Bittersweet
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Bittersweet reveals the pain of love turned sour, longing to erase memories of a cruel, ended relationship.
Album
Sexy, Free & Single (The 6th Album)
Release Date
July 1, 2012
Genre
Ballad / R&B
Label
SM Entertainment
Composers / Lyricists
Kenzie, Kim Jung-bae
Participating Members
Leeteuk
Yesung
Kangin
Shindong
Sungmin
Eunhyuk
Donghae
Siwon
Ryeowook
Kyuhyun
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
dal-kom-han ne geu mal nal ju-gi-neun ne geu mal
ga-ma-ni kkae-mul-myeon sseu-di-sseun geu mal geu-man-hae
ga-ma-ni kkae-mul-myeon sseu-di-sseun geu mal geu-man-hae
Your sweet words, the ones you give me, but when I wake up, they turn bitter. Please stop saying those words.
mi-wo-ha-ji mot-hae sa-rang-ha-ji-do mot-hae
gyeol-guk do-mang-chyeo-beo-rin-dan
geu mal je-bal geu-man geu-man-hae
gyeol-guk do-mang-chyeo-beo-rin-dan
geu mal je-bal geu-man geu-man-hae
I can’t hate you, but I can’t love you either. In the end, I just ran away. Please, stop saying those words.
sam-kil su eop-seot-deon mal,
geu-to-rok tteu-geop-go dok-kaet-deon ne geu mal
geu ja-nin-han ip-sul, na-meun
nae mi-ryeon-ma-jeo cha-gap-ge ja-reu-go ga-ni
geu-to-rok tteu-geop-go dok-kaet-deon ne geu mal
geu ja-nin-han ip-sul, na-meun
nae mi-ryeon-ma-jeo cha-gap-ge ja-reu-go ga-ni
The words I couldn’t swallow, they were so warm and sharp. Your cruel lips, even my lingering feelings are leaving coldly.
on ga-seum eo-reo-bu-teun
nae gyeo-ten sa-ra-ji-neun geot deul ppun-i-ya
cha-ra-ri u-ri cheo-eum-bu-teo
a-mu geot-do a-ni-eot-da-myeon
nae gyeo-ten sa-ra-ji-neun geot deul ppun-i-ya
cha-ra-ri u-ri cheo-eum-bu-teo
a-mu geot-do a-ni-eot-da-myeon
My heart is frozen, and everything around me is disappearing. If only from the beginning, we were nothing at all.
dal-kom-han ne geu mal nal ut-ge haet-deon geu mal
ga-ma-ni kkae-mul-myeon sseu-di-sseun geu mal geu-man-hae
ga-ma-ni kkae-mul-myeon sseu-di-sseun geu mal geu-man-hae
Your sweet words made me smile, but when I wake up, they turn bitter. Please stop saying those words.
mi-wo-ha-ji mot-hae sa-rang-ha-ji-do mot-hae
ji-na-myeon da i-jeul geo-ran
geu mal je-bal geu-man geu-man-hae
ji-na-myeon da i-jeul geo-ran
geu mal je-bal geu-man geu-man-hae
I can’t hate you, but I can’t love you either. They say time will make me forget, but please, stop saying those words.
sam-kil su eop-seot-deon mal,
geu-to-rok tteu-geop-go dok-kaet-deon ne geu mal
geu ja-nin-han ip-sul, na-meun
nae mi-ryeon-ma-jeo cha-gap-ge ja-reu-go ga-ni
geu-to-rok tteu-geop-go dok-kaet-deon ne geu mal
geu ja-nin-han ip-sul, na-meun
nae mi-ryeon-ma-jeo cha-gap-ge ja-reu-go ga-ni
The words I couldn’t swallow, they were so warm and sharp. Your cruel lips, even my lingering feelings are leaving coldly.
on ga-seum eo-reo-bu-teun
nae gyeo-ten sa-ra-ji-neun geot-deul-ppun-i-ya
cha-ra-ri u-ri cheo-eum-bu-teo
a-mu geot-do a-ni-eot-gil
nae gyeo-ten sa-ra-ji-neun geot-deul-ppun-i-ya
cha-ra-ri u-ri cheo-eum-bu-teo
a-mu geot-do a-ni-eot-gil
My heart is frozen, and everything around me is disappearing. If only from the beginning, we were nothing at all.
do-ra-ga, ne-ga it-deon ja-ri-ro
ne-ga nal mo-reu-deon deo yet-nal-lo
da-si-neun i-reon sa-rang ha-ji-mal-ja
ne-ga nal mo-reu-deon deo yet-nal-lo
da-si-neun i-reon sa-rang ha-ji-mal-ja
Go back to where you were, to the old days when you didn’t know me. Let’s never love like this again.
sam-kil su eop-seot-deon mal,
geu-to-rok tteu-geop-go dok-kaet-deon ne geu mal
geu ja-nin-han ip-sul, na-meun
nae mi-ryeon-ma-jeo cha-gap-ge ja-reu-go ga-ni
geu-to-rok tteu-geop-go dok-kaet-deon ne geu mal
geu ja-nin-han ip-sul, na-meun
nae mi-ryeon-ma-jeo cha-gap-ge ja-reu-go ga-ni
The words I couldn’t swallow, they were so warm and sharp. Your cruel lips, even my lingering feelings are leaving coldly.
on ga-seum eo-reo-bu-teun nae gyeo-ten
sa-ra-ji-neun geot deul ppun-i-ya
cha-ra-ri u-ri cheo-eum-bu-teo
a-mu geot-do a-ni-eot-da-myeon
sa-ra-ji-neun geot deul ppun-i-ya
cha-ra-ri u-ri cheo-eum-bu-teo
a-mu geot-do a-ni-eot-da-myeon
My heart is frozen, and everything around me is disappearing. If only from the beginning, we were nothing at all.
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
깨물면
(Kkaemulmyeon)
If you bite
💡 Note: The act of experiencing the hidden bitterness behind once-sweet words
미련
(Miryeon)
Lingering affection
💡 Note: The persistent emotional attachment that remains even after a cold breakup
잔인한
(Janinhan)
Cruel
💡 Note: Describing the merciless nature of the words that ended the love
얼어붙은
(Eoreobuteun)
Frozen
💡 Note: The metaphorical state of a heart that has become cold and motionless due to pain
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
This song captures the Excruciating Duality of a lover’s words that were once sweet but have now become a bitter poison. It expresses the desire to erase the Frozen Memories of a relationship that has turned into a cruel separation, wishing they had been nothing to each other from the very beginning.
