Maybe Tomorrow — DAY6: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
What does “Maybe Tomorrow” by DAY6 mean?
In “Maybe Tomorrow,” DAY6 sing about being stuck in pain that won't lift, while quietly holding on to the hope that a gentler day is coming. Nothing the singer does seems to change anything, and tears blur the road ahead.
What the song is about
Still, they picture a stinging wound easing, a piercing cold loosening and spring wrapping around the heart, trusting that the days will stack up until a smile returns.
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.
나를 에워싼 아픔이 가실 기미가 안 보이지Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): na·reu re·wo·ssa na·peu·mi ga·sil gi·mi·ga an bo·i·ji
Meaning: There's no sign the pain surrounding me will fade.
Words in this line- 나를na·reume
- 에워싼re·wo·ssasurrounding
- 아픔이na·peu·mipain
- 가실ga·silthat will fade
- 기미가gi·mi·gasign
- 안annot
- 보이지bo·i·jivisible
Word for word: Me surrounding pain will-fade sign not visible.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 기미 alone is 'sign', 가시다 is 'to fade away' and 보이지 is 'is visible', but together they say 'there's not even a hint it will pass'. 에워싼 means 'hemming in', picturing pain as a ring around the person. Literally it sounds stiff, yet in Korean it is an ordinary sad phrase.
내일이 오면 오늘보단 나아지겠지Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): nae·i·ri o·myeo no·neul·bo·dan na·a·ji·get·jji
Meaning: Once tomorrow comes, it'll surely be better than today.
Words in this line- 내일이nae·i·ritomorrow
- 오면o·myeoif it comes
- 오늘보단no·neul·bo·danthan today
- 나아지겠지na·a·ji·get·jjiwill surely improve
Word for word: Tomorrow if comes, than-today better-become-surely.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 오늘보단 is a contraction of 오늘보다는, 'compared to today'. 나아지다 means 'to get better', and -겠지 adds 'surely, I suppose', a hope the speaker is talking themselves into. That tail gives the uncertainty no single word carries.
살을 에는 이 추위가 좀 잦아들겠지Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): sa·reu re·neun i chu·wi·ga jom ja·ja·deul·get·jji
Meaning: This bone-piercing cold will surely ease a little.
Words in this line- 살을sa·reuflesh
- 에는re·neuncutting
- 이ithis
- 추위가chu·wi·gacold
- 좀joma little
- 잦아들겠지ja·ja·deul·get·jjiwill surely subside
Word for word: Flesh-carving this cold a little will-subside-probably
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 살 means 'flesh' and 에다 means 'to carve', but together 살을 에는 is the stock image for brutal cold. 잦아들다 means 'to die down', and 겠지 adds hope rather than a plain forecast.
왠지 다음은 괜찮을 것 같아서Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): waen·ji da·eu·meun gwaen·cha·neul kkeot kka·ta·seo
Meaning: Somehow it feels like next time will be fine.
Words in this line- 왠지waen·jisomehow
- 다음은da·eu·meunthe next
- 괜찮을gwaen·cha·neulwill be okay
- 것kkeotthing
- 같아서kka·ta·seobecause it seems
Word for word: Somehow the-next okay-will-be thing resembles-because
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 것 같아서 is 'thing' + 'resembles' + 'because', but together it is a soft 'it just seems to me'. 괜찮다 means 'okay, tolerable', not 'great', so the hope stays modest.
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Song facts
- Lines
- 35
- Key lines explained
- 4
- Words explained
- 18
- Length
- 3:44
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 감싸 | gam·ssa | wrapping |
| 같아 | ga·ta | seems |
| 걸어갈 | geo·reo·gal | to walk |
| 계속될 | gye·sok·ttoel | will continue |
| 고갤 | go·gael | head |
| 그래도 | geu·rae·do | even so |
| 기다려 | gi·da·ryeo | wait |
| 기다리던 | gi·da·ri·deon | that I waited for |
| 날을 | na·reul | day |
| 되찾는 | doe·chan·neun | getting back |
| 따뜻하겠지 | tta·tteu·ta·get·jji | it'll surely be warm |
| 맘을 | ma·meul | heart |
| 미소를 | mi·so·reul | smile |
| 봄을 | bo·meul | spring |
| 상처가 | sang·cheo·ga | wound |
| 쌓여가겠지 | ssa·yeo·ga·get·jji | will keep piling up |
| 쓰라리는 | sseu·ra·ri·neun | stinging |
| 아프겠지 | a·peu·get·jji | will hurt, I guess |
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Questions about “Maybe Tomorrow”
What is “Maybe Tomorrow” by DAY6 about?
In “Maybe Tomorrow,” DAY6 sing about being stuck in pain that won't lift, while quietly holding on to the hope that a gentler day is coming. Nothing the singer does seems to change anything, and tears blur the road ahead. Still, they picture a stinging wound easing, a piercing cold loosening and spring wrapping around the heart, trusting that the days will stack up until a smile returns.
What does “나를 에워싼 아픔이 가실 기미가 안 보이지” mean in “Maybe Tomorrow”?
In “Maybe Tomorrow” by DAY6, “나를 에워싼 아픔이 가실 기미가 안 보이지” means: There's no sign the pain surrounding me will fade. 기미 alone is 'sign', 가시다 is 'to fade away' and 보이지 is 'is visible', but together they say 'there's not even a hint it will pass'. 에워싼 means 'hemming in', picturing pain as a ring around the person. Literally it sounds stiff, yet in Korean it is an ordinary sad phrase.
What does “내일이 오면 오늘보단 나아지겠지” mean in “Maybe Tomorrow”?
In “Maybe Tomorrow” by DAY6, “내일이 오면 오늘보단 나아지겠지” means: Once tomorrow comes, it'll surely be better than today. 오늘보단 is a contraction of 오늘보다는, 'compared to today'. 나아지다 means 'to get better', and -겠지 adds 'surely, I suppose', a hope the speaker is talking themselves into. That tail gives the uncertainty no single word carries.
How do you pronounce “살을 에는 이 추위가 좀 잦아들겠지”?
“살을 에는 이 추위가 좀 잦아들겠지” from “Maybe Tomorrow” by DAY6 is romanized as “sareu reneun i chuwiga jom jajadeulgetjji”: that is how it is actually sung, sound changes included, not the textbook spelling.
Where can I see every line of “Maybe Tomorrow” explained?
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Credits and sources
- Artist
- DAY6
- Official video
- JYP Entertainment · YouTube
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