MINNIE
to the moon :) — MINNIE: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
What does “to the moon :)” by MINNIE mean?
MINNIE’s “to the moon :)” is a love song about the singer thanking someone for a love never known before and vowing to stay devoted. Only now grasping how precious that love is, the singer feels fearless with this person near and trusts distance changes nothing. Promises to shield them from more hurt and to wait for no one else give it a steady glow, and the moon of the title hints at how far the feeling reaches.
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.
한 번도 받아본 적 없는 사랑을 내게 줬기에Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): han beon·do ba·da·bon jeo geom·neun sa·rang·eul nae·ge jwot·kki·e
Meaning: Because you gave me a love I had never received
Words in this line- 한 번도han beon·donot even once
- 받아본ba·da·bonever received
- 적jeoexperience
- 없는geom·neunwithout
- 사랑을sa·rang·eullove
- 내게nae·geto me
- 줬기에jwot·kki·ebecause you gave
Word for word: Not even once receive-try occasion-without love to-me gave-because
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 받다 alone is 'receive', -아보다 is 'try', and 적 없다 is 'there is no occasion'. Together they mean 'never once experienced'. The ending -기에 means 'because' and leaves the reason open for the next line.
아무리 멀리 떨어져 있어도 난 너와 함께야Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): a·mu·ri meol·li tteo·reo·jeo i·sseo·do nan neo·wa ham·kke·ya
Meaning: No matter how far apart we are, I'm with you
Words in this line- 아무리a·mu·rino matter how
- 멀리meol·lifar
- 떨어져tteo·reo·jeoapart
- 있어도i·sseo·doeven if
- 난nanI
- 너와neo·wawith you
- 함께야ham·kke·yatogether
Word for word: No-matter-how far fallen-apart even-if-being I with-you together-am
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 떨어져 있다 is 'fallen off' plus 'be', meaning 'to be apart'. 아무리 … 어도 means 'no matter how … even if'. 난 is short for 나는 and sets 'I' against the distance, so the sense is 'I'm still with you'.
오랫동안 찾아 헤맨 사람이 바로 너였다는 걸Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): o·raet·ttong·an cha·ja he·maen sa·ra·mi ba·ro neo·yeot·tta·neun geol
Meaning: That the person I searched for so long was you
Words in this line- 오랫동안o·raet·ttong·anfor a long time
- 찾아cha·jasearching
- 헤맨he·maenwandered
- 사람이sa·ra·miperson
- 바로ba·roexactly
- 너였다는neo·yeot·tta·neunthat it was you
- 걸geolthe fact
Word for word: For a long time searching wandered person exactly you-having-been fact.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 찾아 헤맨 joins 찾다 'search' and 헤매다 'wander', meaning 'searched around aimlessly for ages'. 걸 shortens 'the fact that', turning the line into a clause 'that it was you'. Korean puts the whole description before the noun, so the literal order comes out backwards.
더 바랄 게 없을 만큼 좋은 사람을Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): deo ba·ral kke eop·sseul man·keum jo·eun sa·ra·meul
Meaning: Someone so good there’s nothing more to wish for
Words in this line- 더deomore
- 바랄ba·ralto wish
- 게kkething
- 없을eop·sseulthere’s none
- 만큼man·keumso much that
- 좋은jo·eungood
- 사람을sa·ra·meulperson
Word for word: More to-wish thing not-exist so-much good person.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 더 바랄 게 없을 만큼 literally 'to the degree that there’s nothing more to wish'. 만큼 'to the extent' links it to 좋은 'good'. Korean places the long description before the word 'person', so the literal version runs backwards.
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Song facts
- Lines
- 45
- Key lines explained
- 4
- Words explained
- 18
- Length
- 3:55
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가든 | ga·deun | whether I go |
| 거야 | geo·ya | it will be |
| 곁에 | gyeo·te | beside |
| 나도 | na·do | I too |
| 너뿐일 | neo·ppu·nil | only you |
| 무슨 | mu·seun | what kind of |
| 사랑이 | sa·rang·i | love |
| 소중히 | so·jung·hi | preciously |
| 시간이 | si·ga·ni | time |
| 아프지 | a·peu·ji | hurt |
| 않도록 | an·to·rok | so that not |
| 알아줬으면 | a·ra·jwo·sseu·myeon | if you would recognize |
| 예전처럼 | ye·jeon·cheo·reom | like before |
| 오랜 | o·raen | long |
| 일이 | i·ri | thing happening |
| 지나도 | ji·na·do | even if passes |
| 지켜줄게 | ji·kyeo·jul·kke | I’ll protect |
| 테니까 | te·ni·kka | since |
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Questions about “to the moon :)”
What is “to the moon :)” by MINNIE about?
MINNIE’s “to the moon :)” is a love song about the singer thanking someone for a love never known before and vowing to stay devoted. Only now grasping how precious that love is, the singer feels fearless with this person near and trusts distance changes nothing. Promises to shield them from more hurt and to wait for no one else give it a steady glow, and the moon of the title hints at how far the feeling reaches.
What does “한 번도 받아본 적 없는 사랑을 내게 줬기에” mean in “to the moon :)”?
In “to the moon :)” by MINNIE, “한 번도 받아본 적 없는 사랑을 내게 줬기에” means: Because you gave me a love I had never received. 받다 alone is 'receive', -아보다 is 'try', and 적 없다 is 'there is no occasion'. Together they mean 'never once experienced'. The ending -기에 means 'because' and leaves the reason open for the next line.
What does “아무리 멀리 떨어져 있어도 난 너와 함께야” mean in “to the moon :)”?
In “to the moon :)” by MINNIE, “아무리 멀리 떨어져 있어도 난 너와 함께야” means: No matter how far apart we are, I'm with you. 떨어져 있다 is 'fallen off' plus 'be', meaning 'to be apart'. 아무리 … 어도 means 'no matter how … even if'. 난 is short for 나는 and sets 'I' against the distance, so the sense is 'I'm still with you'.
How do you pronounce “오랫동안 찾아 헤맨 사람이 바로 너였다는 걸”?
“오랫동안 찾아 헤맨 사람이 바로 너였다는 걸” from “to the moon :)” by MINNIE is romanized as “oraetttongan chaja hemaen sarami baro neoyeotttaneun geol”: that is how it is actually sung, sound changes included, not the textbook spelling.
Where can I see every line of “to the moon :)” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Bomi goes through all 45 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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