N.Flying
Still (잔불) — N.Flying: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync전부 타 버린 채로jeon·bu ta beo·rin chae·roEverything burned away completely,Listen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
N.Flying's “Still” is about someone whose love has burned down to embers, yet who keeps tending the last glow and chooses to love once more before it fades. Red eyes, a cold wind and a smoldering heart carry the longing and the stubborn pride of having guarded this fire for a lifetime. It feels bittersweet and resilient, a quiet burn rather than a blaze.
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.
전부 타 버린 채로Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): jeon·bu ta beo·rin chae·ro
Meaning: Everything burned away completely,
Words in this line- 전부jeon·bucompletely
- 타taburned
- 버린beo·rinleft (that way)
- 채로chae·rostill as it was
타 (burn) + 버린 (from auxiliary 버리다, marking completeness/irreversibility) + 채로 ("still in that state") together mean it burned up and simply stayed that way, with no going back.
지금이 널 사랑할Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): ji·geu·mi neol sa·rang·hal
Meaning: because now is the time to love you
Words in this line- 지금이ji·geu·minow
- 널neolyou
- 사랑할sa·rang·hal(that will) love
사랑할 is 사랑하다 (to love) with the future/modifying ending -을, literally "(the one) that will love". It describes 마지막 (last) in the next line: "the last time I will love you".
난 다시 가 볼 거야Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): nan da·si ga bol kkeo·ya
Meaning: I'll go back there again
Words in this line- 난nanI
- 다시da·siagain
- 가gago
- 볼boltry to
- 거야kkeo·yawill
'가 볼 거야' literally stacks 'go' (가) + the auxiliary 'try' (볼, from 보다) + future '거야' — together it means a firm 'I will go.'
저 하늘이 붉은 건Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): jeo ha·neu·ri bul·geun geon
Meaning: The reason that sky is red
Words in this line- 저jeothat
- 하늘이ha·neu·risky (subj.)
- 붉은bul·geunred
- 건geonthe fact that
«건» is a contraction of «것은» ("the thing that"), turning the description of the sky into an explanation of a reason; without it the line would just state "that sky is red."
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가장 | ga·jang | most |
| 그리움이야 | geu·ri·u·mi·ya | it's longing |
| 꺼지지 | kkeo·ji·ji | dying out |
| 나는 | na·neun | I (topic) |
| 놓지 | no·chi | let go |
| 눈시울이 | nun·si·u·ri | eyelids |
| 데어서 | de·eo·seo | got burned |
| 뜨겁게 | tteu·geop·kke | hotly |
| 마요 | ma·yo | don't |
| 마음이 | ma·eu·mi | heart |
| 마지막이야 | ma·ji·ma·gi·ya | the last (time) |
| 맘속 | mam·sok | in heart |
| 못할 | mo·tal | cannot |
| 불씨처럼 | bul·ssi·cheo·reom | like an ember |
| 아직도 | a·jik·tto | still |
| 있죠 | it·jjyo | am |
| 작지만 | jak·jji·man | though small |
| 잔불이야 | jan·bu·ri·ya | am a dying ember |
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Questions about “Still”
What is “Still” by N.Flying about?
N.Flying's “Still” is about someone whose love has burned down to embers, yet who keeps tending the last glow and chooses to love once more before it fades.
What does “전부 타 버린 채로” mean in “Still”?
Everything burned away completely,.
What does “지금이 널 사랑할” mean in “Still”?
because now is the time to love you.
How do you pronounce “난 다시 가 볼 거야”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “nan da·si ga bol kkeo·ya”: that's how it's actually sung by N.Flying, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “Still” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Haru goes through all 54 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
Official music video
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Credits and sources
- Artist
- N.Flying
- Official video
- N.Flying (엔플라잉) · YouTube
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