Let's Learn Together: Heaven // 에일리

Let's Learn Together:  Heaven // 에일리

Song:  Heaven
Artist:  에일리 [Ailee]
Album:  Heaven
Lyrics:  naver.com
Photo:  naver.com
Company:  YMC Entertainment

English:  10 / 10
Translation Difficulty:  3 / 10




Please credit "auditionadviceandthoughts@blogspot.com" or "angelsfallfast" when using the English translation.
[Edit: 3/6/14]

Just A Few Words:

Ailee is one of my favorite solo singers and this is one of my favorite songs by her.  This is also another fairly easy song to translate.

English:  10 / 10
She's a native English speaker with an understanding company, so no problems here!

Translation Difficulty:  3 /10

10 Words:

1. 함께 (adverb):  together (with), along with; in company with
2. 매일 (noun):  daily, every day, each day; day after day, day in, day out
3. 해주다 (verb):  do for; do as a favor; help
4. 천국 (noun):  paradise; heaven
5. 품 (noun):  breast; bosom; width (of); {arms}
6. 오직 (adverb):  only, solely, alone, exclusively; but
7. 감사 (noun):  gratitude, appreciation, thanks; appreciate, thank, be thankful, be grateful
8. 목소리 (noun):  voice; tone (of voice)
9. 부럽다 (adjective):  envious (of)
10. 이유 (noun):  reason; cause; grounds (for); excuse (for); pretext (for)

Credit:  dic.naver.com

Politeness Level:
Casual
The singer(s) are comfortable to the audience.  They are close friends, family, or in a relationship.

Let's Learn Together: Electric Shock // f(x)

Let's Learn Together:  f(x) // Electric Shock

Song:  Electric Shock
Artist:  f(x)
Album:  Electric Shock
Lyrics:  music.naver.com
Photo:  naver.com
Company:  SM Entertainment

English:  3 / 10
Translation Difficulty:  4 / 10




Please credit "auditionadviceandthoughts@blogspot.com" or "angelsfallfast" when using the English translation.
[Edited 3/3/14]

Just A Few Words:
When I visited Korea this summer (June/July 2012) this song was everywhere.  It was really cool and fun at first, but after like the 10th time in 24 hours, it did get a little annoying.  However, it is still one of  my favorite songs.
This is also one of the few songs by f(x) that makes immediate sense.

English:  3 / 10
The pronunciation is great except...gauge.  It should be pronounced "gay-juh" and not "gay-jee."  I take away some more points since SM made their most fluent English speaker in f(x) say it...

Translation Difficulty:  4 / 10
Some of the bridge gave me grief...

10 Words:

1. 충분하다 (verb):  to be sufficient, to be enough, to be good, to be thorough
2. 과분하다 (adjective):  generous, undeserved, excessive
3. 다니다 (verb):  go, frequent;  pass;  run
4. 도대체 (adverb):  at all;  what the hell
5. 살짝 (adverb):  slightly
6. 귓가 (noun):  the rim of the ear
7. 한계 (noun):  limit(s);  limitation(s)
8. 넘어서다 (verb):  to pass, to [get] over
9. 뛰다 (verb):  rush, dash
10. 빨라지다 (adjective):  to quicken
11. *전기 충격 (noun):  an electric shock

Credit:  dic.naver.com

Politeness Level:
Casual
The singer(s) are comfortable to the audience.  They are close friends, family, or in a relationship.

Let's Learn Together: 소원을 말해봐 (Genie) // 소녀시대

Let's Learn Together:  소원을 말해봐 (Genie) // 소녀시대

Song:  소원을 말해봐 (Genie)
Artist:  소녀시대  //  Girls' Generation  (少女時代)  //  SNSD)
Album:  소원을 말해봐 (Genie) [EP]
Lyrics:  music.naver.com
Photo:  Wikipedia
Company:  SM Entertainment

English:  7 / 10
Translation Difficulty:  3 / 10



Please credit "auditionadviceandthoughts@blogspot.com" or "angelsfallfast" when using the English translation.
[Edited:  3/1/14]

Just A Few Words:
Next to "Gee" and "Oh!", this definitely is one of their biggest hits!  As far Girls' Generation goes, this was the first K-Pop song I heard from them.
I also happen to love this song and it's a pretty easy song to translate, which is what I need over finals week. XD

English:  7 / 10
The English is pronounced fine, but the phrasing of the "Genie" lines are awkward.  The article "a" should have been added before "Genie"  (I'm [a] Genie).  "For your world" and "for your dream" are grammatically correct, but we don't use phrasings like that in English.

Translation Difficulty:  2 / 10

10 Words:

1. 이상형 (noun):  ideal type
2. 그리다 (verb):  draw, paint, sketch; describe [portray] ( /sth as sth), depict; imagine, picture (sb/sth as sth, sb doing sth)
3. 달리다 (verb):  run, dash, gallop; drive, gallop
4. 이끌리다 (verb):  be led, be guided; be driven (by), be carried away (by)
5. 던지다 (verb):  throw, pitch, cast, toss, fling, flip; throw oneself (into); throw; cast
6. 믿다 (adjective):  believe, credit; trust, believe in; believe in, have faith in
7. 열정 (noun):  passion, ardor, fervor
8. 이루다 (adjective):  achieve, accomplish, fulfill, attain, realize
9. 깨어나다 (verb):  wake (up), awaken, awake; come around (to), regain [recover] consciousness; be disillusioned
10. 들어주다 (verb):  grant, accede (to)

Credit:  dic.naver.com

Politeness Level:
Casual
The singer(s) are comfortable to the audience.  They are close friends, family, or in a relationship.