Brave Girls
Rollin' — Brave Girls: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync너의 눈빛은 날 자꾸 니 곁을 맴돌게 해neo·ui nun·bi·cheun nal ja·kku ni gyeo·teul maem·dol·ge haeYour eyes keep making me linger around youListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
Brave Girls' “Rollin'” is about a crush the singer can't shake, someone whose smile and gaze have left her tongue-tied and quietly obsessed. She admits she feels a little pathetic, yet she grows bolder, urging this person to stop pretending and come closer before the night ends. The mood is playful and impatient, a shy heart turning into confident, flirty waiting.
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.
너의 눈빛은 날 자꾸 니 곁을 맴돌게 해Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): neo·ui nun·bi·cheun nal ja·kku ni gyeo·teul maem·dol·ge hae
Meaning: Your eyes keep making me linger around you
Words in this line- 너의neo·uiyour
- 눈빛은nun·bi·cheungaze
- 날nalme
- 자꾸ja·kkucontinuously
- 니niyour
- 곁을gyeo·teulside/near
- 맴돌게maem·dol·geto hover around
- 해haemakes (me)
맴돌다 literally means 'to circle in place' — here it means 'I can't stop lingering on thoughts of you'
기다리고 있잖아 babyListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): gi·da·ri·go it·jja·na baby
Meaning: I'm waiting, you know, baby
Words in this line- 기다리고gi·da·ri·gowaiting
- 있잖아it·jja·nayou know
있잖아 is a colloquial tag meaning 'you know,' not a literal 'to exist.'
대체 뭘 고민해 빨리 안아Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): dae·che mwol go·min·hae ppal·li a·na
Meaning: Why even hesitate, just hurry up and hold me
Words in this line- 대체dae·chewhat on earth
- 뭘mwolwhat
- 고민해go·min·haeworrying about
- 빨리ppal·liquickly
- 안아a·nahug (me)
대체 is an intensifier for rhetorical questions — 'what on earth/for heaven's sake' — it has no standalone literal translation.
온종일 난 그대 생각에 잠긴 채로Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): on·jong·il nan geu·dae saeng·ga·ge jam·gin chae·ro
Meaning: All day long, I stay lost in thoughts of you.
Words in this line- 온종일on·jong·ilall day long
- 난nanI
- 그대geu·daeyou
- 생각에saeng·ga·gein thoughts of
- 잠긴jam·ginsunk/immersed
- 채로chae·rowhile remaining so
'잠기다' literally means 'to sink/be submerged (in water)', used here metaphorically for thoughts; '채로' adds the sense of 'staying in that state'.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 굳게 | gut·kke | firmly |
| 그대여 | geu·dae·yeo | my dear |
| 나도 | na·do | me too |
| 내게 | nae·ge | to me |
| 닫힌 | da·chin | closed |
| 마요 | ma·yo | don't |
| 말해줘 | ma·rae·jwo | tell me |
| 맘이 | ma·mi | heart |
| 매일 | mae·il | every day |
| 멀다 | meol·da | far |
| 모습이 | mo·seu·bi | appearance |
| 무너져버려 | mu·neo·jyeo·beo·ryeo | collapses |
| 미치겠어 | mi·chi·ge·sseo | going crazy |
| 보고 | bo·go | to see |
| 사랑한다고 | sa·rang·han·da·go | that (you) love |
| 생각뿐이야 | saeng·gak·ppu·ni·ya | nothing but thoughts |
| 싶어 | si·peo | want |
| 하루가 | ha·ru·ga | day |
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Questions about “Rollin'”
What is “Rollin'” by Brave Girls about?
Brave Girls' “Rollin'” is about a crush the singer can't shake, someone whose smile and gaze have left her tongue-tied and quietly obsessed.
What does “너의 눈빛은 날 자꾸 니 곁을 맴돌게 해” mean in “Rollin'”?
Your eyes keep making me linger around you.
What does “기다리고 있잖아 baby” mean in “Rollin'”?
I'm waiting, you know, baby.
How do you pronounce “대체 뭘 고민해 빨리 안아”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “dae·che mwol go·min·hae ppal·li a·na”: that's how it's actually sung by Brave Girls, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “Rollin'” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Haein 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
- Artist
- Brave Girls
- Official video
- 1theK (원더케이) · YouTube
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