친구 (Friends)

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

Jimin V Both

(1, 2, 3, 4) 유난히도 반짝였던 서울 

seoul had especially glittered then,

처음 보는 또 다른 세상

a different world i was seeing for the first time

땀에 잔뜩 밴 채 만난 넌

I met you while you were heavily soaked with sweat,

뭔가 이상했었던 아이

and something of a peculiar child

난 달에서, 

me from the moon

넌 별에서

you from the stars

우리 대화는 숙제 같았지

our conversations seemed like homework

하루는 베프 하루는 웬수

one day BFs, the next sworn enemies 

I just wanna understand

Hello my alien

우린 서로의 mystery

we’re each other’s mystery

그래서 더 특별한 걸까

Is that why this is so special?

언젠가 이 함성 멎을 때 stay (hey)

when this roar dies out someday, stay

내 앞에 함께 있어줘

please stay by my side

영원히 계속 이곳에 stay (hey)

forever always in this place, stay (stay) hey (hey)

네 작은 새끼손가락처럼

like your small pinky

일곱 번의 여름과 추운 겨울보다 오래

for seven summers and cold winters, and longer

수많은 약속과 추억들보다 오래

for all those promises and memories, and longer

우리 교복 차림이 기억나

I remember our school uniforms

우리 추억 한 편 한 편 영화

each one of our memories is a movie

만두 사건은 코미디 영화 yeah yeah

the dumpling incident, a comedy movie yeah yeah

하교 버스를 채운 속 얘기들

the bus rides to school, filled with conversations

이제 함께 drive를 나가

have turned into drives together

한결같애, 그때의 우리들

unchanging, the us of then

“hey 지만, 오늘”

“hey jimin, today-” 

내 방의 드림캐쳐

The dreamcatcher in my room

7년간의 history

seven years of history

그래서 더 특별한 걸까

Is that why this is so special?

언젠가 이 함성 멎을 때 stay (hey)

when this roar dies out someday, stay

내 앞에 함께 있어줘

please stay by my side

영원히 계속 이곳에 stay (hey)

forever always in this place, stay (hey)

네 작은 새끼손가락처럼

like your small pinky

일곱 번의 여름과 추운 겨울보다 오래

for seven summers and cold winters, and longer

수많은 약속과 추억들보다 오래

for all those promises and memories, and longer

네 새끼손가락

like your pinky finger

처럼 우린 여전해 

we’re unchanging

네 모든 걸 알아

i know your everything

서로 믿어야만 돼

we have to trust each other

잊지 마

don’t forget 

고맙단 그 뻔한 말 보단

instead of “thank you”, so straightforward,

너와 나

you and i

내일은 정말 싸우지 않기로 해

let’s make the choice not to fight tomorrow

언젠가 이 함성 멎을 때 stay (hey)

when this roar dies out someday, stay

you are my soulmate

영원히 계속 이곳에 stay (hey)

forever always in this place, stay (hey)

you are my soulmate

일곱 번의 여름과 추운 겨울보다 오래

for seven summers and cold winters, and longer

수많은 약속과 추억들보다 오래

for all those promises and memories, and longer

언젠가 이 함성 멎을 때 stay (hey)

when this roar dies out someday, stay

you are my soulmate

영원히 계속 이곳에 stay (hey)

forever always in this place, stay (hey)

you are my soulmate

일곱 번의 여름과 추운 겨울보다 오래

for summers and cold winters, and longer

수많은 약속과 추억들보다 오래

for all those promises and memories, and longer

Translation Notes:

함성 is a word that specifically refers to the noise of a crowd. It means "cry/roar/scream". Basically "someday when the crowds are gone, stay"

I'd like to do a more natural English translation of the chorus here: 

"Someday, when the crowds are all gone, please stay by my side, like your pinky will always be small, stay here with me forever and always, longer than seven summers and cold winters, longer than all the promises and memories we made."

There's a couple (a lot) of references in here specific to Jimin and Taehyung. As Taehyung has since explained, they once had a fight about whether to eat dumplings while practicing choreography or after. Now they look back on it and it's hilarious, "a comedy".

"The dreamcatcher in my room" is something Jimin bought Taehyung a few years ago.

I just want to say that I felt incredibly third-wheeled while translating this song.