SIGN — izna: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync풀 수 없는 숙제 같아 넌pul ssu eom·neun suk·jje ga·ta neonYou're like homework I can't solveListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
izna's “SIGN” is about a girl who is hooked on someone she can't quite read and asks for a clear signal that the feeling is mutual. Their closeness feels like a starlit, moonlit daydream; he shakes her up like an earthquake, puzzles her like unsolvable homework and melts her like a sweet dessert, while a magnet and gravity keep pulling her in. She urges him to stop hesitating and send that sign, sure they're meant to belong to each other.
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.
풀 수 없는 숙제 같아 넌Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): pul ssu eom·neun suk·jje ga·ta neon
Meaning: You're like homework I can't solve
Words in this line- 풀pulsolve
- 수ssuway, can
- 없는eom·neunwithout
- 숙제suk·jjehomework
- 같아ga·taseem like
- 넌neonyou
Word for word: Solve way without homework alike you.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 풀 수 없는 literally 'without a way to untie/solve', and 숙제 is 'homework'. Together they describe a mysterious person you can't figure out. 같아 'seems like' softens it into a comparison.
정말 모르겠어 널 말이야 더 망설이지 마Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): jeong·mal mo·reu·ge·sseo neol ma·ri·ya deo mang·seo·ri·ji ma
Meaning: I really can't figure you out, so don't hesitate any more
Words in this line- 정말jeong·malreally
- 모르겠어mo·reu·ge·sseodon't know
- 널neolyou
- 말이야ma·ri·yaI mean
- 더deomore
- 망설이지mang·seo·ri·jihesitate
- 마madon't
Word for word: Truly don't know you, words it is, more hesitating don't.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 모르겠어 literally 'don't know' but means 'can't make out'. 말이야 is 'words' + 'it is', a casual emphasis like 'I'm talking about you'. 마 after a verb is a command, 'don't do it'.
굳이 말하지 않아도 알잖아Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): gu·ji ma·ra·ji a·na·do al·ja·na
Meaning: You know it even without my having to say it
Words in this line- 굳이gu·jinecessarily
- 말하지ma·ra·jito say
- 않아도a·na·doeven if not
- 알잖아al·ja·nayou know
Word for word: Going out of the way saying not even if, you know, right.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 굳이 means 'making a point of it', so with a negative it means 'there's no need to'. 않아도 is 'even if not', and the tail -잖아 adds 'you already know that, right?'
보여줄래 한 번에 알 수 있게Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): bo·yeo·jul·lae han beo·ne al ssu it·kke
Meaning: Show me so I can tell right away
Words in this line- 보여줄래bo·yeo·jul·laewill you show
- 한hanone
- 번에beo·neat a time
- 알alknow
- 수ssuway/can
- 있게it·kkeso that I can
Word for word: Will-you-show, at one time so-that knowing is possible
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 보여줄래 is 보여주다 'to show' plus the ending -ㄹ래, a soft way of asking whether someone is willing. 한 번에 literally means 'at one time' but really means 'right away, in one go'. 알 수 있게 is literally 'know can so-that', and together it means 'so that I can be sure'.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 기다리고 | gi·da·ri·go | waiting |
| 끌리잖아 | kkeul·li·ja·na | I'm drawn, you know |
| 나란히 | na·ran·hi | side by side |
| 너와 | neo·wa | with you |
| 놓치기 | not·chi·gi | missing |
| 눈이 | nu·ni | eyes |
| 달콤해 | dal·kom·hae | sweet |
| 당기잖아 | dang·gi·ja·na | you pull, right |
| 두려워 | du·ryeo·wo | afraid |
| 마주칠 | ma·ju·chil | meet |
| 마치 | ma·chi | just like |
| 말야 | ma·rya | I mean |
| 맘속에 | mam·so·ge | in the heart |
| 뭔데 | mwon·de | what are you |
| 번개 | beon·gae | lightning |
| 보다 | bo·da | than |
| 오직 | o·jik | only |
| 향한 | hyang·han | aimed at |
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Questions about “SIGN”
What is “SIGN” by izna about?
izna's “SIGN” is about a girl who is hooked on someone she can't quite read and asks for a clear signal that the feeling is mutual.
What does “풀 수 없는 숙제 같아 넌” mean in “SIGN”?
You're like homework I can't solve. 풀 수 없는 literally 'without a way to untie/solve', and 숙제 is 'homework'.
What does “정말 모르겠어 널 말이야 더 망설이지 마” mean in “SIGN”?
I really can't figure you out, so don't hesitate any more. 모르겠어 literally 'don't know' but means 'can't make out'.
How do you pronounce “굳이 말하지 않아도 알잖아”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “gu·ji ma·ra·ji a·na·do al·ja·na”: that's how it's actually sung by izna, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “SIGN” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Bomi goes through all 40 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
- izna
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- izna (이즈나) · YouTube
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