MODYSSEY
TA! (CAN YOU HEAR THAT) (타!) — MODYSSEY: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync절대 잃은 적 없지jeol·ttae i·reun jeok eop·jjiI've never once lostListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
MODYSSEY's “TA! (CAN YOU HEAR THAT)” is about a group leaving fear behind to chase a shared dream together. They trust themselves and each other, ride out a rough, grey-skyscraper city and keep going even when lost, pushed around or short of breath. Rowing a boat toward the ocean and heading for a concrete Neverland, they treat the journey as a new page they are writing, full of defiant energy.
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.
절대 잃은 적 없지Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): jeol·ttae i·reun jeok eop·jji
Meaning: I've never once lost
Words in this line- 절대jeol·ttaeabsolutely
- 잃은i·reunlost
- 적jeokoccasion
- 없지eop·jjithere isn't
잃은 적 없지: 잃다 means 'to lose', 적 means 'a time/occasion', 없지 means 'there isn't, right'. The pattern -ㄴ 적 없다 means 'have never done', and the ending -지 adds a confident 'as you know'.
휩쓸릴 바에는 올라타 봐Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): hwip·sseul·lil ppa·e·neun ol·la·ta bwa
Meaning: Rather than be swept away, hop on
Words in this line- 휩쓸릴hwip·sseul·lilto be swept
- 바에는ppa·e·neunrather than
- 올라타ol·la·taget on
- 봐bwatry
-ㄹ 바에는: 바 means 'way/extent', 에는 means 'in/as for'. Together the pattern means 'rather than doing X (better to do Y)'.
보란 듯 막 솟아난 RoadListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): bo·ran deut mak so·sa·nan Road
Meaning: A road that shoots up everywhere, as if to show off
Words in this line- 보란bo·ranlook
- 듯deutas if
- 막makwildly
- 솟아난so·sa·nansprung up
보란 듯 comes from 보다 meaning to look and 듯 meaning as if, so together it means as if to say look at this, i.e. showing off defiantly.
누구라도 꺾을 수는 없을걸Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): nu·gu·ra·do kkeo·kkeul ssu·neun eop·sseul·kkeol
Meaning: No one will be able to break us
Words in this line- 누구라도nu·gu·ra·doanyone
- 꺾을kkeo·kkeulto break
- 수는ssu·neunability
- 없을걸eop·sseul·kkeolsurely none
The ending -ㄹ걸 adds a confident guess, like 'I bet that's how it'll be'.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가라앉고 | ga·ra·an·kko | sinking and |
| 가보는 | ga·bo·neun | going and seeing |
| 꿈꿔왔던 | kkum·kkwo·wat·tteon | that we dreamed of |
| 되어 | doe·eo | becoming |
| 때론 | ttae·ron | sometimes |
| 만든 | man·deun | made |
| 모두 | mo·du | everyone |
| 모아 | mo·a | gathering |
| 미로 | mi·ro | maze |
| 믿고 | mit·kko | trusting |
| 믿는 | min·neun | who trusts |
| 사이 | sa·i | between |
| 서롤 | seo·rol | each other |
| 순간 | sun·gan | moment |
| 즐겨봐 | jeul·gyeo·bwa | try enjoying |
| 하나가 | ha·na·ga | one (subj.) |
| 함께한다면 | ham·kke·han·da·myeon | if together |
| 현실 | hyeon·sil | reality |
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Questions about “TA! (CAN YOU HEAR THAT)”
What is “TA! (CAN YOU HEAR THAT)” by MODYSSEY about?
MODYSSEY's “TA! (CAN YOU HEAR THAT)” is about a group leaving fear behind to chase a shared dream together.
What does “절대 잃은 적 없지” mean in “TA! (CAN YOU HEAR THAT)”?
I've never once lost.
What does “휩쓸릴 바에는 올라타 봐” mean in “TA! (CAN YOU HEAR THAT)”?
Rather than be swept away, hop on.
How do you pronounce “보란 듯 막 솟아난 Road”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “bo·ran deut mak so·sa·nan Road”: that's how it's actually sung by MODYSSEY, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “TA! (CAN YOU HEAR THAT)” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Jian goes through all 85 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
- MODYSSEY
- Official video
- MODYSSEY · YouTube
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