Some — BOL4: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync나 차가운 도시에 따뜻한 여잔데na cha·ga·un do·si·e tta·tteu·tan yeo·jan·deI'm a warm woman in a cold cityListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
BOL4’s “Some” follows a shy woman who struggles to confess her feelings and hopes an undefined closeness will become something real. She imagines daily phone calls and food outings, envies the attention her crush gives someone else online, and keeps almost giving up before running toward them once more. The mood is bashful, playful and a little wistful.
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.
나 차가운 도시에 따뜻한 여잔데Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): na cha·ga·un do·si·e tta·tteu·tan yeo·jan·de
Meaning: I'm a warm woman in a cold city
Words in this line- 나naI
- 차가운cha·ga·uncold
- 도시에do·si·ein the city
- 따뜻한tta·tteu·tanwarm
- 여잔데yeo·jan·dewoman, but
Word for word: I cold-city-in warm woman-but.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: The '-ㄴ데' tail on '여잔데' isn't just 'woman' — it means 'woman, even though...': the city is cold but she is warm inside — the contrast is built into the grammar itself.
넘넘 스윗한 넌Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): neom·neom seu·wi·tan neon
Meaning: You're so, so sweet
Words in this line- 넘넘neom·neomso so (very)
- 스윗한seu·wi·tansweet
- 넌neonyou
Word for word: Very-very sweet-that you
Why it doesn't translate word for word: '넘' is a casual shortening of '너무' (too/very); doubling it as '넘넘' is a playful intensifier, aegyo-style speech. '스윗한' borrows English 'sweet' plus the Korean adjective ending '-하다' — a typical K-pop English-Korean hybrid.
밀가루 못 먹는 나를 달래서라도 너랑Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): mil·ga·ru mot meong·neun na·reul dal·lae·seo·ra·do neo·rang
Meaning: Even if you have to coax me — since I can't eat wheat — with you
Words in this line- 밀가루mil·ga·ruflour
- 못motcan't
- 먹는meong·neuneating
- 나를na·reulme
- 달래서라도dal·lae·seo·ra·doeven by coaxing
- 너랑neo·rangwith you
Word for word: flour can't eating me even by coaxing with you
Why it doesn't translate word for word: Korean crams the whole clause "can't eat flour" in front of "me" as one giant modifier, then tacks the connective 서라도 ("even by doing X") onto "coax," which reads backwards in English. It means she'd stay with him even if he has to coax her past her wheat intolerance. Key words: 달래다 (to coax/soothe) and 서라도 (even if by doing so).
난 한번 더 너에게 다시 달려가 볼 거야Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): nan han·beon deo neo·e·ge da·si dal·lyeo·ga bol kkeo·ya
Meaning: I'll try running to you one more time
Words in this line- 난nanI (topic)
- 한번han·beononce
- 더deomore
- 너에게neo·e·geto you
- 다시da·siagain
- 달려가dal·lyeo·garun over, and
- 볼boltry [doing]
- 거야kkeo·yagonna
Word for word: I (topic) once more to you again run over, and try [doing] gonna
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 한번 더 and 다시 both mean "once more/again" and get doubled up for emphasis, while 달려가 보다 chains "run over" with the "try doing" auxiliary — all stacked verb pieces English says once. It means she'll try approaching him one more time. Key words: 달려가다 (to run toward) and 다시/한번 더 (repeated "again").
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 나는 | na·neun | I (topic) |
| 나도 | na·do | me too |
| 네게 | ne·ge | to you |
| 다닐 | da·nil | will go around |
| 달콤한걸 | dal·kom·han·geol | it's sweet (I realize) |
| 되는가요 | doe·neun·ga·yo | is it not okay? |
| 만나볼래요 | man·na·bol·lae·yo | shall we try meeting? |
| 말도 | mal·do | word too |
| 말하고 | ma·ra·go | say and |
| 맘을 | ma·meul | heart (obj.) |
| 맛있는 | ma·sin·neun | delicious |
| 머릿속에 | meo·rit·sso·ge | in [my] head |
| 먹으러 | meo·geu·reo | to eat |
| 썸을 | sseo·meul | a 'thing' (obj.) |
| 아니 | a·ni | no |
| 오늘부터 | o·neul·bu·teo | from today |
| 전화도 | jeon·hwa·do | call, too |
| 타볼 | ta·bol | try [doing] |
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Questions about “Some”
What is “Some” by BOL4 about?
BOL4’s “Some” follows a shy woman who struggles to confess her feelings and hopes an undefined closeness will become something real.
What does “나 차가운 도시에 따뜻한 여잔데” mean in “Some”?
I'm a warm woman in a cold city. The '-ㄴ데' tail on '여잔데' isn't just 'woman' — it means 'woman, even though...': the city is cold but she is warm inside — the contrast is built into the…
What does “넘넘 스윗한 넌” mean in “Some”?
You're so, so sweet. '넘' is a casual shortening of '너무' (too/very); doubling it as '넘넘' is a playful intensifier, aegyo-style speech.
How do you pronounce “밀가루 못 먹는 나를 달래서라도 너랑”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “mil·ga·ru mot meong·neun na·reul dal·lae·seo·ra·do neo·rang”: that's how it's actually sung by BOL4, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “Some” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Ari goes through all 40 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
- Artist
- BOL4
- Official video
- 1theK (원더케이) · YouTube
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