The Answer Is Yes — PLAVE: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
What does “The Answer Is Yes” by PLAVE mean?
PLAVE’s “The Answer Is Yes” is about a worn-out person who finds relief when someone offers to carry them away from a suffocating routine. Days blur together, the to-do list keeps growing, and no place feels different, so the singer swallows tears and fears losing who they are.
What the song is about
The sudden invitation is accepted, and the song becomes a far-off refuge, with a quiet plea not to be searched for.
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.
내 손을 잡아 준 게 너라서Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): nae so·neul ja·ba jun ge neo·ra·seo
Meaning: Because it was you who took my hand
Words in this line- 내naemy
- 손을so·neulhand
- 잡아ja·bagrab
- 준jundid for me
- 게gethe fact that
- 너라서neo·ra·seobecause it's you
Word for word: My hand grabbing did-for-me the-thing because-you.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 잡아 준 joins 잡다 'grab' and 주다 'give', so together it means 'did the favor of taking'. 너라서 is 너 'you' + 이라서 'because it's', stressing that the reason is you specifically. Korean builds 'the fact that you grabbed' as a noun-like clause, where English just says 'because you took'.
답답해 숨 막혀 그래 사노라면Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): dap·tta·pae sum ma·kyeo geu·rae sa·no·ra·myeon
Meaning: It's stifling, I can't breathe — but that's life, as they say
Words in this line- 답답해dap·tta·paestifling
- 숨sumbreath
- 막혀ma·kyeoblocked
- 그래geu·raeyeah, right
- 사노라면sa·no·ra·myeonas one lives
사노라면 means 'if you keep living'; it is a consoling phrase like 'that's just how life goes'.
누구나 이럴 때가 있는 법이라며Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): nu·gu·na i·reol ttae·ga in·neun beo·bi·ra·myeo
Meaning: Telling myself everyone has times like this
Words in this line- 누구나nu·gu·naeveryone
- 이럴i·reollike this
- 때가ttae·gatime
- 있는in·neunthere is
- 법이라며beo·bi·ra·myeosaying it's natural
-는 법이다 means 'it's the way of things', and -라며 quotes a comforting saying.
못 참겠어 나 사실 난 힘드니까Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): mot cham·kke·sseo na sa·sil nan him·deu·ni·kka
Meaning: I can't take it — truth is, I'm struggling
Words in this line- 못motcannot
- 참겠어cham·kke·sseowill endure
- 나naI
- 사실sa·silactually
- 난nanI (topic)
- 힘드니까him·deu·ni·kkabecause it's hard
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가나 | ga·na | wherever I go |
| 겁이나 | geo·bi·na | I'm scared |
| 공간들은 | gong·gan·deu·reun | spaces |
| 그만 | geu·man | enough |
| 나랑 | na·rang | with me |
| 노래에서라도 | no·rae·e·seo·ra·do | even in song |
| 누가 | nu·ga | someone |
| 눈물을 | nun·mu·reul | tears |
| 다를 | da·reul | different |
| 도망갈래 | do·mang·gal·lae | wanna run away? |
| 듣기 | deut·kki | listening |
| 떠나자 | tteo·na·ja | let's leave |
| 뜬금없는 | tteun·geu·meom·neun | out of the blue |
| 말에 | ma·re | at the words |
| 말하지 | ma·ra·ji | to speak |
| 멀리 | meol·li | far |
| 삼켜냈지 | sam·kyeo·naet·jji | managed to swallow |
| 싫으니까 | si·reu·ni·kka | because I dislike |
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Questions about “The Answer Is Yes”
What is “The Answer Is Yes” by PLAVE about?
PLAVE’s “The Answer Is Yes” is about a worn-out person who finds relief when someone offers to carry them away from a suffocating routine. Days blur together, the to-do list keeps growing, and no place feels different, so the singer swallows tears and fears losing who they are. The sudden invitation is accepted, and the song becomes a far-off refuge, with a quiet plea not to be searched for.
What does “내 손을 잡아 준 게 너라서” mean in “The Answer Is Yes”?
In “The Answer Is Yes” by PLAVE, “내 손을 잡아 준 게 너라서” means: Because it was you who took my hand. 잡아 준 joins 잡다 'grab' and 주다 'give', so together it means 'did the favor of taking'. 너라서 is 너 'you' + 이라서 'because it's', stressing that the reason is you specifically. Korean builds 'the fact that you grabbed' as a noun-like clause, where English just says 'because you took'.
What does “답답해 숨 막혀 그래 사노라면” mean in “The Answer Is Yes”?
In “The Answer Is Yes” by PLAVE, “답답해 숨 막혀 그래 사노라면” means: It's stifling, I can't breathe — but that's life, as they say.
How do you pronounce “누구나 이럴 때가 있는 법이라며”?
“누구나 이럴 때가 있는 법이라며” from “The Answer Is Yes” by PLAVE is romanized as “nuguna ireol ttaega inneun beobiramyeo”: that is how it is actually sung, sound changes included, not the textbook spelling.
Where can I see every line of “The Answer Is Yes” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Haru goes through all 43 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
Official audio (album track)
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