Orchestra
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A restrained summer attraction gradually crescendos into passion too powerful to remain inside the score.
Release Date
August 3, 2026
Genre
K-pop / Orchestral Pop / R&B
Label
SM Entertainment
Composers / Lyricists
AFTRSHOK, Bluar, 이리스 (IRIS), Chanti (THE HUB), Henry Mancini (헨리 맨시니), 황현 (Hwang Hyun, MonoTree)
Participating Members
Irene
Seulgi
Wendy
Joy
Yeri
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
orchestra (orches-orchestra)
ah (elegant elegant dangerous)
hah (slow slow)
ad astra
ah (elegant elegant dangerous)
hah (slow slow)
ad astra
deo-wo-jin i gong-gi ta-sil-kka (breathe)
pi-chi-ga nae-ryeo-ga (please)
jom deo no-pyeo mat-chwo-jwo
tune to my ‘a’ four-forty uh oh
o-neul i gi-bu-neun ma-chi
yeo-reum-bam ho-su wi-e-seo
pi-chi-ga nae-ryeo-ga (please)
jom deo no-pyeo mat-chwo-jwo
tune to my ‘a’ four-forty uh oh
o-neul i gi-bu-neun ma-chi
yeo-reum-bam ho-su wi-e-seo
Is it because of the heated air? (Breathe)
The pitch goes down (Please)
Raise it higher, match it
Tune to my ‘A’ four-forty uh oh
Today feels like
On a summer night over the lake
The pitch goes down (Please)
Raise it higher, match it
Tune to my ‘A’ four-forty uh oh
Today feels like
On a summer night over the lake
neu-ri-ge chu-meul chu-neun pa-ban-neu
nun-bi-cheu-ro ma-reul geol-da
mi-kkeu-reo-ji-deut so-neul jap-go
mi-so jit-neun neo
jo-sim-seu-re nae-swin sum-so-ri-neun
eo-neu-sae eum-eul gat-go
nun-bi-cheu-ro ma-reul geol-da
mi-kkeu-reo-ji-deut so-neul jap-go
mi-so jit-neun neo
jo-sim-seu-re nae-swin sum-so-ri-neun
eo-neu-sae eum-eul gat-go
Slowly dancing a pavane
Speaking with eyes
Holding hands as if sliding
You smile
The breath I exhaled carefully
Suddenly carries a note
Speaking with eyes
Holding hands as if sliding
You smile
The breath I exhaled carefully
Suddenly carries a note
ul-li-mi dwae
si-jak-dwe-neun yeon-ju
elegant elegant dangerous
i gong-gi-en pa-mu-ni i-reo
elegant elegant dangerous
gi-peo-jin bam-e mel-lo-di-neun
si-jak-dwe-neun yeon-ju
elegant elegant dangerous
i gong-gi-en pa-mu-ni i-reo
elegant elegant dangerous
gi-peo-jin bam-e mel-lo-di-neun
Becomes a resonance
The performance begins
Elegant elegant dangerous
Ripples rise in this air
Elegant elegant dangerous
The melody of the deepened night
The performance begins
Elegant elegant dangerous
Ripples rise in this air
Elegant elegant dangerous
The melody of the deepened night
poco a poco crescendo
beon-jyeo-ga deo
elegant elegant
il-leong-i-neun ma-eum
orchestra movement
beon-jyeo-ga deo
elegant elegant
il-leong-i-neun ma-eum
orchestra movement
Poco a poco crescendo
Spreads more
Elegant elegant
The wavering heart
Orchestra movement
Spreads more
Elegant elegant
The wavering heart
Orchestra movement
gap-ja-gi sseuk
da-reun ju-je-ro heul-leo-gan sa-i
ping-pong
bak-ja ba-geu-ro twi-eo na-gan u-ri
gravitating levitating
yeah we super dreamy
da-reun ju-je-ro heul-leo-gan sa-i
ping-pong
bak-ja ba-geu-ro twi-eo na-gan u-ri
gravitating levitating
yeah we super dreamy
Suddenly, swiftly
Flowing to another theme
Ping-pong
We bounce out of the beat
Gravitating levitating
Yeah we super dreamy
Flowing to another theme
Ping-pong
We bounce out of the beat
Gravitating levitating
Yeah we super dreamy
keul-la-ra-wa ro-be-reu-teu-ui i-ya-gi-reul a-ni?
ay yeah
un-myeong-in geol-kka?
gu-reum dwi-e su-meo-it-deon
da-ri mo-seu-beul deu-reo-nae-go
ho-su-reul bi-chwo
ay yeah
un-myeong-in geol-kka?
gu-reum dwi-e su-meo-it-deon
da-ri mo-seu-beul deu-reo-nae-go
ho-su-reul bi-chwo
Do you know the story of Clara and Robert?
Ay yeah
Is it fate?
The moon hidden behind clouds
Reveals itself
Reflects on the lake
Ay yeah
Is it fate?
The moon hidden behind clouds
Reveals itself
Reflects on the lake
jo-geum-ssik byeon-ju-dwaen bun-wi-gi-e
sal-myeo-si nu-neul gam-go
ja-ja-deul-da
gye-sok-dwe-neun yeon-ju
elegant elegant dangerous
i gong-gi-en pa-mu-ni i-reo
sal-myeo-si nu-neul gam-go
ja-ja-deul-da
gye-sok-dwe-neun yeon-ju
elegant elegant dangerous
i gong-gi-en pa-mu-ni i-reo
In the slightly varied atmosphere
Gently close your eyes
Calming down
The performance continues
Elegant elegant dangerous
Ripples rise in this air
Gently close your eyes
Calming down
The performance continues
Elegant elegant dangerous
Ripples rise in this air
elegant elegant dangerous
gi-peo-jin bam-e mel-lo-di-neun
poco a poco crescendo
beon-jyeo-ga deo
elegant elegant
il-leong-i-neun ma-eum
gi-peo-jin bam-e mel-lo-di-neun
poco a poco crescendo
beon-jyeo-ga deo
elegant elegant
il-leong-i-neun ma-eum
Elegant elegant dangerous
The melody of the deepened night
Poco a poco crescendo
Spreads more
Elegant elegant
The wavering heart
The melody of the deepened night
Poco a poco crescendo
Spreads more
Elegant elegant
The wavering heart
orchestra movement
geup-hae-ji-jin ma-ra
na-ui sa-i-neul mi-deo
ak-bo-e cha-ma da mot sseun
ma-eu-mi it-seo
ad astra
geup-hae-ji-jin ma-ra
na-ui sa-i-neul mi-deo
ak-bo-e cha-ma da mot sseun
ma-eu-mi it-seo
ad astra
Orchestra movement
Don’t rush
Trust my sign
There are feelings
Not fully written in the score
Ad astra
Don’t rush
Trust my sign
There are feelings
Not fully written in the score
Ad astra
byeol he-neun bam
elegant dangerous
i yeol-gi-neun pa-dong-i dwae-eo
elegant elegant dangerous
ji-geum nae ma-meun mo-ra-chi-deut
molto appassionato
elegant dangerous
i yeol-gi-neun pa-dong-i dwae-eo
elegant elegant dangerous
ji-geum nae ma-meun mo-ra-chi-deut
molto appassionato
A night counting stars
Elegant dangerous
This heat becomes a wave
Elegant elegant dangerous
Now my heart is rushing
Molto appassionato
Elegant dangerous
This heat becomes a wave
Elegant elegant dangerous
Now my heart is rushing
Molto appassionato
ji-teo-jyeo deo (peo-jyeo peo-jyeo)
elegant elegant
o-neul cho-yeon-dwaen
orchestra movement
elegant elegant
o-neul cho-yeon-dwaen
orchestra movement
Deepens more (Spreads spreads)
Elegant elegant
Premiered today
Orchestra movement
Elegant elegant
Premiered today
Orchestra movement
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
파문
(pamun)
ripples
💡 Note: Describes expanding circles on water, symbolizing how a quiet emotional spark spreads through the atmosphere.
울림
(ullim)
resonance
💡 Note: Refers to a sound that continues to reverberate, representing emotions that gain depth and lasting presence.
일렁이는
(illeongineun)
gently undulating
💡 Note: Evokes a wavering motion like water or light, portraying a heart stirred by subtle yet persistent desire.
몰아치듯
(morachideut)
as if surging violently
💡 Note: Conveys emotion gathering overwhelming force, like wind or waves suddenly sweeping through the heart.
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
The lyrics portray attraction as an orchestral performance unfolding across a warm summer night. A glance becomes an invitation, a breath turns into resonance, and each subtle gesture adds another variation to the growing melody between two people. Although their rhythm occasionally slips beyond the score, the narrator trusts the unspoken signals guiding them forward, allowing restrained elegance to deepen poco a poco into dangerous longing, rising passion, and a heart that finally surges beyond anything written on the page.
