Release Date
April 30, 2018
Genre
Ballad
Label
Composers / Lyricists
dyvahh, Sophia Pae
Participating Members
About the Song
《Bye》 is a soft and emotionally restrained track by GFRIEND, featured on their 2018 mini album Time for the moon night released under Source Music. Composed by dyvahh and Sophia Pae, with lyrics and arrangement by dyvahh, the song captures quiet emotion, gentle melodies, and GFRIEND’s delicate vocal tone, giving 《Bye》 a calm and bittersweet place within the album’s elegant K-pop sound.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
i-je jo-geum-ssik al geot gat-a-yo
hon-ja gi-da-ri-da
sum-ju-gyeo ul-meo-gi-neun nae mo-seup
a-jik eo-ri-gi-man
gam-dang-ha-ji mot-ha-ge-sseo-yo
I think I’m starting to understand
Waiting alone
Holding back tears, my appearance
Still too young
I can’t handle it
ae-ge yu-il-haet-deon neo-ui geu wi-ro-deul-i
jeo-gi jeo gu-reum dwi-ro sa-ra-jyeo
geu-man i byeol-deul-a
na-reul do-wa-jwo-yo you’re my sky
young-won-hi i-ge kkeut-i a-ni-gil
Your only comfort to me
Disappears behind those clouds
Stop, stars
Help me, You’re my sky
Forever, I hope this isn’t the end
it-ji mot-hal seon-mul gat-a
neol man-na-go sip-eo bol su eobs-da hae-do
eo-di-seon-ga na-reul gam-ssa-jul neo-ui gi-eok
him-deun nae-saek ha-na-do eobs-i
us-eo-ju-deon geu mo-seup
Feel like an unforgettable gift
I want to meet you, even if I can’t see you
Somewhere, your memory will embrace me
Without showing any hardship
The way you smiled
mal-hae-ju-ji wae geu-raess-eo-yo
kkum-i-ra-go mal-hae-jwo nae-ge so-jung-haet-deon
neo-ui geu yak-sok-deul-i
jeo-gi jeo gu-reum dwi-ro sa-ra-jyeo
geu-man i byeol-deul-a
Tell me why you did it
Tell me it’s a dream, your precious
Promises to me
Disappear behind those clouds
Stop, stars
young-won-hi i-ge kkeut-i a-ni-gil
na-e-ge-neun u-ri chu-eo-gi
it-ji mot-hal seon-mul gat-a
neol man-na-go sip-eo doe-dol-li-go sip-eo
i-rwo-ji-ji anh-eul geo-ran geol al-go iss-eo
Forever, I hope this isn’t the end
To me, our memories
Feel like an unforgettable gift
I want to meet you, I want to turn back
I know it won’t come true
nun-mul-i ssod-a-jyeo beo-ril ttae
na-neun gwaen-chanh-eu-ni-kka-yo
i-byeol-i bul-eo-o-neun go-seu-ro
deouk deo no-pi jeo meol-li
al-a-jwo-yo i don’t wanna cry
I’ve held back start to pour
I’m okay
To the place where the farewell blows
Higher and further away
Understand me, I don’t wanna cry
young-won-hi neo-ui geu ma-eum-eul
eon-je-kka-ji gi-eok-hal-ge
bo-go sip-eul geo-ya
nae gyeot-e eobs-eo-do eo-di-seon-ga
na-reul gam-ssa-jwo i-jen an-nyeong
Forever, your heart
I’ll remember it always
I’ll miss you
Even if you’re not by my side, somewhere
Embrace me, now goodbye
The lyrics beautifully capture the heartbreaking grief and gradual acceptance of an unavoidable parting, describing a love that has left an indelible mark on the narrator’s heart. Overwhelmed by the sudden absence of a cherished partner who once provided ultimate comfort without showing their own pain, the speaker struggles to process the reality of the separation. Ultimately, even as tears fall and the winds of farewell blow, the narrator finds solace in holding onto their shared memories like an unforgettable gift, promising to preserve their eternal love inside a sacred memory.
