ECLIPSE
소나기 — ECLIPSE: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync그대는 선물입니다geu·dae·neun seon·mu·rim·ni·daYou are a giftListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
ECLIPSE's “소나기” (a Korean word for a sudden rain shower) is a devoted love song about treasuring someone who feels like a gift from heaven. Standing alone in the world, they promise to protect this person, say the rain can wash painful memories away, and ask them to remember someone is there on tired, cloudy days. The mood is tender and steady.
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.
그대는 선물입니다Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): geu·dae·neun seon·mu·rim·ni·da
Meaning: You are a gift
Words in this line- 그대는geu·dae·neunyou
- 선물입니다seon·mu·rim·ni·daare a gift
Word for word: You-as-for gift-are.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 는 marks the topic ('as for you') and 입니다 is the formal 'am/are'. The literal version sounds like a formal announcement. To the listener it is a simple, warm confession.
그대 손을 꼭 잡아줄게요Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): geu·dae so·neul kkok ja·ba·jul·kke·yo
Meaning: I'll hold your hand tight.
Words in this line- 그대geu·daeyou (poetic)
- 손을so·neulhand
- 꼭kkoktightly
- 잡아줄게요ja·ba·jul·kke·yowill hold for you
Word for word: You hand-object tightly will-grab-for-you.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 잡다 alone means 'to grab', and 줄게요 comes from 주다 ('to give') in a promise form. Together 'will grab-for-you' becomes 'I will hold your hand for you'. 그대 is a poetic 'you' that you would rarely hear in everyday speech.
빗방울과 함께 흘려보내면 돼요Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): bit·ppang·ul·gwa ham·kke heul·lyeo·bo·nae·myeon dwae·yo
Meaning: you can let them wash away with the raindrops.
Words in this line- 빗방울과bit·ppang·ul·gwawith raindrops
- 함께ham·kketogether
- 흘려보내면heul·lyeo·bo·nae·myeonif you let flow away
- 돼요dwae·yoit's fine
Word for word: With raindrops together if you flow-send, it becomes.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 흘려보내다 combines 'flow' and 'send', meaning to let something drift away. 돼요 alone is 'becomes', but at the end of a phrase it means 'it's fine to'. So the odd 'it becomes' is really a gentle reassurance.
내가 있다는 걸 잊지 말아요Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): nae·ga it·tta·neun geol it·jji ma·ra·yo
Meaning: don't forget that I'm here.
Words in this line- 내가nae·gaI
- 있다는it·tta·neunthat there is
- 걸geolthe fact
- 잊지it·jjiforget
- 말아요ma·ra·yoplease don't
Word for word: I exist-that thing forgetting don't do.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 내가 있다 literally says 'I exist', but here it means 'I'm here for you'. 말아요 alone is 'stop', and after 잊지 it forms a soft request, 'please don't forget'. Literally it sounds odd; in meaning it is warm comfort.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 그대지만 | geu·dae·ji·man | you, though |
| 그댈 | geu·dael | you (obj.) |
| 내게로 | nae·ge·ro | to me |
| 내겐 | nae·gen | to me |
| 내려준 | nae·ryeo·jun | who sent down |
| 내린 | nae·rin | fallen |
| 문득 | mun·deuk | suddenly |
| 봅니다 | bom·ni·da | I try |
| 불러 | bul·leo | calling |
| 사람 | sa·ram | person |
| 사랑 | sa·rang | love |
| 세상 | se·sang | world |
| 소나기처럼 | so·na·gi·cheo·reom | like a shower |
| 소중한 | so·jung·han | precious |
| 속에 | so·ge | inside |
| 어느 | eo·neu | some |
| 오늘도 | o·neul·do | today too |
| 하늘이 | ha·neu·ri | heaven |
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Questions about “소나기”
What is “소나기” by ECLIPSE about?
ECLIPSE's “소나기” (a Korean word for a sudden rain shower) is a devoted love song about treasuring someone who feels like a gift from heaven.
What does “그대는 선물입니다” mean in “소나기”?
You are a gift. 는 marks the topic ('as for you') and 입니다 is the formal 'am/are'.
What does “그대 손을 꼭 잡아줄게요” mean in “소나기”?
I'll hold your hand tight. 잡다 alone means 'to grab', and 줄게요 comes from 주다 ('to give') in a promise form.
How do you pronounce “빗방울과 함께 흘려보내면 돼요”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “bit·ppang·ul·gwa ham·kke heul·lyeo·bo·nae·myeon dwae·yo”: that's how it's actually sung by ECLIPSE, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “소나기” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Jaemin goes through all 47 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
- ECLIPSE
- Official video
- STONE MUSIC · YouTube
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