Starry night — MAMAMOO: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
What does “Starry night” by MAMAMOO mean?
MAMAMOO's “Starry night” is about missing someone who keeps coming back to mind on starlit nights, long after they've gone. Spring has arrived and the days repeat themselves, yet the singer stays in place, hoping tomorrow might feel different.
What the song is about
Shared nights intoxicate like a breeze and an overflowing bath stands for lingering attachment, until emptiness takes over and the singer asks to be left alone.
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.
손끝이 시리더니 벌써 봄이 왔네Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): son·kkeu·chi si·ri·deo·ni beol·sseo bo·mi wan·ne
Meaning: My fingertips were freezing, and now spring has already come.
Words in this line- 손끝이son·kkeu·chifingertips
- 시리더니si·ri·deo·niwere chilled, and then
- 벌써beol·sseoalready
- 봄이bo·mispring
- 왔네wan·nehas come
Word for word: Fingertips were chilled and then already spring came-indeed.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 시리다 literally means 'aching with cold', but here it recalls the winter that was only just there. The tail -네 has no direct translation: it's soft surprise, like 'oh, look'. So the literal version sounds clumsy while the meaning is 'spring crept up on me'.
여느 때완 다른 듯한 이 기분이 반가워Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): yeo·neu ttae·wan da·reun deu·tan i gi·bu·ni ban·ga·wo
Meaning: I'm glad for this feeling, unlike how I usually feel.
Words in this line- 여느yeo·neuusual
- 때완ttae·wancompared to times
- 다른da·reundifferent
- 듯한deu·tanseeming
- 이ithis
- 기분이gi·bu·nifeeling
- 반가워ban·ga·woglad
Word for word: Usual-time compared different-seeming this mood glad.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 여느 'usual' and 때 'time' give 'in ordinary times', and -완 shortens 와는 'compared to'. 듯한 means 'seeming', and 반가워 is the warm gladness of a meeting. The result is simply 'this feeling is not like usual and I'm happy'.
별이 빛나는 밤Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): byeo·ri bin·na·neun bam
Meaning: A night when stars shine
Words in this line- 별이byeo·ristar
- 빛나는bin·na·neunshining
- 밤bamnight
Word for word: Star shining night
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 별 means star, 빛나다 means to shine and 밤 means night. The ending -는 turns the verb into a modifier placed before 'night'. Literally it reads 'star shining night', though the meaning is simply a night when stars shine.
달라진 거 없는 똑같은 일상이 반복돼Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): dal·la·jin geo eom·neun ttok·kka·teun il·sang·i ban·bok·ttwae
Meaning: The same unchanged routine repeats
Words in this line- 달라진dal·la·jinchanged
- 거geothing
- 없는eom·neunwithout
- 똑같은ttok·kka·teunidentical
- 일상이il·sang·idaily life
- 반복돼ban·bok·ttwaerepeats
Word for word: Changed thing without identical daily-life-subject repeats.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 달라진 거 없는 literally means 'without a changed thing', which really means 'nothing has changed'. 거 alone is 'thing', but here it makes the phrase 'nothing new'. 돼 alone is 'becomes', and with 반복 ('repetition') it gives 'keeps repeating'.
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Song facts
- Lines
- 59
- Key lines explained
- 4
- Words explained
- 18
- Length
- 4:22
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가네 | ga·ne | going (ongoing) |
| 가득 | ga·deuk | full |
| 가려 | ga·ryeo | covered |
| 가슴이 | ga·seu·mi | chest, heart |
| 그리고 | geu·ri·go | drawing |
| 나눈 | na·nun | shared |
| 날이 | na·ri | day |
| 남겨질 | nam·gyeo·jil | to be left |
| 너와 | neo·wa | with you |
| 달이 | da·ri | moon |
| 때면 | ttae·myeon | whenever |
| 만들어 | man·deu·reo | make |
| 불어와 | bu·reo·wa | blow to me |
| 새벽이 | sae·byeo·gi | dawn |
| 수많은 | su·ma·neun | countless |
| 찾아오면 | cha·ja·o·myeon | if it comes |
| 취하게 | chwi·ha·ge | drunk |
| 혼자 | hon·ja | alone |
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Questions about “Starry night”
What is “Starry night” by MAMAMOO about?
MAMAMOO's “Starry night” is about missing someone who keeps coming back to mind on starlit nights, long after they've gone. Spring has arrived and the days repeat themselves, yet the singer stays in place, hoping tomorrow might feel different. Shared nights intoxicate like a breeze and an overflowing bath stands for lingering attachment, until emptiness takes over and the singer asks to be left alone.
What does “손끝이 시리더니 벌써 봄이 왔네” mean in “Starry night”?
In “Starry night” by MAMAMOO, “손끝이 시리더니 벌써 봄이 왔네” means: My fingertips were freezing, and now spring has already come. 시리다 literally means 'aching with cold', but here it recalls the winter that was only just there. The tail -네 has no direct translation: it's soft surprise, like 'oh, look'. So the literal version sounds clumsy while the meaning is 'spring crept up on me'.
What does “여느 때완 다른 듯한 이 기분이 반가워” mean in “Starry night”?
In “Starry night” by MAMAMOO, “여느 때완 다른 듯한 이 기분이 반가워” means: I'm glad for this feeling, unlike how I usually feel. 여느 'usual' and 때 'time' give 'in ordinary times', and -완 shortens 와는 'compared to'. 듯한 means 'seeming', and 반가워 is the warm gladness of a meeting. The result is simply 'this feeling is not like usual and I'm happy'.
How do you pronounce “별이 빛나는 밤”?
“별이 빛나는 밤” from “Starry night” by MAMAMOO is romanized as “byeori binnaneun bam”: that is how it is actually sung, sound changes included, not the textbook spelling.
Where can I see every line of “Starry night” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Bomi goes through all 59 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
- MAMAMOO
- Official video
- MAMAMOO · YouTube
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