Maria
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About the Song
《마리아 (Maria)》 is a solo track by HWASA, released on June 29, 2020 as part of the album María. Written and composed by Park Woo Sang (LOGOS) and HWASA, with arrangement by Park Woo Sang (LOGOS), the song stands as one of HWASA’s most defining works, blending vulnerability, defiance, and self-consolation into a bold pop statement. 《마리아 (Maria)》 turns personal pain into inner strength, speaking to the pressure of public judgment while choosing survival, beauty, and self-respect over collapse.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
seo-reo-wo-do eo-jjeo-gesseo I do
mo-du-deul mi-wo-ha-neu-ra ae-sseo-ne
nal mu-neot-teu-ri-myeon
bab-i doe-na
oe-ro-wo-seo eo-tteok-hae
Even if I’m sad, what can I do? I do
Everyone tried hard to hate
If they break me down
Do they get fed?
What to do with loneliness
hwa-nael him-do eop-seo
yeo-yu-do eop-go
mwo geu-ri a-ni-kko-wa
ga-deon gil geu-nyang ga
wae-deul geu-rae seo-reop-ge
No strength to be angry
No room to spare
Why so unpleasant?
Just go your way
Why so sorrowful?
neol wi-han ma-ri-ya
bit-na-neun bam-i-ya
neol goe-rop-hi-ji-ma
o ma-ri-a neol wi-han ma-ri-ya
mwo ha-reo a-deung-ba-deung-hae
This is for you
It’s a shining night
Don’t torment yourself
Oh Maria, this is for you
Why struggle so hard?
(Yeah) oh na ah ah
(Yeah) neol wi-han ma-ri-ya
(Yeah) oh na ah ah
(Yeah) a-reum-da-wo ma-ri-a
No frame no fake
(Yeah) oh na ah ah
(Yeah) this is for you
(Yeah) oh na ah ah
(Yeah) beautiful Maria
No frame no fake
ha-neul-eun ha-neul-saek sa-neun ge da ppeon-hae
ae-ga gal gil-eun ae-ga ba-kku-ji mwo
wi-gi-neun gi-hoe-ro da ba-kku-ji mwo
gu-ji u-neun kko-ri bo-go sip-da-myeon
yaet-da nun-mul
The sky is sky blue, life is so obvious
I’ll change my own path
Turn crisis into opportunity
If you really want to see me cry
Here, take my tears
mi-um-ma-jeo sam-kyeo-sseo
hwa-nael him-do eop-seo
i-yu-do eop-go
ma-eum-eul deo-reop-hi-ji-ma
ta-rak-ha-gi-en a-jik il-leo
I swallowed even the hatred
No strength to be angry
No reason either
Don’t dirty your heart
It’s too early to fall
neol wi-han ma-ri-ya
bit-na-neun bam-i-ya
neol goe-rop-hi-ji-ma
o ma-ri-a neol wi-han ma-ri-ya
mwo ha-reo a-deung-ba-deung-hae
This is for you
It’s a shining night
Don’t torment yourself
Oh Maria, this is for you
Why struggle so hard?
(Yeah) oh na ah ah
(Yeah) neol wi-han ma-ri-ya
(Yeah) oh na ah ah
(Yeah) a-reum-da-wo ma-ri-a
ma-ri-a ma-ri-a
(Yeah) oh na ah ah
(Yeah) this is for you
(Yeah) oh na ah ah
(Yeah) beautiful Maria
Maria Maria
bit-na-neun bam-i-ya
neol goe-rop-hi-ji-ma
o ma-ri-a neol wi-han ma-ri-ya
mwo ha-reo a-deung-ba-deung-hae
i-mi a-reum-da-un-de
It’s a shining night
Don’t torment yourself
Oh Maria, this is for you
Why struggle so hard?
Already beautiful
(Yeah) neol wi-han ma-ri-ya
(Yeah) neol wi-han ma-ri-ya
(Yeah) a-reum-da-wo ma-ri-a
(Yeah) this is for you
(Yeah) this is for you
(Yeah) beautiful Maria
The lyrics serve as a deeply personal yet universal consoling message addressed to the narrator’s inner self, Maria, while dealing with public malice and cruel criticism. Exhausted by relentless judgment and hate that feel too heavy to digest, the speaker describes swallowing her loneliness and refusing to let anger poison her spirit. Instead of caving into external pressures, the narrator chooses to reclaim her narrative by turning crises into opportunities, offering a comforting reminder to stop hurting oneself because her existence is already inherently packed with a timeless beauty and resilient grace.
