HARU HARU — BIGBANG: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
What does “HARU HARU” by BIGBANG mean?
BIGBANG's “HARU HARU” is about sending a lost love away, wishing her happiness while the singer slowly goes numb with grief. The title is Korean for day after day; love fades like smoke yet stays like a tattoo, and dust gathers in the heart.
What the song is about
Beneath the bitter goodbye is a plea for her to carry away only the happy times and stay as bright as the sky and clouds.
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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.
걱정 돼 다가가기 조차 말을 걸 수 조차 없어 애 태우고Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): geok·jjeong dwae da·ga·ga·gi jo·cha ma·reul geol ssu jo·cha eop·sseo ae tae·u·go
Meaning: I worry, but I can't even approach or speak to you — it eats me up.
Words in this line- 걱정geok·jjeongworry
- 돼dwaeit becomes
- 다가가기da·ga·ga·giapproaching
- 조차jo·chaeven
- 말을ma·reulwords
- 걸geolto address
- 수ssuway/can
- 조차jo·chaeven
- 없어eop·sseothere's none
- 애aeinsides
- 태우고tae·u·goburning
Word for word: Worry becomes; approaching even, word hang can even none, guts burning.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 걸다 'hang' plus 말 'word' makes 말을 걸다, 'to strike up a conversation'. 애 alone is 'insides, guts' and 태우다 is 'to burn', but 애 태우다 together means 'to agonize'. 조차 'even' stresses that not even the smallest step is possible.
또 나를 찾지 말고 살아가라Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): tto na·reul chat·jji mal·go sa·ra·ga·ra
Meaning: And don't come looking for me again — go on living.
Words in this line- 또ttoagain
- 나를na·reulme
- 찾지chat·jjiseek
- 말고mal·godon't, and
- 살아가라sa·ra·ga·rakeep living
Word for word: Again me seeking not-do and, live-go.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 살다 means 'to live' and 가다 'to go', but 살아가다 together means 'to keep living, to carry on'. 찾다 'seek' with 말고 gives a gentle prohibition, 'don't look for me'. The command ending -라 sounds less like an order and more like a parting blessing.
못 본 척 하고서 그대로 가던 길 가줘Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): mot ppon cheo ka·go·seo geu·dae·ro ga·deon gil ga·jwo
Meaning: Pretend you didn't see me and just keep going your way.
Words in this line- 못motnot able
- 본pponseen
- 척cheopretense
- 하고서ka·go·seoafter doing
- 그대로geu·dae·roas is
- 가던ga·deonthat you were going
- 길gilway
- 가줘ga·jwogo (for me)
Word for word: Not-seen pretense having-done, as-is going road go-for-me.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 못 본 척 하다 word by word is 'not-able seen pretense do', but it is a fixed phrase for 'act as if you didn't see'. 가줘 is 'go for me', a request rather than an order. Together the line is a soft plea to just walk past.
널 위해 기도 해 돌아보지 말고 떠나가라Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): neo rwi·hae gi·do hae do·ra·bo·ji mal·go tteo·na·ga·ra
Meaning: (I pray for you) don't look back, just go.
Words in this line- 널neoyou
- 위해rwi·haefor
- 기도gi·doprayer
- 해haeI do
- 돌아보지do·ra·bo·jilooking back
- 말고mal·godon't, and
- 떠나가라tteo·na·ga·rago away
Word for word: (You for prayer do) looking-back not and leave-go.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 기도 해 literally 'do a prayer', meaning 'I pray', and 위해 means 'for the sake of'. 말고 alone is 'stopping', but after a verb it means 'don't do that, instead…'. 떠나가라 is a literary-sounding command, which gives the words a solemn, pained tone.
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Song facts
- Lines
- 67
- Key lines explained
- 4
- Words explained
- 18
- Length
- 4:17
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가네 | ga·ne | keeps going |
| 가슴 | ga·seum | chest, heart |
| 가져가라 | ga·jeo·ga·ra | take with you |
| 갈지도 | gal·jji·do | might go |
| 같았던 | ga·tat·tteon | seemed |
| 걷다 | geot·tta | while walking |
| 견뎌낼만해 | gyeon·dyeo·nael·man·hae | endurable |
| 그럭저럭 | geu·reok·jjeo·reok | somehow |
| 그럴수록 | geu·reol·ssu·rok | the more so |
| 기억만 | gi·eong·man | only memories |
| 무뎌져 | mu·dyeo·jeo | becoming dull |
| 사랑했기에 | sa·rang·haet·kki·e | because I loved |
| 없기에 | eop·kki·e | because there's none |
| 이젠 | i·jen | by now |
| 좋았던 | jo·at·tteon | that were good |
| 참아볼만해 | cha·ma·bol·man·hae | bearable |
| 행복해야 | haeng·bo·kae·ya | must be happy |
| 후회 | hu·hoe | regret |
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Questions about “HARU HARU”
What is “HARU HARU” by BIGBANG about?
BIGBANG's “HARU HARU” is about sending a lost love away, wishing her happiness while the singer slowly goes numb with grief. The title is Korean for day after day; love fades like smoke yet stays like a tattoo, and dust gathers in the heart. Beneath the bitter goodbye is a plea for her to carry away only the happy times and stay as bright as the sky and clouds.
What does “걱정 돼 다가가기 조차 말을 걸 수 조차 없어 애 태우고” mean in “HARU HARU”?
In “HARU HARU” by BIGBANG, “걱정 돼 다가가기 조차 말을 걸 수 조차 없어 애 태우고” means: I worry, but I can't even approach or speak to you — it eats me up. 걸다 'hang' plus 말 'word' makes 말을 걸다, 'to strike up a conversation'. 애 alone is 'insides, guts' and 태우다 is 'to burn', but 애 태우다 together means 'to agonize'. 조차 'even' stresses that not even the smallest step is possible.
What does “또 나를 찾지 말고 살아가라” mean in “HARU HARU”?
In “HARU HARU” by BIGBANG, “또 나를 찾지 말고 살아가라” means: And don't come looking for me again — go on living. 살다 means 'to live' and 가다 'to go', but 살아가다 together means 'to keep living, to carry on'. 찾다 'seek' with 말고 gives a gentle prohibition, 'don't look for me'. The command ending -라 sounds less like an order and more like a parting blessing.
How do you pronounce “못 본 척 하고서 그대로 가던 길 가줘”?
“못 본 척 하고서 그대로 가던 길 가줘” from “HARU HARU” by BIGBANG is romanized as “mot ppon cheo kagoseo geudaero gadeon gil gajwo”: that is how it is actually sung, sound changes included, not the textbook spelling.
Where can I see every line of “HARU HARU” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Hyunwoo goes through all 67 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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- BIGBANG
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- YG ENTERTAINMENT · YouTube
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