Release Date
January 14, 2019
Genre
K-pop / Ballad
Label
Composers / Lyricists
Carlos K, dyvahh
Participating Members
About the Song
《Memoria (Korean Ver.)》 is a graceful and emotionally nostalgic track by GFRIEND, featured on their 2019 album Time for us released under Source Music. Composed and arranged by Carlos K, with lyrics by dyvahh, the song blends tender emotion, shimmering melodies, and GFRIEND’s refined vocal warmth, giving 《Memoria (Korean Ver.)》 a sentimental and polished place within the album’s elegant K-pop sound.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
memoria memoria
hon-ja tae-yang a-rae seo i-sseo-sseo
nu-neul gam-go tteo-ol-lyeo bwa-sseo
nan always neu-kyeo-on geol
tta-seu-ha-meul tto come back to me
Memoria memoria
I stood alone under the sun
I closed my eyes and tried to recall
I always felt it
Warmth, come back to me
nun-mu-ri meom-chu-jil a-na-do
jam-si yeot bon neo-ui se-sang
ga-seum gi-pi sae-gyeo-jil ten-de
byeo-reul tta-ra shine u-seo-jul-lae shine
dol-go do-neun si-ga-neul dan-su-me neo-meo
Even if the tears won’t stop
The world I glimpsed for a moment
Will be engraved deep in my heart
Follow the stars, shine, smile, shine
Overcome the revolving time in an instant
neo-ui gyeo-teu-ro de-ryeo-da-ju-gil
ba-ral-ge
memoria memoria
hui-mi-hae-jil gi-eo-gi-gess-ji-man
kkeu-reo-a-neun chae gang-hae-jil-ge
I hope it takes me to your side
Memoria memoria
It may be a fading memory
But I’ll hold on and become stronger
jeon-hae-jil te-ni
memoria memoria
da-si han-beon ne-ga bo-go si-peo
ja-pi-ji a-na dal-lyeo-ga-ne
a-deuk-hi a-deuk-hi meon go-seu-ro
It will be conveyed
Memoria memoria
I want to see you once more
I can’t catch you, I run
To a distant, distant place
in the blue sky
we’re gonna fly
chang-ga-e bul-bich-jo-cha
jeo meol-li heu-teo-jyeo
na-reul ji-na-chyeo sa-ra-ji-ne
In the blue sky
We’re gonna fly
Even the light by the window
Scatters far away
Passes by me and disappears
na-ra-ol-la da-a-bo-ryeo hae
eot-gal-li-neun sign kkeo-jyeo-ga-neun sign
du beon da-sin do-ra-gal su eop-sseul ten-de
gye-sok gye-sok
bam-sae neo-reul gi-da-ri-go i-sseo
I try to fly up and reach
Crossed signs, fading signs
I can never go back again
Keep on, keep on
I’m waiting for you all night
memoria memoria
hui-mi-hae-jil gi-eo-gi-gess-ji-man
kkeu-reo-a-neun chae gang-hae-jil-ge
i love you i love you
jeon-hae-jil te-ni
Memoria memoria
It may be a fading memory
But I’ll hold on and become stronger
I love you I love you
It will be conveyed
da-si han-beon ne-ga bo-go si-peo
ja-pi-ji a-na dal-lyeo-ga-ne
a-deuk-hi a-deuk-hi meon go-seu-ro
everyday everytime
on-je-kka-ji-na byeon-chi a-neul-ge
I want to see you once more
I can’t catch you, I run
To a distant, distant place
Everyday everytime
I will never change
jeol-dae it-hyeo-ji-ji a-neul
neo-wa na-ui memoria ah
gi-eok-hae
memoria memoria
hui-mi-hae-jil gi-eo-gi-gess-ji-man
Will never be forgotten
Our memoria, ah
Remember
Memoria memoria
It may be a fading memory
i love you i love you
jeon-hae-jil te-ni
memoria memoria
da-si han-beon ne-ga bo-go si-peo
ja-pi-ji a-na dal-lyeo-ga-ne
I love you I love you
It will be conveyed
Memoria memoria
I want to see you once more
I can’t catch you, I run
we’re gonna fly
in the blue sky
we’re gonna fly
We’re gonna fly
In the blue sky
We’re gonna fly
The lyrics express a bittersweet yearning for someone who has become unreachable, describing memories that inevitably fade yet remain treasured in the heart. The narrator acknowledges that recollections will grow hazy with time, yet vows to hold them close and draw strength from them, never allowing them to be forgotten. Through imagery of distant skies, scattered light, and endless pursuit, the song captures the eternal nature of cherished memories and declares that the bond—the memoria—will never truly fade away.
