00:00 (Zero O'Clock)

Jungkook V Jimin Jin

그런 날 있잖아 

i’m having a day, 

이유 없이 슬픈 날

you know, the kind where you’re sad for no reason

몸은 무겁고

where my body’s heavy

나 빼곤 모두 다

and everyone but me

바쁘고 치열해 보이는 날

is busy and looking sharp

발걸음이 떨어지질 않아

i can’t make myself leave

벌써 늦은 것 같은데 말야

but it seems like i’m already late, so...

온 세상이 얄밉네 

ah, the whole world sucks

yeah 곳곳에 덜컥거리는 과속방지턱

yeah, speed bumps to rattle me are everywhere

맘은 구겨지고 말은 자꾸 없어져

my heart’s been crushed and i’m coming up with less to say

도대체 왜 나 열심히 뛰었는데

why the hell, why, i’ve given it my all

오 내게 왜

so why me? 

집에 와

i get home

침대에 누워

and climb into bed

생각해봐

i’m thinking about

내 잘못이었을까

slipups i might’ve i had

어지러운 밤

in this restless night

문득 시곌 봐

suddenly I check the time

곧 12시

soon, it’s midnight

뭔가 달라질까

is anything going to change?

그런 건 아닐 거야

it probably won’t end up that way

그래도 이 하루가

even so, this day

끝나잖아

is over

초침과

when the second hand

분침이 겹칠 때

meets the minute hand

세상은 아주 잠깐 숨을 참아

the world very briefly holds its breath and

zero o’clock

and you’re gonna be happy

and you’re gonna be happy

막 내려앉은 저 눈처럼

like snow that’s freshly fallen

숨을 쉬자 처음처럼

let’s breathe like it’s the beginning

and you’re gonna be happy

and you’re gonna be happy

turn this all around

모든 게 새로운

everything is new at

zero o’clock

조금씩 박자가 미끄러져

little by little, the rhythm is slipping

쉬운 표정이 안 지워져

I can’t even make an easy expression

익숙한 가사 자꾸 잊어

I keep on forgetting familiar lyrics

내 맘 같은 게 뭐 하나 없어

nothing is lining up with my wishes

그래 다 지나간 일들이야

“yeah these are all things of the past,”

혼잣말해도 참 쉽지 않아

i tell this to myself, but it’s not as easy as that

is it my fault?

is it my wrong? 

답이 없는 나의 메아리만 

there’s only my echo without an answer 

집에 와

i get home

침대에 누워

and climb into bed

생각해봐

i’m thinking about

내 잘못이었을까

the slipups i might’ve i had

어지러운 밤

in this restless night

문득 시곌 봐

suddenly I check the time

곧 12시

soon, it’s midnight

뭔가 달라질까

is anything going to change?

그런 건 아닐 거야

it probably won’t end up that way

그래도 이 하루가

even so, this day

끝나잖아

is over

초침과

when the second hand

분침이 겹칠 때

meets the minute hand

세상은 아주 잠깐 숨을 참아

the world very briefly holds its breath and

zero o’clock

and you’re gonna be happy

and you’re gonna be happy

막 내려앉은 저 눈처럼

like snow, freshly fallen,

숨을 쉬자 처음처럼

let’s breathe like it’s the beginning

and you’re gonna be happy

and you’re gonna be happy

turn this all around

모든 게 새로운

everything is new at

zero o’clock

두 손 모아

both hands clasped

기도하네

i’m praying

내일은 좀

that tomorrow will be

더 웃기를

a happier day

for me

좀 낫기를

a bit better

for me

이 노래가

when this song

끝이 나면

comes to an end

새 노래가

a new song

시작되리

shall begin

좀 더 행복하기를

and i’ll be happier, i pray

and you’re gonna be happy

and you’re gonna be happy

아주 잠깐 숨을 참고

holding my breath just briefly

오늘도 나를 토닥여

and comforting myself today too

and you’re gonna be happy

and you’re gonna be happy

turn this all around

모든 게 새로운

everything is new at

zero o’clock

Translation Notes:

A more literal translation for "why the hell, when I've given it my all, so why me?" would be "why the hell/why oh why, when I ran so hard, oh, to me, why?"  

I translated one of Jimin's lines as "nothing is lining up with my wishes", but the Korean lyrics say "There's not even one thing that's the same as my heart". The meaning is kind of, "I had my heart set on things happening this way, but nothing is." 

Another way to read the pre-chorus would be "a zero o'clock where everything is new" but I wanted to preserve "zero o'clock" being the last line. 

"오늘도 나를 토닥여" means "today too, (i) pat myself", kind of like patting yourself on the back and being like, "it's okay, you did good".