Korean
차가운 새벽 공기에
난 몰래 눈을 뜨네
이 도시의 harmony
난 너무나 익숙해
내 어린 나날들은 아득하고
빌딩과 차들만 가득해도
이젠 여기가 나의 집인걸
서울 서울
넌 왜 soul과 발음이 비슷한 걸까
무슨 영혼을 가졌길래
무엇이 날 이토록 너의 곁에 잡아두나
네게 난 추억조차 없는데
난 이제 니가 너무 지겨워
너의 맨날 똑같은 잿빛 표정
아니 아니 나는 내가 두려워
이미 너의 일부가 되어 버렸거든
사랑과 미움이 같은 말이면 I love you Seoul
사랑과 미움이 같은 말이면 I hate you Seoul
사랑과 미움이 같은 말이면 I love you Seoul
사랑과 미움이 같은 말이면 I hate you Seoul
Seoul
가만히 있어도 풍경이 바뀌는 bus와
비슷한 듯 조금씩 다른 building
역한 듯 아닌 듯한 삶의 향과
따뜻한 척 하는 차가운 공원들
늘 헤매야 하는 사람들과
너무 많은 한을 품는 한강들과
혼자 하늘을 볼 수 없는 그네들과
다 큰애들과
좀 늦어버린 나
친구들은 툭하면 떠나겠다 해 난
난 끄덕거려 보지만 웃질 못해
너무 인정하기 싫지만
이미 난 너의 매연과
그 역겨움까지 다 사랑해
청계천의 비린낼 사랑해
선유도의 쓸쓸함을 사랑해
돈만 있으면 살기 좋다던
어느 택시기사의 한숨까지도
I love y’all
사랑과 미움이 같은 말이면 I love you Seoul
사랑과 미움이 같은 말이면 I hate you Seoul
사랑과 미움이 같은 말이면 I love you Seoul
사랑과 미움이 같은 말이면 I hate you Seoul
사랑과 미움이 같은 말이면 I love you Seoul
사랑과 미움이 같은 말이면 I hate you Seoul
사랑과 미움이 같은 말이면 I love you Seoul
사랑과 미움이 같은 말이면 I hate you Seoul
Seoul
I’m leavin’ you
I’m livin’ you
I’m leavin’ you
I’m livin’ you
Seoul
사랑과 미움이 같은 말이면 I love you Seoul
사랑과 미움이 같은 말이면 I hate you Seoul
사랑과 미움이 같은 말이면 I love you Seoul
사랑과 미움이 같은 말이면 I hate you Seoul
사랑과 미움이 같은 말이면 I love you Seoul
사랑과 미움이 같은 말이면 I hate you Seoul
사랑과 미움이 같은 말이면 I love you Seoul
사랑과 미움이 같은 말이면 I hate you Seoul
Seoul
Yeah
I love you Seoul yeah
I hate you Seoul yeah
I love you Seoul yeah
I hate you Seoul
English
In the cold dawn air
I secretly open my eyes
This city’s harmony
I’m so used to it
The memories of my young days are dim
And even though buildings and cars are all that it’s full of
Now, this place here is my home
Seoul Seoul
Why are you pronounced similarly to soul
What soul do you have
What is it that keeps me here beside you like this
When you don’t even hold any memories for me
Now I’m so tired of you
Of that same ashy grey expression you have every day
No no, I’m afraid of me
Because I’ve already become a part of you
If love and hate are the same word I love you Seoul
If love and hate are the same word I hate you Seoul
If love and hate are the same word I love you Seoul
If love and hate are the same word I hate you Seoul
Seoul
The bus where the scenery changes even if you stay still
And the buildings that seem similar and yet are slightly different
The scent of life that’s both disgusting and not
And the cold parks that pretend to be warm
The people that always need to wander about
And the Han rivers that contain too much sorrow*
And the swings from which you can’t see the sky alone
And with the fully grown child
I, who have gotten a bit late
My friends often say they will leave and I
I try to nod along but cannot smile
I really don’t want to acknowledge it but
Already, even your fumes
And its nastiness, I love it all
I love the fishy smell of the Cheonggyecheon**
I love the loneliness of Seonyudo***
And even the sigh of the taxi driver
Who said it’s a nice place to live if you have the money
I love y’all
If love and hate are the same word I love you Seoul
If love and hate are the same word I hate you Seoul
If love and hate are the same word I love you Seoul
If love and hate are the same word I hate you Seoul
If love and hate are the same word I love you Seoul
If love and hate are the same word I hate you Seoul
If love and hate are the same word I love you Seoul
If love and hate are the same word I hate you Seoul
Seoul
I’m leavin’ you
I’m livin’ you
I’m leavin’ you
I’m livin’ you
Seoul
If love and hate are the same word I love you Seoul
If love and hate are the same word I hate you Seoul
If love and hate are the same word I love you Seoul
If love and hate are the same word I hate you Seoul
If love and hate are the same word I love you Seoul
If love and hate are the same word I hate you Seoul
If love and hate are the same word I love you Seoul
If love and hate are the same word I hate you Seoul
Seoul
Yeah
I love you Seoul yeah
I hate you Seoul yeah
I love you Seoul yeah
I hate you Seoul
Translator’s Notes:
* The name 한강 is a combination of 한 (han), which means ‘big’, and 강(kang) which means 'river’. However, the word 한 can also mean 'sorrow’, which is what RM uses in 너무 많은 한을 품는 한강: the Han river that contains too much sorrow (=han).
** The Chunggyecheon (청계천) is a creek that flows
through the middle of downtown Seoul.
*** The Seonyudo park is a small island in the middle of the Han river.)