Today’s song is by Kwon Soon Kwan, the vocal for the group No Reply. As much as I’d like to talk about song itself, I think I’m going to talk about why I chose to share this song today.
Play the song and just read on if you will.
The phrase “don’t take things for granted” sounds so cliché, but clichés are clichés for a reason. I certainly take a lot of things for granted, but I don’t think I’ll be able to change that until I lose something or someone important, after it’s too late. Couple of days ago, a good friend of mine lost someone who is very, if not the most, important to him. Even when his whole family knew of the inevitable for years, no amount of time could have prepared for the emptiness he must’ve felt once she was gone. Talking with him afterwards, I found myself left at a loss for words. And while he might’ve just wanted someone who would listen, I felt the need to tell him… just tell him something. Hey, I couldn’t say much at the time, but I hope this song can tell you what I really wanted to say.
Play the song and just read on if you will.
The phrase “don’t take things for granted” sounds so cliché, but clichés are clichés for a reason. I certainly take a lot of things for granted, but I don’t think I’ll be able to change that until I lose something or someone important, after it’s too late. Couple of days ago, a good friend of mine lost someone who is very, if not the most, important to him. Even when his whole family knew of the inevitable for years, no amount of time could have prepared for the emptiness he must’ve felt once she was gone. Talking with him afterwards, I found myself left at a loss for words. And while he might’ve just wanted someone who would listen, I felt the need to tell him… just tell him something. Hey, I couldn’t say much at the time, but I hope this song can tell you what I really wanted to say.
어둠은 떠나고 분주한 아침에
나를 깨우는 거리에 붐비는 소리
오월의 햇살과 그만큼 눈부신
여린 설레임 날 움직이는 그 노래
변하지 않는 것들 다 변해가는 것 중에
익숙해서 당연한 늘 곁에 있는 모든 것
키 높은 나무와 바람의 흔들림
힘을 내라는 엄마의 작은 목소리
변하지 않는 것들 다 변해가는 것 중에
익숙해서 당연한 늘 곁을 지킨 사람들
잊지 못한 거리도 사랑했던 마음도
변해만 가
영원할 것만 같은 그 아름다운 것들이
어느 날 물결처럼 다 흩어지지 않기를
변하지 않는 것들 다 변해가는 것 중에
잊을 만큼 당연한 내 곁에 있는 모든 것
비 오는 휴일과 홀로 선 바다와
그대 웃음이 그 자리에 머물기를
사라지지 않기를
After the darkness fades and the sun rises,
I wake up to the sound of busy lives filling up the streets.
As bright as the sunshine on a sunny day in May,
Comes the melody that makes my frail heart flutter.
The unchangeable in the midst of all that changes,
Things I’ve grown accustomed to that I now take for granted.
Tall trees and the wind that makes them dance,
The soft voice of my mom telling me to keep my head up.
The unchangeable in the midst of all that changes,
People I’ve grown accustomed to who I now take for granted.
Streets I couldn’t forget, and the love I couldn’t show yet,
Are all slowly changing.
The beautiful things I believed would last forever,
I can just hope they don’t fade like the ripples in the water.
The unchangeable in the midst of all that changes,
Everything I almost forgot the importance of.
Rainy days, the lonesome sea,
And your smile, please stay another day.
Please don’t disappear.
Can you translate Tonight by Kwon Soon Kwan? Sorry for my bad english.