Sunday, December 15, 2019

What does the Korean word 자몽 mean?

ANSWER: "Grapefruit." But can it also mean "love"?

The following is a song by the female singing duo "Hail" (헤일). The song is entitled "자몽," which means "grapefruit," but in the song the word 자몽 is used as a substitute for the word "사랑," which means "love."

"자몽" (Grapefruit)

그때 내가 마신 자몽차
I was drinking grapefruit tea,
뜨거움도 식기전에
when before it had even cooled,
나가자며 손을 잡아 끌어
you said, “Let’s go,” grabbing my hand and pulling me.
참을성도 없지
So impatient. 

진지해보이는 눈빛에
Seeing the seriousness in your eyes,
갑자기 숨이 쉬어지지 않아서
I suddenly became breathless.
목도리에 달아올라버린 볼을 묻고
 My flushed cheeks buried in my scarf
서서히 녹는다
were slowly melting.

자몽 숨이 점점 가빠와
My grapefruit breath became pants.
그렇게 가빠와 점점
Those pants increased more and more
너의 품이 점점 다가와
as your embrace came closer and closer,
점점 oh –
closer and closer. Oooh!

자몽자몽자몽자몽 자몽해
Jamong, jamong, jamong, jamong—I jamong you.
자몽자몽자몽 없인 못해
Jamong, jamong, jamong—I’m lost without you.
자몽자몽자몽자몽 자몽해
Jamong, jamong, jamong, jamong—you jamong me, too.
자몽자몽자몽 우리 이제 뭐해
Jamong, jamong, Jamong—now what else shall we do?

네가 고른건 자몽에이드
You then selected grapefruit-ade.
내가 꽂은 빨대 보더니
When you saw I had inserted two straws,
정없다며 하난 숨겨버리고
 you said it lacked affection and removed one.
"진짜 이렇게 하라고?"
“Really? Like this?”

한껏 나와있는 입술에
When your lips came close to mine,
갑자기 숨이 쉬어지지 않아서
I suddenly became breathless.
얼음 한조각을 입에 넣으니
A chuck of ice in my mouth
서서히 녹는다
was slowly melting.

자몽 숨이 점점 가빠와
My grapefruit breath became pants.
그렇게 가빠와 점점
Those pants increased more and more
입술이 점점 다가와
as your lips came closer and closer.
점점 oh –
Closer and closer, oooh!

자몽자몽자몽자몽 자몽해
Jamong, jamong, jamong, jamong—I jamong you.
자몽자몽자몽 없인 못해
Jamong, jamong, jamong—I’m lost without you.
자몽자몽자몽자몽 자몽해
Jamong, jamong, jamong, jamong—you jamong me, too.
자몽자몽자몽 우리 이제 뭐해
Jamong, jamong, jamong—now what shall we do?

자몽 자몽 사랑해
Jamong, jamong—I love you.
사랑이란 말은 흔해
The word “love” is too often used.
자몽자몽 자몽해
Jamong, jamong, so I jamong you.
내사랑 자몽아
My love is Jamong.

자몽자몽자몽자몽 자몽해
Jamong, jamong, jamong, jamong—I jamong you.
자몽자몽자몽 없인 못해
Jamong, jamong, jamong—I’m lost without you.
자몽자몽자몽자몽 자몽해
Jamong, jamong, jamong, jamong—you jamong me, too.
자몽자몽자몽 우리 이제 뭐해
Jamong, jamong, jamong—now what else shall we do?


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