Release Date
January 14, 2019
Genre
K-pop / Emotional Pop
Label
Composers / Lyricists
dyvahh, 이원종
Participating Members
About the Song
《Sunrise (해야)》 is an elegant and emotionally powerful title track by GFRIEND, featured on their 2019 album Time for us released under Source Music. Composed by dyvahh and Lee Won Jong, with lyrics by dyvahh and arrangement by dyvahh and Lee Won Jong, the song blends dramatic orchestration, rising emotion, and GFRIEND’s graceful vocal intensity, making 《Sunrise (해야)》 one of the group’s most refined and memorable K-pop tracks.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
sae-ppal-gan ma-eu-min-de
geu-reo-ke bo-i-ji a-na
a-nya a-nya
neu-kki-mi wat-da-ni-kka
bok-jap-hae neo-ra-neun sa-ram ttae-me
My heart is so red
But it doesn’t seem that way
No, no
I felt it coming
It’s complicated because of you
se-sang mo-deun bit-deu-ri sso-da-jin geo-ya
tto mu-seun i-ri i-reo-nal-ji al-go si-peun-de
jeo-gi hae-ya hae-ya
neo-reul bwa-ya bwa-ya
ae-ga bul-hwak-si-ran mi-rae-ma-jeo
All the lights in the world are pouring down
I want to know what will happen next
Hey there, sunrise, sunrise
I need to see you, see you
Even my uncertain future
ja-beu-ryeo hal-su-rok
meo-reo-ji-go isseo
jan-tteuk geo-bi na-seo na-seo
gi-da-ri-go isseul-ge
ta-neun sim-jang-i beo-ti-ji mot-hae
The more I try to catch it
The further it gets
I’m so scared, scared
I’ll be waiting
My burning heart can’t endure
geu-rae-ya ne-ga tteo-o-reul su it-ge hae
deo i-sang bul-leo-bwat-ja
a-mu-ri geu-rae-bwat-ja
jo-geum-do kkum-jjeok-ha-ji an-janh-a
dwaess-eo i-je geu-man
So you can rise
There’s no point in calling anymore
No matter how much I try
You don’t budge at all
Enough, let’s stop now
a-mu-geot-do mo-reun-cheok-ha-ji ma-ra-jwo
ne saeng-ga-geul kyeo-no-eun chae ja-mi deu-reo-do
eo-cha-pi a-mu il-do i-reo-na-ji a-na
jeo-gi hae-ya hae-ya
neo-reul bwa-ya bwa-ya
Don’t pretend you don’t know anything
Even if I fall asleep with thoughts of you
Nothing will happen anyway
Hey there, sunrise, sunrise
I need to see you, see you
jo-geum-ssik deo ga-kka-wo-jyeo
ja-beu-ryeo hal-su-rok
meo-reo-ji-go isseo
jan-tteuk geo-bi na-seo na-seo
gi-da-ri-go isseul-ge
Is getting closer bit by bit
The more I try to catch it
The further it gets
I’m so scared, scared
I’ll be waiting
na-reul jeon-bu da bo-nael-ge
geu-rae-ya ne-ga tteo-o-reul su it-ge hae
gi-eok so-ge-seo neol gi-eok-hae
jam-si-man nae yae-gi-reul deu-reo-jwo
ne-ga pil-yo-hae da wa ga-janh-a
I’ll send all of myself
So you can rise
I remember you in my memories
Please listen to me for a moment
I need you, I’m almost there
cha-di-chan chan-ran-han
hae-ya hae-ya
su-meo bwa-ya bwa-ya
jeol-dae do-ra-ga-ji a-neul geo-ya
na-reul but-ja-ba-jwo
Cold and brilliant
Sunrise, sunrise
Try to hide, hide
I will never go back
Hold onto me
gi-da-ri-go isseo
cheo-eum-bu-teo ma-ji-mak-kka-ji
ne ma-meul al-go si-peo-jyeo
From beginning to end
I want to know your heart
The lyrics poetically convey a pure and innocent confession of love, drawing parallels to fairy tales and childhood dreams. The narrator vows to become a comforting, bright light for their partner, promising to protect their untainted smiles even through difficult or uncertain times. Expressing a sincere desire to comfort the loved one and wash away past hardships, the song describes a romantic transformation where a cold, frozen heart gently melts away to be vividly filled with a blossoming love.
