입춘 — HANRORO: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync그 말의 근거가 될 수 있나요geu ma·rui geun·geo·ga doel ssu in·na·yocan they be any basis for hope?Listen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
In HANRORO's “입춘,” she feels shy and plain and hopes to be picked like a flower and helped into bloom as spring arrives. The title names the seasonal day that marks the start of spring, and a wind with time to spare at last tells her frozen heart that the awaited spring has come and not to let it go. She offers a fresh, blue-green romance for as long as her heart lasts, and asks for just one look back once this brimming spring has faded.
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.
그 말의 근거가 될 수 있나요Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): geu ma·rui geun·geo·ga doel ssu in·na·yo
Meaning: can they be any basis for hope?
Words in this line- 그geuthat
- 말의ma·ruiof the words
- 근거가geun·geo·gabasis
- 될doelto become
- 수ssupossibility
- 있나요in·na·yois there
Word for word: That word's basis become possibility exists?
Why it doesn't translate word for word: -ㄹ 수 있다 literally means "there is a way to" and simply means "can". 근거 is grounds or evidence. The -나요 question carries doubt, as if the singer isn't sure the promise is reliable.
아슬히 고개 내민 내게Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): a·seul·hi go·gae nae·min nae·ge
Meaning: To me, who timidly poked my head out,
Words in this line- 아슬히a·seul·hiprecariously
- 고개go·gaehead
- 내민nae·minstuck out
- 내게nae·geto me
Word for word: Precariously head stuck-out to-me
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 고개를 내밀다 is to poke one's head out, peeking from cover. 아슬히 means on the edge, precariously. Together it pictures someone cautiously daring to come out.
초라한 나를 꺾어가요Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): cho·ra·han na·reul kkeo·kkeo·ga·yo
Meaning: Pick me, this shabby little me
Words in this line- 초라한cho·ra·hanshabby
- 나를na·reulme
- 꺾어가요kkeo·kkeo·ga·yopick me
Word for word: Shabby me snapping-go
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 꺾다 means 'to snap or break off' and 초라한 means 'shabby, humble'. With the soft ending it becomes a plea to pick me like a flower. The literal 'snapping-go' loses that gentle, shy feeling.
이 벅찬 봄날이 시들 때Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): i beok·chan bom·na·ri si·deul ttae
Meaning: When this overwhelming spring withers
Words in this line- 이ithis
- 벅찬beok·chanoverwhelming
- 봄날이bom·na·rispring day
- 시들si·deulwither
- 때ttaewhen
Word for word: This overflowing spring-day wilts when.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: On its own 벅찬 suggests 'too much to hold', but about feelings it means 'brimming over with emotion'. 봄날 is 'spring' plus 'day', and in songs it also stands for a brief, glowing season of life. So the line is not about weather but about the best time passing.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 건네줘요 | geon·ne·jwo·yo | hand over |
| 기다린다는 | gi·da·rin·da·neun | that (one) waits |
| 날까지 | nal·kka·ji | until the day |
| 낭만을 | nang·ma·neul | romance |
| 놓지 | no·chi | let go |
| 누가 | nu·ga | who |
| 도와줘요 | do·wa·jwo·yo | please help |
| 돌아봐요 | do·ra·bwa·yo | look back |
| 마음 | ma·eum | heart |
| 마음에 | ma·eu·me | in the heart |
| 말라고 | mal·la·go | don't, (it says) |
| 말하네요 | ma·ra·ne·yo | says |
| 봄인사를 | bo·min·sa·reul | spring greeting |
| 선물할게 | seon·mu·ral·kke | I'll gift |
| 있게 | it·kke | so that I can |
| 저무는 | jeo·mu·neun | setting, fading |
| 푸른 | pu·reun | green, blue |
| 피울 | pi·ul | to bloom |
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Questions about “입춘”
What is “입춘” by HANRORO about?
In HANRORO's “입춘,” she feels shy and plain and hopes to be picked like a flower and helped into bloom as spring arrives.
What does “그 말의 근거가 될 수 있나요” mean in “입춘”?
can they be any basis for hope? -ㄹ 수 있다 literally means "there is a way to" and simply means "can".
What does “아슬히 고개 내민 내게” mean in “입춘”?
To me, who timidly poked my head out,. 고개를 내밀다 is to poke one's head out, peeking from cover.
How do you pronounce “초라한 나를 꺾어가요”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “cho·ra·han na·reul kkeo·kkeo·ga·yo”: that's how it's actually sung by HANRORO, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “입춘” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Yoona goes through all 28 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
- HANRORO
- Official video
- 한로로 HANRORO · YouTube
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