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Girls Never Die — tripleS: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync세상은 늘 화려한 꿈 내 눈이 멀게 눈부셔 shine betterse·sang·eun neul hwa·ryeo·han kkum nae nu·ni meol·ge nun·bu·syeo shine betterThe world's always a dazzling dream that blinds my eyes — shine betterListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
In “Girls Never Die”, tripleS sing about a girl who hides her hurt behind makeup and filters, then decides to rise again with her friends. The singer admits to self-loathing and a dazzling world that feels out of reach, yet she treats her pain as something to polish into a pearl. Fear fades once she invites others to dream alongside her, and the mood grows steadily defiant and bright.
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.
세상은 늘 화려한 꿈 내 눈이 멀게 눈부셔 shine betterListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): se·sang·eun neul hwa·ryeo·han kkum nae nu·ni meol·ge nun·bu·syeo shine better
Meaning: The world's always a dazzling dream that blinds my eyes — shine better
Words in this line- 세상은se·sang·eunthe world (topic)
- 늘neulalways
- 화려한hwa·ryeo·hansplendid
- 꿈kkumdream
- 내naemy
- 눈이nu·nieyes (subject)
- 멀게meol·geblindingly
- 눈부셔nun·bu·syeodazzles
Word for word: World-topic always splendid dream my eye-subject blind-dazzles shine better
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 화려한 꿈 pictures the glamorous showbiz world. 눈이 멀게 눈부셔 literally 'dazzles until blind'. The English tag 'shine better' is bolted on as a separate command.
끝까지 가볼래 포기는 안 할래 난Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): kkeut·kka·ji ga·bol·lae po·gi·neun an hal·lae nan
Meaning: I'll go all the way, I won't give up
Words in this line- 끝까지kkeut·kka·jito the end
- 가볼래ga·bol·laeI'll go
- 포기는po·gi·neungiving up (topic)
- 안annot
- 할래hal·laewill do
- 난nanI
Word for word: Until-the-end go-try, giving-up-topic not will-do I
Why it doesn't translate word for word: A repeat of the earlier verse: 가볼래 'I'll make it there', and 난 at the end is the same emphatic inversion.
날 따라와 달라진 날, 하나가 되자Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): nal tta·ra·wa dal·la·jin nal, ha·na·ga doe·ja
Meaning: Follow me into this changed day, let's become one
Words in this line- 날nalme
- 따라와tta·ra·wafollow
- 달라진dal·la·jinchanged
- 날,nal,day
- 하나가ha·na·gaone
- 되자doe·jalet's become
Word for word: Me follow-come, changed day, one-becoming let's-become
Why it doesn't translate word for word: «날» appears twice with different meanings: first "me" (accusative of 나), then "day." Literally it splits into "follow me" and "a changed day," but together it's one call to walk into a new day together.
두려움 따위다, 함께 있다면은 이제 무서울 것 없지Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): du·ryeo·um tta·wi·da, ham·kke it·tta·myeo·neun i·je mu·seo·ul kkeot eop·jji
Meaning: Fear is nothing, if we're together there's nothing left to be scared of
Words in this line- 두려움du·ryeo·umfear
- 따위다,tta·wi·da,is nothing
- 함께ham·kketogether
- 있다면은it·tta·myeo·neunif we're
- 이제i·jenow
- 무서울mu·seo·ulscary
- 것kkeotthing
- 없지eop·jjithere's none
Word for word: Fear and-such-is-it, together if-there-is now scary thing there-isn't-right
Why it doesn't translate word for word: «따위» belittles the noun before it ("fear, whatever"). «것 없지» is literally "there is no thing"; combined with "scary" it becomes "nothing to fear," with the "-지" ending adding a confident, defiant tone.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 건지 | geon·ji | whether |
| 고통 | go·tong | pain |
| 꼈던 | kkyeot·tteon | had put on |
| 꾸는 | kku·neun | dreaming |
| 꿈의 | kku·mui | dream's |
| 꿈이 | kku·mi | dream |
| 난이도 | na·ni·do | difficulty |
| 높일게 | no·pil·kke | will raise |
| 다듬어 | da·deu·meo | polish |
| 되고 | doe·go | become, and |
| 될게 | doel·kke | will become |
| 될래 | doel·lae | will become |
| 싫어 | si·reo | hate |
| 쓰러져도 | sseu·reo·jyeo·do | even if I fall |
| 알겠니 | al·gen·ni | do you get it? |
| 이유 | i·yu | reason |
| 일어나 | i·reo·na | get up |
| 절대 | jeol·ttae | absolutely |
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Questions about “Girls Never Die”
What is “Girls Never Die” by tripleS about?
In “Girls Never Die”, tripleS sing about a girl who hides her hurt behind makeup and filters, then decides to rise again with her friends.
What does “세상은 늘 화려한 꿈 내 눈이 멀게 눈부셔 shine better” mean in “Girls Never Die”?
The world's always a dazzling dream that blinds my eyes — shine better. 화려한 꿈 pictures the glamorous showbiz world.
What does “끝까지 가볼래 포기는 안 할래 난” mean in “Girls Never Die”?
I'll go all the way, I won't give up. A repeat of the earlier verse: 가볼래 'I'll make it there', and 난 at the end is the same emphatic inversion.
How do you pronounce “날 따라와 달라진 날, 하나가 되자”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “nal tta·ra·wa dal·la·jin nal, ha·na·ga doe·ja”: that's how it's actually sung by tripleS, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “Girls Never Die” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Yoona goes through all 60 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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