LE SSERAFIM – The Great Mermaid Lyrics | Romanization & Meaning

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The Great Mermaid

LE SSERAFIM (르세라핌)

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Album

FEARLESS (1st Mini Album)

Release Date

May 2, 2022

Genre

Dance-Pop / Synth-Pop

Label

Source Music / HYBE

Composers / Lyricists

hitman bang, SCORE (13), Megatone (13), Sunshine (Cazzi Opeia & Ellen Berg), Anne Judith Wik, Ronny Svendsen, Nermin Harambasic, danke, Kyler Niko, PAU, Lee Hyeong-seok (PNP), Jung Jin-woo

Participating Members

Sakura Kim Chaewon Huh Yunjin Kazuha Hong Eunchae

About the Song

《The Great Mermaid》 by LE SSERAFIM (르세라핌) is a striking track from their 2022 debut album FEARLESS, released under Source Music. Written and composed by SCORE(13), Megatone(13), “hitman”bang, Sunshine (Cazzi Opeia & Ellen Berg), Anne Judith Wik, Ronny Svendsen, Nermin Harambasic, danke, Kyler Niko, PAU, Lee Hyeongseok (PNP), and Jung Jinwoo, the song reimagines the image of a mermaid through a bold and defiant lens. With its sharp energy and rebellious mood, 《The Great Mermaid》 expresses a refusal to be shaped by fear or expectation, capturing LE SSERAFIM’s daring spirit with a sound that feels fierce, stylish, and unapologetically

[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]

English Translation

wish never cost geu-ge mwo-ra-go hae-do
ha-nal wi-hae-seon ha-nal po-gi-ha-ra-go
a-reum-da-un mok-so-ri il-gop bit kko-ri-kka-ji jeon-bu
jeon-bu na-ra-seo i don’t wanna sacrifice

Even if they say wishes are free, they want me to give up the sky. From my beautiful voice to my seven shining tails, I won’t sacrifice any part of me.

i’m living my life wo-neu-neun geon da ga-jil geo-ya
grae-do nal mul-geo-pu-meu-ro man-deul-jin mot-hae
won’t give up won’t give up
po-gi-ha-neun geon nothing

I’m living my life, and I’ll have everything I want. Even if they try to shape me into something else, I won’t give up. Giving up is not an option.

don’t mess with me swip-da si-peot-ni?
i don’t give you what you need yeah
i don’t give a shxt no love no golden prince
geu-reon dwi-teul-lin sa-rang na-neun pi-ryo eop-seo love story yo

Don’t mess with me, did you think it would be easy? I won’t give you what you need. I don’t care about love or a golden prince. I don’t need a love story like that.

tae-wo-beo-ryeo lock lock and load
i just want it all dan na-e style-ro
ae-ge mat-chwo-jin sa-rang hi-saeng ha-na eop-si love story yo
never give up lock lock and load

Burn it all, lock and load. I just want everything my way. I won’t sacrifice for a love that’s not meant for me. Never give up, lock and load.

na-na-na na na-na-na na-na-na na na-na-na
na-na-na na na-na-na
dive into the ocean
na-na-na na na-na-na na-na-na na na-na-na

Na-na-na, dive into the ocean. Na-na-na.

na-na-na na na-na-na
dive into the ocean
mok-so-ril beo-ri-ra-ni crazy
sa-ra-jil su it-da-ni wae i-rae

Na-na-na, dive into the ocean. They say to throw away my voice, that’s crazy. Why should I disappear?

ma-ri mal gat-ji-ga a-na liar
ma-nyeo-ga ma-nyeo ha-myeon deut-ji-ma
cha-ra-ri nae-ge nae-nwa ocean
se-sang-eul nae ba-da-ro deop-chyeo

Words can’t deceive me, liar. Don’t listen to the witch. Instead, give me the ocean, let me cover the world with my sea.

je-dong eop-si keo-jyeo-ga-neun kkum
po-gi-man an ha-myeon gyeol-gu-gen truth
i’m living my life wo-neu-neun geon da ga-jil geo-ya
grae-do nal mul-geo-pu-meu-ro man-deul-jin mot-hae

Dreams grow endlessly, and if I don’t give up, they’ll become truth. I’m living my life, and I’ll have everything I want. Even if they try to shape me into something else, I won’t give up.

won’t give up won’t give up
po-gi-ha-neun geon nothing
don’t mess with me swip-da si-peot-ni?
i don’t give you what you need yeah

I won’t give up, giving up is nothing. Don’t mess with me, did you think it would be easy? I won’t give you what you need.

i don’t give a shxt no love no golden prince
geu-reon dwi-teul-lin sa-rang na-neun pi-ryo eop-seo love story yo
tae-wo-beo-ryeo lock lock and load
i just want it all dan na-e style-ro

I don’t care about love or a golden prince. I don’t need a love story like that. Burn it all, lock and load. I just want everything my way.

nae-ge mat-chwo-jin sa-rang hi-saeng ha-na eop-si love story yo
never give up lock lock and load
na-na-na na na-na-na na-na-na na na-na-na
na-na-na na na-na-na

I won’t sacrifice for a love that’s not meant for me. Never give up, lock and load. Na-na-na.

dive into the ocean
na-na-na na na-na-na na-na-na na na-na-na
na-na-na na na-na-na
dive into the ocean

Dive into the ocean. Na-na-na, dive into the ocean.

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🗣️ Practice Korean Words

물거품 (mul-geo-pum)

water bubbles

💡 Note: A metaphor for disappearing into nothingness, which the narrator strongly refuses to become.

목소리 (mok-so-ri)

voice

💡 Note: Representing one’s essence and power, which the narrator refuses to give up for a “golden prince.”

뒤틀린 (dwi-teul-rin)

distorted / twisted

💡 Note: Describing a love or situation that is unhealthy and requires unfair sacrifices.

지평선 (ji-pyeong-seon)

horizon

💡 Note: The line where the sea meets the sky, symbolizing a clear and grand vision for the future.

🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation

The song reinterprets the Little Mermaid story, where the narrator refuses to sacrifice her voice or identity for a prince. Instead of becoming bubbles, she chooses to live her life with unyielding ambition, claiming the entire ocean as her own. It is a bold declaration of self-love, rejecting distorted love stories that demand one’s essence as payment.