Love Disease
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Love Disease captures the pain of a fading love, longing for oblivion before the heartbreak began.
Album
It's You (Digital Single)
Release Date
May 11, 2009
Genre
Ballad / Pop
Label
SM Entertainment
Composers / Lyricists
Wheesung, Lee Seung-hwan
Participating Members
Leeteuk
Heechul
Han Geng
Yesung
Kangin
Shindong
Sungmin
Eunhyuk
Siwon
Donghae
Ryeowook
Kibum
Kyuhyun
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
neon goe-rop-ge nal tta-ra-o-myeon-seo ga-ppeun su-meul mo-ra swi-eo
neol oe-rop-ge du-go tteo-na-ga-go it-neun mot-doen nal kkok ja-beu-ryeo
nan neo-ui eo-kkae-reul se-ge jwi-go-seo keun so-ri-ro mal-hae-sseo
u-rin kkeut-nan geo-ra-go
neol oe-rop-ge du-go tteo-na-ga-go it-neun mot-doen nal kkok ja-beu-ryeo
nan neo-ui eo-kkae-reul se-ge jwi-go-seo keun so-ri-ro mal-hae-sseo
u-rin kkeut-nan geo-ra-go
You follow me closely, making it hard to breathe, suffocating me. You leave me alone and disappear, trying to hold onto me on those impossible days. I held your shoulders tightly and shouted that we were over.
i-mi i-byeo-ri-ran do-gi neo mo-reu-ge eo-neu teu-me
on (ga-seu-me) peo-jyeo-da-go
on (ga-seu-me) peo-jyeo-da-go
This breakup is like a poison you don’t notice, spreading in my heart.
nae sa-rang-i seo-seo-hi ju-geo-ga-neun byeong
jo-geum a-peu-ji-man nat-go si-peun ma-meun eop-neun-geol
nam-gi-meop-si gi-eok-i ji-wo-jyeo beo-ryeo
seo-ro-ga na-mi-eot-deon si-ga-neu-ro doe-do-ra-ga-seo i-jen swi-go si-peo
jo-geum a-peu-ji-man nat-go si-peun ma-meun eop-neun-geol
nam-gi-meop-si gi-eok-i ji-wo-jyeo beo-ryeo
seo-ro-ga na-mi-eot-deon si-ga-neu-ro doe-do-ra-ga-seo i-jen swi-go si-peo
My love is slowly dying like a disease. It hurts a little, but there’s no desire to heal. Memories are erased without a trace. I want to go back to when we were strangers and finally rest.
u-ri man-nam bul-lo-ri-reul han geot-cheo-reom da ta-go jae-man na-ma
cheot neu-gim-jo-cha heu-rit-hae-jil man-keum deo sseul-mo eop-ge doen geo-ya
nan neo-ui du so-neul ma-ju jap-go-seo
sseun mi-so-ro mal-hae-sseo bu-di haeng-bok ha-ra-go
cheot neu-gim-jo-cha heu-rit-hae-jil man-keum deo sseul-mo eop-ge doen geo-ya
nan neo-ui du so-neul ma-ju jap-go-seo
sseun mi-so-ro mal-hae-sseo bu-di haeng-bok ha-ra-go
Our relationship is like a broken alarm, leaving only chaos behind. Even the first feelings have faded, leaving nothing useful. I held both your hands and with a bitter smile, I told you to be happy.
nae-ga ju-go gan sang-cheo-reul kkok o-ru-man-jyeo gam-ssa jul
(sa-ra-meul) cha-jeu-ra-go
(sa-ra-meul) cha-jeu-ra-go
I’ll gently wrap and heal the wounds I’ve given you. Find love again.
nae sa-rang-i seo-seo-hi ju-geo-ga-neun byeong
jo-geum a-peu-ji-man nat-go si-peun ma-meun eop-neun-geol
nam-gi-meop-si gi-eok-i ji-wo-jyeo beo-ryeo
seo-ro-ga na-mi-eot-deon si-ga-neu-ro doe-do-ra-ga-seo i-jen swi-go si-peo
jo-geum a-peu-ji-man nat-go si-peun ma-meun eop-neun-geol
nam-gi-meop-si gi-eok-i ji-wo-jyeo beo-ryeo
seo-ro-ga na-mi-eot-deon si-ga-neu-ro doe-do-ra-ga-seo i-jen swi-go si-peo
My love is slowly dying like a disease. It hurts a little, but there’s no desire to heal. Memories are erased without a trace. I want to go back to when we were strangers and finally rest.
ji-geum-eun neo-mu a-pa-do eon-jen-ga neo-neun a-ma-do
ip-mat-chum-e chu-eok-ma-jeo silh-eo-jyeo ip-su-reul dak-ket-ji
nae pum-e an-gyeo neu-kyeot-deon tta-seu-han on-gi ji-u-ryeo
si-geun nun-mul-lo neol ssit-ket-ji
ip-mat-chum-e chu-eok-ma-jeo silh-eo-jyeo ip-su-reul dak-ket-ji
nae pum-e an-gyeo neu-kyeot-deon tta-seu-han on-gi ji-u-ryeo
si-geun nun-mul-lo neol ssit-ket-ji
Even though it hurts now, someday you might even hate the memories of our kisses. I’ll wipe away the warmth I felt when you were in my arms with tears.
nae sa-rang-i seo-seo-hi ju-geo-ga-neun byeong
jo-geum a-peu-ji-man nat-go si-peun ma-meun eop-neun-geol
nam-gi-meop-si gi-eok-i ji-wo-jyeo beo-ryeo
seo-ro-ga na-mi-eot-deon si-ga-neu-ro doe-do-ra-ga-seo i-jen swi-go si-peo
jo-geum a-peu-ji-man nat-go si-peun ma-meun eop-neun-geol
nam-gi-meop-si gi-eok-i ji-wo-jyeo beo-ryeo
seo-ro-ga na-mi-eot-deon si-ga-neu-ro doe-do-ra-ga-seo i-jen swi-go si-peo
My love is slowly dying like a disease. It hurts a little, but there’s no desire to heal. Memories are erased without a trace. I want to go back to when we were strangers and finally rest.
nae sa-rang-i seo-seo-hi ju-geo-ga-neun byeong
jo-geum a-peu-ji-man nat-go si-peun ma-meun eop-neun-geol
nam-gi-meop-si gi-eok-i ji-wo-jyeo beo-ryeo
seo-ro-ga na-mi-eot-deon si-ga-neu-ro doe-do-ra-ga-seo i-jen swi-go si-peo
jo-geum a-peu-ji-man nat-go si-peun ma-meun eop-neun-geol
nam-gi-meop-si gi-eok-i ji-wo-jyeo beo-ryeo
seo-ro-ga na-mi-eot-deon si-ga-neu-ro doe-do-ra-ga-seo i-jen swi-go si-peo
My love is slowly dying like a disease. It hurts a little, but there’s no desire to heal. Memories are erased without a trace. I want to go back to when we were strangers and finally rest.
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
병
(byeong)
disease
💡 Note: symbolizing the dying love that cannot be cured or saved
불놀이
(bulnori)
playing with fire
💡 Note: a metaphor for a passionate but destructive and short-lived relationship
어루만져
(eorumanjyeo)
caress
💡 Note: the act of soothing or comforting someone’s emotional wounds
되돌아가서
(doedol-agaseo)
go back
💡 Note: returning to a previous state or time to find peace and rest
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
The lyrics describe a cold and inevitable breakup where love is portrayed as a withering love that is slowly dying like a terminal illness. The narrator expresses an unwillingness to heal or save the relationship, instead wishing for complete oblivion to return to the time before they ever met.
