Gradually
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A painful farewell becomes gratitude and longing, held together by the hope of being remembered someday.
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
u-ri da-sin mot man-nal geot ga-ta
o-neul-i ji-na-myeo-neun
ne-ga jeul-gyeo deut-deon no-rae-deul-do
jo-a-ha-deon yeong-hwa-jo-cha da
jeon-bu sa-ra-ji-get-gu-na
mo-du sa-ra-jyeo gan-da
o-neul-i ji-na-myeo-neun
ne-ga jeul-gyeo deut-deon no-rae-deul-do
jo-a-ha-deon yeong-hwa-jo-cha da
jeon-bu sa-ra-ji-get-gu-na
mo-du sa-ra-jyeo gan-da
I think we won’t meet again
After today passes
Even the songs you loved to listen to
Even the movies you liked
They will all disappear
Everything fades away
After today passes
Even the songs you loved to listen to
Even the movies you liked
They will all disappear
Everything fades away
ma-ji-ma-gi-gu-na ha-neun gi-eo-geun
eo-di-e it-deun nal cha-ja-o-get-ji
ham-kke-yeo-seo haeng-bo-kaet-deon
geu mo-deun na-nal ji-na-do
bu-di na-reul it-ji ma-yo
eo-di-e it-deun nal cha-ja-o-get-ji
ham-kke-yeo-seo haeng-bo-kaet-deon
geu mo-deun na-nal ji-na-do
bu-di na-reul it-ji ma-yo
The memory of it being the last
Will find me wherever I am
Even after all the happy days
We spent together
Please don’t forget me
Will find me wherever I am
Even after all the happy days
We spent together
Please don’t forget me
mo-deun geo-si yet ja-ri-reul cha-ja
doe-do-ra-gal-kka-yo
doe-do-ra-gal-kka-yo
Will everything return
To its old place?
To its old place?
gin ha-ru-ga gal-su-rok
sa-rang-han jeok eop-deon geot-cheo-reom heul-leo-ga-yo
o-neul-eun i-man ja-me deul-lae-yo
sa-rang-han jeok eop-deon geot-cheo-reom heul-leo-ga-yo
o-neul-eun i-man ja-me deul-lae-yo
As the long day goes by
It flows as if we never loved
Today, I’ll just fall asleep
It flows as if we never loved
Today, I’ll just fall asleep
ma-ji-ma-gi-gu-na ha-neun gi-eo-geun
eo-di-e it-deun nal cha-ja-o-get-ji
ham-kke-yeo-seo haeng-bo-kaet-deon
geu mo-deun na-nal ji-na-do
bu-di na-reul it-ji ma-yo
eo-di-e it-deun nal cha-ja-o-get-ji
ham-kke-yeo-seo haeng-bo-kaet-deon
geu mo-deun na-nal ji-na-do
bu-di na-reul it-ji ma-yo
The memory of it being the last
Will find me wherever I am
Even after all the happy days
We spent together
Please don’t forget me
Will find me wherever I am
Even after all the happy days
We spent together
Please don’t forget me
meo-ri-ka-rak-eul sseu-reo-ju-myeo
nae-ge yong-gil si-meo-ju-myeon
nan du-ryeo-ul geot ha-na eop-seo-sseo
nae-ge yong-gil si-meo-ju-myeon
nan du-ryeo-ul geot ha-na eop-seo-sseo
When you brushed my hair
And gave me courage
I feared nothing
And gave me courage
I feared nothing
eon-je-na nae pyeo-neul hae ju-deon
yu-il-haet-deon sa-ra-mi-yeo
bu-di na-reul it-ji ma-yo
yu-il-haet-deon sa-ra-mi-yeo
bu-di na-reul it-ji ma-yo
The only person
Who always took my side
Please don’t forget me
Who always took my side
Please don’t forget me
meon hut-nal da-si ma-ju-chi-myeon
go-ma-wot-da mal-hae-jul-lae-yo
na-reul it-ji ma-yo
go-ma-wot-da mal-hae-jul-lae-yo
na-reul it-ji ma-yo
If we meet again someday
Will you say thank you?
Don’t forget me
Will you say thank you?
Don’t forget me
u-ri da-sin mot man-nal geot ga-ta
o-neul-i ji-na-myeo-neun
ne-ga jeul-gyeo deut-deon no-rae-deul-do
jo-a-ha-deon yeong-hwa-jo-cha da
jeon-bu sa-ra-ji-get-gu-na
mo-du sa-ra-jyeo gan-da
o-neul-i ji-na-myeo-neun
ne-ga jeul-gyeo deut-deon no-rae-deul-do
jo-a-ha-deon yeong-hwa-jo-cha da
jeon-bu sa-ra-ji-get-gu-na
mo-du sa-ra-jyeo gan-da
I think we won’t meet again
After today passes
Even the songs you loved to listen to
Even the movies you liked
They will all disappear
Everything fades away
After today passes
Even the songs you loved to listen to
Even the movies you liked
They will all disappear
Everything fades away
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
사라지겠구나
(sarajigyetguna)
will disappear
💡 Note: Expresses the sorrowful realization that familiar things tied to a loved one may gradually lose their presence and meaning.
옛 자리
(yet jari)
old place
💡 Note: Refers to the former state of things, suggesting life slowly returning to how it was before the relationship.
용길
(yonggil)
courage
💡 Note: A contracted form of 용기를, evoking the strength once received through a loved one’s gentle reassurance.
먼 훗날
(meon hunnal)
far in the future
💡 Note: A poetic expression for an undefined distant day, carrying a quiet hope of meeting again after a long separation.
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
The lyrics dwell on the painful certainty that a cherished relationship is reaching its end, as familiar songs, films, and shared days begin to feel as though they are disappearing with the person who gave them meaning. Even as ordinary life slowly returns to its old place, the narrator knows memories of the final goodbye will continue to find her wherever she goes. She remembers the one person who always stood beside her and gave her courage, turning grief into gratitude rather than anger. Facing an uncertain future, she asks only to remain somewhere in that person’s heart, holding onto the fragile hope of a distant reunion and the enduring wish to not be forgotten.