PACK IT UP — CORTIS: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
What does “PACK IT UP” by CORTIS mean?
“PACK IT UP” by CORTIS is a playful song about a nonstop, always-traveling life where packing never ends. They juggle overseas schedules and a heavy suitcase hastily stuffed with T-shirts, while chopped fruit, food containers and sticky notes pop up along the way.
What the song is about
The mood is cheeky, busy and scrappy, with the group grumbling a little about dust and a sore head but still sounding like they enjoy the ride.
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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.
Schedule overseas, 낼은 어디로?Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): Schedule overseas, nae·reu neo·di·ro?
Meaning: Schedule overseas, so where to tomorrow?
Words in this line- 낼은nae·reuas for tomorrow
- 어디로?neo·di·ro?to where
Word for word: Schedule across-the-seas, tomorrow-as-for to-where?
Why it doesn't translate word for word: Overseas reads as 'across the seas' but simply means 'abroad'. 낼 is short for 내일 'tomorrow', 은 is a topic marker ('as for'), and 어디로 means 'to where'. Together it is the offhand question of someone constantly touring: 'so where are we tomorrow?'.
(Pack it up) 손에 잡힌 대로 다 실어Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): pak it uhp so·ne ja·pin dae·ro da si·reo
Meaning: (Pack it up) load everything, whatever comes to hand
Words in this line- 손에so·nein hand
- 잡힌ja·pingrabbed
- 대로dae·roas is
- 다daall
- 실어si·reoload
손에 잡힌 means 'caught in the hand' and 대로 means 'as it is', so together 'whatever comes to hand'. 실어 is a casual command, 'load it'.
아직 못 싼 carrier, 내 뒷통수가 넘 애려Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): a·jing mot ssan carrier, nae dwit·tong·su·ga neo mae·ryeo
Meaning: My carrier isn't packed yet and the back of my head aches so much
Words in this line- 아직a·jingstill
- 못motunable
- 싼ssanpacked
- 내naemy
- 뒷통수가dwit·tong·su·gaback of head
- 넘neoso
- 애려mae·ryeoaches
넘 is short for 너무 'too/very', and 애려 is a colloquial 아려 'aches'. It suggests a painful, nagging pressure at the back of the head.
จินจันทราวงศ์ 어느새 진짜로 따라 와 등짝을 때려Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): jin·jan·ta·ra·wong eo·neu·sae jin·jja·ro tta·ra wa deung·jja·geul ttae·ryeo
Meaning: Before I know it, Jinjantarawong really follows me and smacks my back
Words in this line- 어느새eo·neu·saebefore I know
- 진짜로jin·jja·rofor real
- 따라tta·rafollowing
- 와wacomes
- 등짝을deung·jja·geulback
- 때려ttae·ryeohits
등짝을 때려 'hits the back' evokes the Korean image of a parent or friend smacking your back as a scolding. The first word is a Thai name.
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Song facts
- Lines
- 41
- Key lines explained
- 4
- Words explained
- 10
- Length
- 1:53
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 날려서 | nal·lyeo·seo | kicking up |
| 매일 | mae·il | every day |
| 먼지 | meon·ji | dust |
| 붙여 | bu·cheo | stick on |
| 비염 | bi·yeom | rhinitis |
| 사과 | sa·gwa | apple |
| 쓰고 | sseu·go | wearing |
| 안경 | an·gyeong | glasses |
| 적어 | jeo·geo | write down |
| 짐을 | ji·meul | luggage |
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Questions about “PACK IT UP”
What is “PACK IT UP” by CORTIS about?
“PACK IT UP” by CORTIS is a playful song about a nonstop, always-traveling life where packing never ends. They juggle overseas schedules and a heavy suitcase hastily stuffed with T-shirts, while chopped fruit, food containers and sticky notes pop up along the way. The mood is cheeky, busy and scrappy, with the group grumbling a little about dust and a sore head but still sounding like they enjoy the ride.
What does “Schedule overseas, 낼은 어디로?” mean in “PACK IT UP”?
In “PACK IT UP” by CORTIS, “Schedule overseas, 낼은 어디로?” means: Schedule overseas, so where to tomorrow? Overseas reads as 'across the seas' but simply means 'abroad'. 낼 is short for 내일 'tomorrow', 은 is a topic marker ('as for'), and 어디로 means 'to where'. Together it is the offhand question of someone constantly touring: 'so where are we tomorrow?'.
What does “(Pack it up) 손에 잡힌 대로 다 실어” mean in “PACK IT UP”?
In “PACK IT UP” by CORTIS, “(Pack it up) 손에 잡힌 대로 다 실어” means: (Pack it up) load everything, whatever comes to hand.
How do you pronounce “아직 못 싼 carrier, 내 뒷통수가 넘 애려”?
“아직 못 싼 carrier, 내 뒷통수가 넘 애려” from “PACK IT UP” by CORTIS is romanized as “ajing mot ssan carrier nae dwittongsuga neo maeryeo”. In the recording it sounds like “a·jing mot ssan carrier, nae dwit·tong·su·ga neo mae·ryeo”: that is how it is actually sung, sound changes included, not the textbook spelling.
Where can I see every line of “PACK IT UP” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Youngjae goes through all 41 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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- CORTIS
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