Monday, March 2, 2020

Black Swan

(Lyrics in colour are the official lyrics, lyrics in black are translations. Official English lyrics are italicized.)

Jungkook V Jimin j-hope SUGA Jin RM


do your thang
do your thang with me now
do your thang
do your thang with me now
what’s my thang
what’s my thing tell me now
tell me now
yeah yeah yeah yeah


심장이 뛰지 않는대
their heart doesn’t beat, they say
더는 음악을 들을 때
anymore when the music plays
tryna pull up
시간이 멈춘 듯해
it’s as if time as stopped
oh that would be my first death
i been always afraid of


이게 나를 더 못 울린다면
if this could no longer resonate
내 가슴을 더 떨리게 못 한다면
if this could no longer make my heart tremble
어쩜 이렇게 한 번 죽겠지 아마
perhaps in this way, i would die for the first time
but what if that moment's right now
right now


귓가엔 느린 심장 소리만 bump bump bump
in my ears is only my slow heartbeat bump bump bump
벗어날래도 그 입속으로 jump jump jump
I try to flee, but into the maw i jump jump jump
어떤 노래도 와닿지 못해
not a single song can strike a chord in me anymore
소리 없는 소릴 질러
I’m crying out a silent sound


모든 빛이 침묵하는 바다 yeah yeah yeah
the sea where all light sinks into silence yeah yeah yeah
길 잃은 내 발목을 또 잡아 yeah yeah yeah
again it seizes my adrift ankles yeah yeah yeah
어떤 소리도 들리지 않아 yeah yeah yeah
i can’t hear even a single sound yeah yeah yeah
killin' me now
killin' me now
do you hear me yeah 


홀린 듯 천천히 가라앉아 nah nah nah
slowly sinking down as if enchanted, nah nah nah
몸부림쳐봐도 사방이 바닥 nah nah nah
i try to struggle but i’m on the ocean bottom, yeah yeah yeah
모든 순간들이 영원이 돼 yeah yeah yeah
every moment stretches for forever, yeah yeah yeah
film it now
film it now
do you hear me yeah


do your thang
do your thang with me now
do your thang
do your thang with me now
what's my thang
what's my thang tell me now
tell me now
yeah yeah yeah yeah


deeper
yeah I think I'm goin' deeper
자꾸 초점을 잃어
i keep losing focus
이젠 놓아줘 싫어
let go of me now, i hate this
차라리 내 발로 갈게
I’d rather go on my own feet
내가 뛰어들어갈게
I’ll jump voluntarily
가장 깊은 곳에서
at the deepest point,
나는 날 봤어
I saw myself


천천히 난 눈을 떠
slowly I open my eyes
여긴 나의 작업실 내 스튜디오
I’m in my workplace, my studio
거센 파도 깜깜하게 나를 스쳐도
even if harsh waves slap with dark intent against me
절대 끌려가지 않을 거야 다시 또
never will i be dragged under again 
inside, I saw myself myself


귓가엔 빠른 심장 소리만 bump bump bump
in my ears is only my fast heartbeat bump bump bump
두 눈을 뜨고 나의 숲으로 jump jump jump
into the forest with both eyes open, jump jump jump jump
그 무엇도 날 삼킬 수 없어
even that can’t swallow me down
힘껏 나는 소리 질러
i’m screaming out with all my might


모든 빛이 침묵하는 바다 yeah yeah yeah
the sea where all light sinks into silence yeah yeah yeah
길 잃은 내 발목을 또 잡아 yeah yeah yeah
again it seizes my adrift ankles yeah yeah yeah
어떤 소리도 들리지 않아 yeah yeah yeah
i can’t hear even a single sound yeah yeah yeah
killin' me now
killin' me now
do you hear me yeah


홀린 듯 천천히 가라앉아 nah nah nah
slowly sinking down as if enchanted, nah nah nah
몸부림쳐봐도 사방이 바닥 nah nah nah
i try to struggle but i’m on the ocean bottom, yeah yeah yeah
모든 순간들이 영원이 돼 yeah yeah yeah
every moment stretches for forever, yeah yeah yeah
film it now
film it now
do you hear me yeah


do your thang
do your thang with me now
do your thang
do your thang with me now
what's my thang
what's my thang tell me now
tell me now
yeah yeah yeah yeah

Translation Notes: 

The first line of Black Swan is Yoongi indirectly quoting someone. I'll more directly translate this: "They say their heart doesn't beat anymore when they listen to music. Trying to get myself together, but it's like time has stopped, because that would be the first death I've always been afraid of."

 It's like, someone told him that music isn't their passion anymore, and it scared him, because that's what he himself is afraid of. There's a reference here, to the quote shown in the Black Swan art film, by dancer Martha Graham: "A dancer dies twice, once when they stop dancing, and this first death is more painful." It seems like this quote heavily resonated with both Yoongi and Namjoon as both of their verses contain a reference to that "first death". 
 
A more direct translation of "몸부림쳐봐도 사방이 바닥" would be "Even though I try to struggle, the surroundings (are) the floor".

The structure of this song is also fascinating to me because it both starts and ends on a negative note and both the instrumental and the choreo reflect that. You can almost perfectly loop this song and it's choreo and that's on purpose- that sea that smothers light and sound, it will keep seizing your drifting feet. It will keep trying to drag you down. But each time, you have to vow to not be drowned by those waves.

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