Spring Day (봄날) — BTS: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync니 손 잡고 지구 반대편까지 가 이 겨울을 끝내고파ni son jap·kko ji·gu ban·dae·pyeon·kka·ji ga i gyeo·u·reul kkeun·nae·go·paI'll hold your hand and go to the other side of the world to end this winterListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
In “Spring Day,” BTS sing about longing for someone who is far away, and about the ache of time pulling two people apart. Winter, falling snow and a lonely train carry the sadness, while anger and half-hearted attempts to forget give way to honest missing. The mood turns from cold and heavy toward a quiet, patient hope that spring and blooming flowers will bring them together again.
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.
니 손 잡고 지구 반대편까지 가 이 겨울을 끝내고파Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): ni son jap·kko ji·gu ban·dae·pyeon·kka·ji ga i gyeo·u·reul kkeun·nae·go·pa
Meaning: I'll hold your hand and go to the other side of the world to end this winter
Words in this line- 니niyour
- 손sonhand
- 잡고jap·kkohold
- 지구ji·guearth
- 반대편까지ban·dae·pyeon·kka·jiopposite side
- 가gago
- 이ithis
- 겨울을gyeo·u·reulwinter
- 끝내고파kkeun·nae·go·paend
Word for word: your hand hold earth opposite side go this winter end
Why it doesn't translate word for word: "go this winter end" feels chopped up because 가 is a bare command-like verb dropped mid-sentence, and 끝내고파 fuses "end" with "want to" (-고파) into one word, which English needs two separate phrases for. Meaning: a wish to hold hands and travel to the far side of the world just to escape this cold stretch of time. Key words: 잡고 (holding, and), 끝내고파 (want to end).
날리는 눈이 나라면 조금 더 빨리 네게 닿을 수 있을 텐데?Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): nal·li·neun nu·ni na·ra·myeon jo·geum deo ppal·li ne·ge da·eul ssu i·sseul ten·de?
Meaning: If I were snow, I could reach you faster
Words in this line- 날리는nal·li·neunflying
- 눈이nu·nisnow
- 나라면na·ra·myeonif I were
- 조금jo·geuma bit
- 더deomore
- 빨리ppal·lifaster
- 네게ne·geyou
- 닿을da·eulreach
- 수ssuway
- 있을i·sseulbe
- 텐데?ten·de?would be
Word for word: flying snow if I were a bit more faster you reach way be would be
Why it doesn't translate word for word: "if I were a bit more faster...reach way be would be" piles up because 나라면 fuses "I" with the hypothetical "if" (-라면), and 닿을 수 있을 텐데 crams "could reach" with a wistful "if only" ending into a single long verb. Meaning: wishing to become snow itself in order to reach the other person sooner. Key words: 나라면 (if I were), 텐데 (wistful "if only/would have").
보고 싶다Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): bo·go sip·tta
Meaning: I miss you
Words in this line- 보고bo·gosee
- 싶다sip·ttawant
Word for word: see want
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 보고 싶다 literally means "want to see," but it's the standard Korean idiom for "miss you," so the literal version isn't wrong, just idiomatic. No subject or object is stated, though "you" is understood. The line expresses longing for someone absent.
말로는 지운다 해도 사실 난 아직 널 보내지 못하는데Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): mal·lo·neun ji·un·da hae·do sa·sil nan a·jik neol bo·nae·ji mo·ta·neun·de
Meaning: I say I forgot, but I can't really let you go.
Words in this line- 말로는mal·lo·neunby words
- 지운다ji·un·daerase
- 해도hae·dodo, but
- 사실sa·silactually
- 난nanI
- 아직a·jikstill
- 널neolyou
- 보내지bo·nae·jilet go
- 못하는데mo·ta·neun·decan't
Word for word: by words erase do, but actually I still you let go can't
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 말로는 means "in words only," setting up a contrast with 사실, "in fact," that the literal version keeps separate instead of smoothly linking with "but." 보내지 못하다 means "cannot let go." The speaker claims to have moved on in words, yet secretly hasn't.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 갈게 | gal·kke | I will go |
| 겨울 | gyeo·ul | winter |
| 그곳에 | geu·go·se | there |
| 기다려야 | gi·da·ryeo·ya | must wait |
| 눈꽃이 | nun·kko·chi | snow flower |
| 될까 | doel·kka | will happen |
| 때까지 | ttae·kka·ji | until |
| 떨어져요 | tteo·reo·jyeo·yo | falls |
| 만나게 | man·na·ge | meet |
| 머물러줘 | meo·mul·leo·jwo | stay, |
| 밉다 | mip·tta | hate |
| 변한 | byeon·han | changed |
| 보게 | bo·ge | see |
| 봄날이 | bom·na·ri | spring day |
| 어떤 | eo·tteon | any |
| 얼마나 | eol·ma·na | how much |
| 추운 | chu·un | cold |
| 피울 | pi·ul | blooms |
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Questions about “Spring Day”
What is “Spring Day” by BTS about?
In “Spring Day,” BTS sing about longing for someone who is far away, and about the ache of time pulling two people apart.
What does “니 손 잡고 지구 반대편까지 가 이 겨울을 끝내고파” mean in “Spring Day”?
I'll hold your hand and go to the other side of the world to end this winter. "go this winter end" feels chopped up because 가 is a bare command-like verb dropped mid-sentence, and 끝내고파 fuses "end" with "want to" (-고파) into one word…
What does “날리는 눈이 나라면 조금 더 빨리 네게 닿을 수 있을 텐데?” mean in “Spring Day”?
If I were snow, I could reach you faster. "if I were a bit more faster...reach way be would be" piles up because 나라면 fuses "I" with the hypothetical "if" (-라면), and 닿을 수 있을 텐데 crams "could reach"…
How do you pronounce “보고 싶다”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “bo·go sip·tta”: that's how it's actually sung by BTS, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “Spring Day” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Hyunwoo goes through all 49 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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