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TATA (Feat. MINAMI of RESCENE) (타타) — Loco: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync숨 쉬잖아 같은 하늘 아래sum swi·ja·na ga·teun ha·neul a·raeYou breathe too, right? Under the same skyListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
Loco's “TATA (Feat. MINAMI of RESCENE)” is about a long-distance love, where the singer is certain that no ocean or time difference can keep him from the person he misses. He promises to cross the globe the moment she calls, imagines arriving before she wakes, and tucks his longing into a letter too small to hold it. Under one shared sky, the song dreams of a reunion that feels like a fresh trip and a first falling in love.
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.
숨 쉬잖아 같은 하늘 아래Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): sum swi·ja·na ga·teun ha·neul a·rae
Meaning: You breathe too, right? Under the same sky
Words in this line- 숨sumbreath
- 쉬잖아swi·ja·nayou breathe, right
- 같은ga·teunsame
- 하늘ha·neulsky
- 아래a·raeunder
더 바랄게 뭐 가끔 기분 높고 적당히 아쉬워Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): deo ba·ral·kke mwo ga·kkeum gi·bun nop·kko jeok·ttang·hi a·swi·wo
Meaning: What more could I want? Sometimes I'm in high spirits, and a little wistful
Words in this line- 더deomore
- 바랄게ba·ral·kketo wish for
- 뭐mwowhat
- 가끔ga·kkeumsometimes
- 기분gi·bunmood
- 높고nop·kkohigh, and
- 적당히jeok·ttang·himoderately
- 아쉬워a·swi·wowistful
더 바랄게 뭐 literally 'what more to wish', a rhetorical 'what else could I ask for?', meaning life is good enough. 아쉬워 is a mix of mild regret and 'wish there were a bit more'.
널 보러 가기 전에 쓴 이 문장들도 편지 한 줄에 넣기에는 아쉬워서Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): neol bo·reo ga·gi jeo·ne sseun i mun·jang·deul·do pyeon·ji han ju·re neo·ki·e·neun a·swi·wo·seo
Meaning: Even these sentences I wrote before going to see you feel too little to fit in one line of a letter
Words in this line- 널neolyou
- 보러bo·reoto see
- 가기ga·gigoing
- 전에jeo·nebefore
- 쓴sseunwritten
- 이ithese
- 문장들도mun·jang·deul·dosentences too
- 편지pyeon·jiletter
- 한hanone
- 줄에ju·rein a line
- 넣기에는neo·ki·e·neunfor putting in
- 아쉬워서a·swi·wo·seosince it falls short
아쉬워서 here means 'it falls short': the words feel inadequate to squeeze into a single line of a letter.
너는 어느새 눈치를 채Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): neo·neun eo·neu·sae nun·chi·reul chae
Meaning: Before I know it, you've picked up on it
Words in this line- 너는neo·neunyou
- 어느새eo·neu·saebefore you know it
- 눈치를nun·chi·reulhint, awareness (obj.)
- 채chaecatch on
눈치 is the knack of reading hints and moods, 채다 means to catch on. 눈치를 채다 means to sense or figure something out without being told.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 거야 | geo·ya | it will be |
| 걷힐 | geo·chil | will lift |
| 구름 | gu·reum | cloud |
| 구름마저도 | gu·reum·ma·jeo·do | even the clouds |
| 꿈이 | kku·mi | dream |
| 날아가 | na·ra·ga | fly there |
| 낮이면 | na·ji·myeon | if it's day |
| 눈앞에 | nu·na·pe | before the eyes |
| 떠나고 | tteo·na·go | leave and |
| 뛰어 | ttwi·eo | running |
| 뜨다 | tteu·da | open |
| 멀어 | meo·reo | far |
| 멀어진 | meo·reo·jin | grown distant |
| 반대편에서도 | ban·dae·pyeo·ne·seo·do | even from the opposite side |
| 부르면 | bu·reu·myeon | if you call |
| 아른거린다고 | a·reun·geo·rin·da·go | flickers, I say |
| 있다면 | it·tta·myeon | if it were possible |
| 지구 | ji·gu | Earth |
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Questions about “TATA (Feat. MINAMI of RESCENE)”
What is “TATA (Feat. MINAMI of RESCENE)” by Loco about?
Loco's “TATA (Feat. MINAMI of RESCENE)” is about a long-distance love, where the singer is certain that no ocean or time difference can keep him from the…
What does “숨 쉬잖아 같은 하늘 아래” mean in “TATA (Feat. MINAMI of RESCENE)”?
You breathe too, right? Under the same sky.
What does “더 바랄게 뭐 가끔 기분 높고 적당히 아쉬워” mean in “TATA (Feat. MINAMI of RESCENE)”?
What more could I want? Sometimes I'm in high spirits, and a little wistful.
How do you pronounce “널 보러 가기 전에 쓴 이 문장들도 편지 한 줄에 넣기에는 아쉬워서”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “neol bo·reo ga·gi jeo·ne sseun i mun·jang·deul·do pyeon·ji han ju·re neo·ki·e·neun a·swi·wo·seo”: that's how it's actually sung by Loco, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “TATA (Feat. MINAMI of RESCENE)” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Jaemin 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
- Loco
- Official video
- Loco · YouTube
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