Davichi
TIME CAPSULE — Davichi: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
What does “TIME CAPSULE” by Davichi mean?
In “TIME CAPSULE,” Davichi sing about a weary adult who opens a dusty drawer and finds the letters she buried there as a child. She asks what kind of adult that kid pictured, whether the dream came true, and how far she has really come.
What the song is about
Meeting her younger self, she takes her hand and the future stops feeling scary, in a tender, hopeful mood.
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.
어디까지 갔나요 또 어떤 어른이 됐나요Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): eo·di·kka·ji gan·na·yo tto eo·tteo neo·reu·ni dwaen·na·yo
Meaning: How far have you gone? What kind of adult have you become?
Words in this line- 어디까지eo·di·kka·jihow far
- 갔나요gan·na·yodid you go
- 또ttoand also
- 어떤eo·tteowhat kind of
- 어른이neo·reu·nian adult
- 됐나요dwaen·na·yodid you become
Word for word: Until where went? Also what kind of adult became?
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 어디까지 alone means up to where, but here it asks about progress in life, not a place. 어른이 됐나요 literally means became an adult, and with 어떤 it asks what kind of person. The ending -나요 makes the question soft and polite, like talking to a future self.
어디 쯤에 온 걸까 나도 모르고 왔단 말이야Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): eo·di jjeu·me on geol·kka na·do mo·reu·go wat·ttan ma·ri·ya
Meaning: Where have I got to? I came this far without even knowing.
Words in this line- 어디eo·diwhere
- 쯤에jjeu·mearound
- 온onhaving come
- 걸까geol·kkaI wonder
- 나도na·doI myself
- 모르고mo·reu·gonot knowing
- 왔단wat·ttanthat I came
- 말이야ma·ri·yayou know
Word for word: Around where have I come? Me also not knowing came, that's a word.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 쯤 means around, 걸까 means I wonder, and 말이야 literally says it's a word, yet at the end it is a casual tag like you know. Together they carry bewilderment and a wish to confide. That is why the literal version is odd while the meaning is a calm confession.
어디도 못 갔지만 웅크려 있었던 것 뿐이야Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): eo·di·do mot kkat·jji·ma nung·keu·ryeo i·sseot·tteon geot ppu·ni·ya
Meaning: We hadn't gone anywhere, we were only curled up.
Words in this line- 어디도eo·di·donowhere
- 못motunable
- 갔지만kkat·jji·mawent, but
- 웅크려nung·keu·ryeocurled up
- 있었던i·sseot·tteonwas being
- 것geotthing
- 뿐이야ppu·ni·yaonly
Word for word: Nowhere-also couldn't went-but curled up having-been thing only-is.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 못 before a verb means 'unable to', not just 'not', so 못 갔지만 is 'couldn't go, but'. 웅크려 있었던 것 뿐이야 literally says 'it was only a thing of having been curled up'. 뿐 means 'only', and the whole phrase comforts: 'we didn't fail, we just hunkered down'.
이제 다시 툭툭 일어서 한 걸음 두 걸음 널Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): i·je da·si tuk·tuk i·reo·seo han geo·reum du geo·reum neol
Meaning: Now I spring up again, step by step, and you…
Words in this line- 이제i·jenow
- 다시da·siagain
- 툭툭tuk·tukdusting off
- 일어서i·reo·seostand up
- 한hanone
- 걸음geo·reumstep
- 두dutwo
- 걸음geo·reumstep
- 널neolyou
Word for word: Now again tuk-tuk stand up, one step two steps you
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 툭툭 is a sound word for the light thump of brushing yourself off. 한 걸음 and 두 걸음 are 'one step' and 'two steps', but together they mean 'step by step'. 널 is short for 너를 'you (object)' and hangs without a verb until the next line.
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Song facts
- Lines
- 39
- Key lines explained
- 4
- Words explained
- 18
- Length
- 4:12
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 거야 | geo·ya | it is that |
| 과거의 | gwa·geo·e | of the past |
| 기억 | gi·eok | memory |
| 꿈을 | kku·meul | dream |
| 꿨던 | kkwot·tteon | dreamed |
| 되뇌던 | doe·noe·deon | used to murmur |
| 마주할 | ma·ju·hal | will face |
| 마지막 | ma·ji·mak | the last |
| 만난 | man·nan | met |
| 많이 | ma·ni | a lot |
| 먼지 | meon·ji | dust |
| 뭔갈 | mwon·gal | something |
| 미래의 | mi·rae·e | of the future |
| 쌓인 | ssa·in | piled up |
| 아주 | a·ju | very |
| 언제나 | eon·je·na | always |
| 언젠가 | eon·jen·ga | someday |
| 이루나요 | i·ru·na·yo | do you achieve |
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Questions about “TIME CAPSULE”
What is “TIME CAPSULE” by Davichi about?
In “TIME CAPSULE,” Davichi sing about a weary adult who opens a dusty drawer and finds the letters she buried there as a child. She asks what kind of adult that kid pictured, whether the dream came true, and how far she has really come. Meeting her younger self, she takes her hand and the future stops feeling scary, in a tender, hopeful mood.
What does “어디까지 갔나요 또 어떤 어른이 됐나요” mean in “TIME CAPSULE”?
In “TIME CAPSULE” by Davichi, “어디까지 갔나요 또 어떤 어른이 됐나요” means: How far have you gone? What kind of adult have you become? 어디까지 alone means up to where, but here it asks about progress in life, not a place. 어른이 됐나요 literally means became an adult, and with 어떤 it asks what kind of person. The ending -나요 makes the question soft and polite, like talking to a future self.
What does “어디 쯤에 온 걸까 나도 모르고 왔단 말이야” mean in “TIME CAPSULE”?
In “TIME CAPSULE” by Davichi, “어디 쯤에 온 걸까 나도 모르고 왔단 말이야” means: Where have I got to? I came this far without even knowing. 쯤 means around, 걸까 means I wonder, and 말이야 literally says it's a word, yet at the end it is a casual tag like you know. Together they carry bewilderment and a wish to confide. That is why the literal version is odd while the meaning is a calm confession.
How do you pronounce “어디도 못 갔지만 웅크려 있었던 것 뿐이야”?
“어디도 못 갔지만 웅크려 있었던 것 뿐이야” from “TIME CAPSULE” by Davichi is romanized as “eodido mot kkatjjima nungkeuryeo isseottteon geot ppuniya”: that is how it is actually sung, sound changes included, not the textbook spelling.
Where can I see every line of “TIME CAPSULE” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Mingyu goes through all 39 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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- Artist
- Davichi
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