sang cham·kko sip·jji a·na
Meaning: I don't want to hold it in anymore
Words in this line- 이제i·jenow
- 더deomore
- 이상i·sangbeyond
- 참고cham·kkoendure
- 싶지sip·jjiwant
- 않아a·nadon't
Word for word: now more beyond endure want don't
Why it doesn't translate word for word: The literal version is clumsy because 이제 더 이상 ("now more beyond") is a fixed phrase meaning "anymore", and 참고 싶지 않아 stacks the verb "endure" onto "want" and "don't" in Korean order. It means the speaker can't keep their feelings bottled up. 참다 means to endure or hold back, and 싶다 means to want.
이제 온 세상이 다 내 것 같아Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): i·je on se·sang·i da nae geot ga·ta
Meaning: Now it feels like the whole world is mine
Words in this line- 이제i·jenow
- 온onwhole
- 세상이se·sang·iworld
- 다daall
- 내naemy
- 것geotthing
- 같아ga·taseems like
Word for word: Now whole world all my thing seems
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 온 means "whole", 다 means "all", 내 것 is literally "my thing" and 같아 is "seems like". Together they express a feeling of triumph, not a fact: it feels like the world is mine.
밤하늘 아래 등을 맞대고 앉아Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): bam·ha·neul a·rae deung·eul mat·ttae·go an·ja
Meaning: Under the night sky we sit back to back
Words in this line- 밤하늘bam·ha·neulnight sky
- 아래a·raeunder
- 등을deung·eulback (obj.)
- 맞대고mat·ttae·gopressing together
- 앉아an·jasit
Word for word: Night-sky under back pressing-together sit
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 밤하늘 joins 밤 "night" and 하늘 "sky", 맞대고 means "putting against each other" and 앉아 means "sitting". Together they paint an intimate picture of two people leaning on each other's backs.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가고 | ga·go | going |
| 가로질러 | ga·ro·jil·leo | crossing |
| 걷잡을 | geot·jja·beul | to rein in |
| 것처럼 | geot·cheo·reom | like |
| 고쳐보지만 | go·chyeo·bo·ji·man | I try fixing, but |
| 그래왔던 | geu·rae·wat·tteon | as it has been |
| 내버려둬 | nae·beo·ryeo·dwo | leave be |
| 너에게 | neo·e·ge | to you |
| 너와 | neo·wa | you and |
| 맘은 | ma·meun | heart |
| 밤을 | ba·meul | night |
| 별빛처럼 | byeol·bit·cheo·reom | like starlight |
| 불길처럼 | bul·gil·cheo·reom | like flames |
| 서둘러 | seo·dul·leo | hurriedly |
| 소리뿐 | so·ri·ppun | only sound |
| 수가 | su·ga | way |
| 심장 | sim·jang | heart |
| 알잖아 | al·ja·na | you know |
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Questions about “Love In My Heart”
What is “Love In My Heart” by BABYMONSTER about?
BABYMONSTER’s “Love In My Heart” is about a love so strong that they stop holding it back and offer it all to one person.
What does “어떤 말도 들리질 않아” mean in “Love In My Heart”?
I can't hear a single word. 어떤 alone means 'which/some', 말 means 'word', and 도 means 'also'.
What does “이제 더 이상 참고 싶지 않아” mean in “Love In My Heart”?
I don't want to hold it in anymore. The literal version is clumsy because 이제 더 이상 ("now more beyond") is a fixed phrase meaning "anymore", and 참고 싶지 않아 stacks the verb "endure" onto "want" and…
How do you pronounce “이제 온 세상이 다 내 것 같아”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “i·je on se·sang·i da nae geot ga·ta”: that's how it's actually sung by BABYMONSTER, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “Love In My Heart” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Sori goes through all 63 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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- BABYMONSTER
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