song vocab

까만 하늘

dark sky

보랏빛

purple light

달빛

moonlight

새벽

dawn

별

star, often metaphorical in lyrics

구름

cloud

밤

night, common in poetic settings

희미한

haze / faint mist

번지는

fog (spreading)

상상

imagination

꿈

dream

상상화

imagined picture

영감

inspiration, sudden or creative

의미

meaning, noun

감정

emotion

환히 / 환한

brightly / bright

빛

light, frequently used in metaphors

반짝이다

to sparkle, to twinkle

밝게

brightly

선명하다

to be vivid, clear

비추다

to shine on, to illuminate

담다 / 담아 둘래

to hold / I want to keep

삼키다 / 삼키듯

to swallow / as if swallowing

찾다 / 찾아오다

to find / to come find

깨우다 / 깨우잖아

to wake (someone) / doesn’t it wake me

이끌다 / 이끄는

to lead, to guide

날아오르다

to fly up

채우다 / 채워 나가

to fill / fill and move on

-을/ㄹ 때

When, used to express the time something happens.

-듯(이)

As if / Like

-잖아

You know…, Right? (confirming tone)

-기에

Because / Since (reason/cause)

-(으)면서 / -고 나서 / 나가다

Shows progressive / continuous aspect.

-고 싶다 / -ㄹ래요

I want to / Shall I

-처럼

Like / As

-게 되다 / -어지다

Passive / Change of state.