JANNABI
주저하는 연인들을 위해 — JANNABI: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync나는 읽기 쉬운 마음이야na·neun il·kki swi·un ma·eu·mi·yaI'm a heart that's easy to read.Listen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
JANNABI's “주저하는 연인들을 위해” is a tender plea from a singer with a guileless, lonely heart, asking a lover to stay close and give love. They offer pure white light and a nighttime secret for two, tucked away like a bookmark to reopen later. Knowing that feelings bloom and fade with each returning season, they wish to bloom brightly for a short while and fall, again and again. The title means “for lovers who hesitate.”
Key lines
2 lines from the song in Korean, with how they sound and what they mean. The full line-by-line breakdown lives in the app.
나는 읽기 쉬운 마음이야Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): na·neun il·kki swi·un ma·eu·mi·ya
Meaning: I'm a heart that's easy to read.
Words in this line- 나는na·neunI (topic)
- 읽기il·kkireading
- 쉬운swi·uneasy
- 마음이야ma·eu·mi·yait's a heart
Word for word: I-as-for reading easy heart is.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 나는 carries the topic particle 는, which English lacks, so the literal version sounds stilted. 읽기 alone means 'reading' and 쉬운 means 'easy', but together they paint a heart like an open book. The ending 이야 just makes the sentence casual.
추억할 그 밤 위에 갈피를 꽂고선Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): chu·eo·kal geu bam wi·e gal·pi·reul kkot·kko·seon
Meaning: I'll slip a bookmark into the night I'll look back on
Words in this line- 추억할chu·eo·kalto remember
- 그geuthat
- 밤bamnight
- 위에wi·eon top of
- 갈피를gal·pi·reulpage gap
- 꽂고선kkot·kko·seoninsert and then
Word for word: Will-remember that night on top-of page-gap-object stick-in and-then
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 갈피 alone is the gap between pages and 꽂다 is 'to stick in', but together they mean placing a bookmark. The night is pictured as a book page you want to reread. The ending -고선 adds 'and only after that', chaining the actions together.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가셔요 | ga·syeo·yo | please go |
| 계절도 | gye·jeol·do | season too |
| 그댈 | geu·dael | you (poetic) |
| 그러다 | geu·reo·da | and then |
| 그럴 | geu·reol | to be so |
| 남겨줘요 | nam·gyeo·jwo·yo | please leave |
| 남몰래 | nam·mol·lae | secretly |
| 내게 | nae·ge | to me |
| 달랠 | dal·lael | to soothe |
| 당신도 | dang·sin·do | you too |
| 돌아온 | do·ra·on | that returned |
| 둘만의 | dul·ma·nui | of just the two |
| 마음 | ma·eum | heart |
| 마음을 | ma·eu·meul | heart |
| 머물다 | meo·mul·da | staying |
| 밤이 | ba·mi | night (subject) |
| 사랑을 | sa·rang·eul | love (object) |
| 있다면 | it·tta·myeon | if there is |
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Questions about “주저하는 연인들을 위해”
What is “주저하는 연인들을 위해” by JANNABI about?
JANNABI's “주저하는 연인들을 위해” is a tender plea from a singer with a guileless, lonely heart, asking a lover to stay close and give love.
What does “나는 읽기 쉬운 마음이야” mean in “주저하는 연인들을 위해”?
I'm a heart that's easy to read. 나는 carries the topic particle 는, which English lacks, so the literal version sounds stilted.
What does “추억할 그 밤 위에 갈피를 꽂고선” mean in “주저하는 연인들을 위해”?
I'll slip a bookmark into the night I'll look back on. 갈피 alone is the gap between pages and 꽂다 is 'to stick in', but together they mean placing a bookmark.
How do you pronounce “나는 읽기 쉬운 마음이야”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “na·neun il·kki swi·un ma·eu·mi·ya”: that's how it's actually sung by JANNABI, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “주저하는 연인들을 위해” explained?
This page explains 2 key lines. In the theIDOL app Jaemin goes through all 19 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
- JANNABI
- Official video
- 잔나비 JANNABI · YouTube
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