BLUE — BIGBANG: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
What does “BLUE” by BIGBANG mean?
“BLUE” by BIGBANG is about a painful breakup that leaves the singer with a cold, aching sadness. Blue colors everything here: the heart, the tears, the moonlight, while winter gives way to spring and the love drifts off like a cloud.
What the song is about
The singer insists on being fine and unbothered, yet keeps wandering, searching for the lost lover in dreams and singing the hurt.
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파란 눈물에 파란 슬픔에 길들여져Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): pa·ran nun·mu·re pa·ran seul·peu·me gil·deu·ryeo·jeo
Meaning: I've grown used to blue tears and blue sorrow.
Words in this line- 파란pa·ranblue
- 눈물에nun·mu·reto tears
- 파란pa·ranblue
- 슬픔에seul·peu·meto sorrow
- 길들여져gil·deu·ryeo·jeogrown used to
Word for word: To blue tears, to blue sorrow, tamed and became.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 파란 is 'blue', the colour of sadness just like English 'blue'. 길들여지다 means 'to be tamed' like a wild animal; here it means getting used to pain. Together they say the pain has become a familiar thing.
같은 하늘 다른 곳 너와 나Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): ga·teun ha·neul da·reun gon neo·wa na
Meaning: Same sky, different places — you and me.
Words in this line- 같은ga·teunsame
- 하늘ha·neulsky
- 다른da·reundifferent
- 곳gonplace
- 너와neo·wayou and
- 나naI
Word for word: Same sky, other place, you and I.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 같은 means 'same' and 다른 means 'different', plain adjectives on their own. Set side by side they contrast: shared sky, separate places. This conveys the ache of distance without any verb.
대수롭지 아무렇지도 않아 별 수 없는 방황Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): dae·su·rop·jji a·mu·reo·chi·do a·na byeol ssu eom·neun bang·hwang
Meaning: Whatever, it's nothing, just wandering I can't help.
Words in this line- 대수롭지dae·su·rop·jjisignificant
- 아무렇지도a·mu·reo·chi·doin no way
- 않아a·nanot
- 별byeolparticular
- 수ssuway
- 없는eom·neunlacking
- 방황bang·hwangwandering
Word for word: Significant not, in-no-way not, particular way lacking wandering.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 대수롭지 않아 literally 'is not significant' but means 'it's nothing'. 별 alone is 'special', 수 'way', 없는 'lacking', and together they mean 'nothing can be done'. The singer pretends to be calm while still wandering.
우린 시들고 그리움 속에 맘이 멍들었죠Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): u·rin si·deul·go geu·ri·um so·ge ma·mi meong·deu·reot·jjyo
Meaning: We withered, and my heart is bruised with longing
Words in this line- 우린u·rinwe
- 시들고si·deul·gowilted and
- 그리움geu·ri·umlonging
- 속에so·geinside
- 맘이ma·miheart
- 멍들었죠meong·deu·reot·jjyogot bruised
Word for word: We wilting longing inside heart bruise-became
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 시들다 'to wilt' treats love like a flower. 멍들다 literally 'to get a bruise', but said of a heart it means wounded by grief. Together: love faded and the heart hurts.
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Song facts
- Lines
- 51
- Key lines explained
- 4
- Words explained
- 18
- Length
- 3:53
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가고 | ga·go | goes and |
| 간다 | gan·da | go |
| 감아도 | ga·ma·do | even closing |
| 겨울이 | gyeo·u·ri | winter |
| 날려보낸 | nal·lyeo·bo·naen | blown away |
| 내맘 | nae·mam | my heart |
| 뜬구름에 | tteun·gu·reu·me | to drifting clouds |
| 만나고 | man·na·go | meeting |
| 말로 | mal·lo | end |
| 물들어 | mul·deu·reo | dyed |
| 봄이 | bo·mi | spring |
| 사랑 | sa·rang | love |
| 사랑하고 | sa·rang·ha·go | loving |
| 시린 | si·rin | cold and aching |
| 죽을만큼 | ju·geul·man·keum | to the point of dying |
| 찾아오죠 | cha·ja·o·jyo | comes |
| 태어나서 | tae·eo·na·seo | being born |
| 파랗게 | pa·ra·ke | blue |
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Questions about “BLUE”
What is “BLUE” by BIGBANG about?
“BLUE” by BIGBANG is about a painful breakup that leaves the singer with a cold, aching sadness. Blue colors everything here: the heart, the tears, the moonlight, while winter gives way to spring and the love drifts off like a cloud. The singer insists on being fine and unbothered, yet keeps wandering, searching for the lost lover in dreams and singing the hurt.
What does “파란 눈물에 파란 슬픔에 길들여져” mean in “BLUE”?
In “BLUE” by BIGBANG, “파란 눈물에 파란 슬픔에 길들여져” means: I've grown used to blue tears and blue sorrow. 파란 is 'blue', the colour of sadness just like English 'blue'. 길들여지다 means 'to be tamed' like a wild animal; here it means getting used to pain. Together they say the pain has become a familiar thing.
What does “같은 하늘 다른 곳 너와 나” mean in “BLUE”?
In “BLUE” by BIGBANG, “같은 하늘 다른 곳 너와 나” means: Same sky, different places — you and me. 같은 means 'same' and 다른 means 'different', plain adjectives on their own. Set side by side they contrast: shared sky, separate places. This conveys the ache of distance without any verb.
How do you pronounce “대수롭지 아무렇지도 않아 별 수 없는 방황”?
“대수롭지 아무렇지도 않아 별 수 없는 방황” from “BLUE” by BIGBANG is romanized as “daesuropjji amureochido ana byeol ssu eomneun banghwang”: that is how it is actually sung, sound changes included, not the textbook spelling.
Where can I see every line of “BLUE” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Hyunwoo goes through all 51 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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- Artist
- BIGBANG
- Official video
- BIGBANG · YouTube
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