Given-Taken — ENHYPEN: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync가는 선 너머의 날 부르는 너ga·neun seon neo·meo·ui nal bu·reu·neun neoYou, calling me from beyond a thin lineListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
ENHYPEN’s “Given-Taken” follows a singer who chases a dream across the border between two worlds, despite doubt and distrust. A blinding light and a red sun open the day, and red eyes, pale fangs and blood on reaching hands suggest a changing self. Fate sends volleys down, and at a crossroads over whether their path was granted or seized, they keep pushing toward a new world and the person who calls them.
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.
가는 선 너머의 날 부르는 너Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): ga·neun seon neo·meo·ui nal bu·reu·neun neo
Meaning: You, calling me from beyond a thin line
Words in this line- 가는ga·neunthin
- 선seonline
- 너머의neo·meo·uibeyond
- 날nalme
- 부르는bu·reu·neuncalling
- 너neoyou
Word for word: thin line beyond-of me calling you
Why it doesn't translate word for word: '가는' comes from 가늘다 (to be thin), not from 가다 (to go) — an easy trap by sound alone. The entire sentence is an extended modifier attached to '너' (you) at the very end of the line: 'the one who calls me from beyond a thin line' — that's how Korean word order works, the modifier always precedes what it modifies.
(To you) 운명의 화살 비 속에서Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): to·o yo·o un·myeong·ui hwa·sal bi so·ge·seo
Meaning: To you, through a rain of fate's arrows
Words in this line- 운명의un·myeong·uifate's
- 화살hwa·salarrow
- 비birain
- 속에서so·ge·seoamid
Word for word: (To you) fate's arrow rain inside-from
Why it doesn't translate word for word: Korean puts "fate's" and "arrow" directly in front of "rain," so literal reads "fate's arrow rain" instead of English's "rain of fate's arrows." 속에서 adds "inside-from" to mean "through." The line pictures the lovers meeting through a downpour of fate's arrows.
저 하늘을 우린 기다려왔어Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): jeo ha·neu·reul u·rin gi·da·ryeo·wa·sseo
Meaning: We've been waiting for that very sky
Words in this line- 저jeothat
- 하늘을ha·neu·reulsky
- 우린u·rinwe
- 기다려왔어gi·da·ryeo·wa·sseohave been waiting
Word for word: that sky we-topic wait-came-was
Why it doesn't translate word for word: «기다려왔어» isn't just "waited" — it's "wait + come," conveying "have been waiting this whole time, up to now." The plain verb «기다리다» alone doesn't carry that ongoing sense.
널 향한 내 손끝은 붉은빛에 물들어만 가Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): neol hyang·han nae son·kkeu·teun bul·geun·bi·che mul·deu·reo·man ga
Meaning: My fingertips, reaching for you, keep turning a deeper red
Words in this line- 널neolyou
- 향한hyang·hanturned toward
- 내naemy
- 손끝은son·kkeu·teunfingertips
- 붉은빛에bul·geun·bi·cheinto crimson glow
- 물들어만mul·deu·reo·mankeep getting dyed
- 가gakeeps on
Word for word: You-facing my fingertip-topic red-light-into dye-only goes
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 물들다 means "to become dyed/steeped in color," here figuratively "to be overtaken"; the ending -어만 가 marks a continuously escalating action absent from the literal translation.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 개의 | gae·ui | of (counter) |
| 걸어가지 | geo·reo·ga·ji | walk toward |
| 경계선 | gyeong·gye·seon | border line |
| 꿈을 | kku·meul | dream |
| 내디뎌 | nae·di·dyeo | step forth |
| 너에게 | neo·e·ge | to you |
| 눈빛 | nun·bit | gaze |
| 닿을 | da·eul | reach |
| 뒤엔 | dwi·en | behind |
| 뒤집어 | dwi·ji·beo | turn upside down |
| 마주한 | ma·ju·han | faced |
| 발을 | ba·reul | foot |
| 붉은 | bul·geun | red |
| 세상을 | se·sang·eul | world |
| 송곳니 | song·gon·ni | fang |
| 안의 | a·nui | inside's |
| 하늘에 | ha·neu·re | to the sky |
| 하얀 | ha·yan | white |
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Questions about “Given-Taken”
What is “Given-Taken” by ENHYPEN about?
ENHYPEN’s “Given-Taken” follows a singer who chases a dream across the border between two worlds, despite doubt and distrust.
What does “가는 선 너머의 날 부르는 너” mean in “Given-Taken”?
You, calling me from beyond a thin line. '가는' comes from 가늘다 (to be thin), not from 가다 (to go) — an easy trap by sound alone.
What does “(To you) 운명의 화살 비 속에서” mean in “Given-Taken”?
To you, through a rain of fate's arrows. Korean puts "fate's" and "arrow" directly in front of "rain," so literal reads "fate's arrow rain" instead of English's "rain of fate's arrows." 속에서 adds…
How do you pronounce “저 하늘을 우린 기다려왔어”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “jeo ha·neu·reul u·rin gi·da·ryeo·wa·sseo”: that's how it's actually sung by ENHYPEN, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “Given-Taken” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Haru goes through all 67 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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- ENHYPEN
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