Artist: AOA [Ace of Angels]
Album: Angels' Story - Single
Lyrics: music.naver.com
Photo: en.wikipedia.org
Company: FNC Entertainment
English: 1 / 10
Translation Difficulty: 1 / 10
Please credit: "auditionadviceandthoughts@blogspot.com" or "angelsfallfast"
[Edit: 3/10/14]
Just a Few Words:
This song is a new favorite of mine. I found it in my iTunes library when I overhauled it and I re-fell in love with it. Definitely a good dancing song! However, the lyrics are pretty simplistic and kinda...odd. Elvis? My grandma listens to him...(so not exactly culturally relavent).
This is also just one of those songs that works in Korean, but not in English. Onomatopoeias aren't commonly used in conversational English, but more frequently in Korean. So the part where it describes the sound of high-heels just doesn't translate well into English. Also, 똑각똑각 is the click of shoes, but the only think I can think of that sounds like that are...high-heels. But then and again, in the past, Elvis wore brogues which have a low heel...
English: 3 / 10.
-- So some lines are good and some, not so much. "You're my Elvis" doesn't make much sense to me at least. I get that Elvis was this mega-hottie back in the day and he was über famous and all, so maybe they're comparing the boy to Elvis...? (But what does Elvis have to do with angels...?)
Anyway, the pronunciation of some things is kinda off too. Firstly, the lack of the letter "v" in Korean leads "Elvis" to end up sounding like "Elbis", depending on who says it. Also, "bling" ends up like "ba-ring".
Translation Difficulty: 1 out of 10.
10 Words:
- 충격 (noun): "shock" or "jolt"
- 찌릿찌릿* (onamonapeia): a tingly sensation associated with a small electrical shock; also used to describe the sensation you get when you see someone you have a crush on.
- 돌아가다 (verb): "return" or "go [get, turn] back"
- 똑각** (onamonapeia): the sound heels make when walking in them (usually translated as "click-clock")
- 멋쟁이 (noun): "sharp dresser" or "smart dresser"
- 걸다 (verb): "cast [put] a spell on" or "hypnotize"
- 반하다 (verb): "fall in love (with)" or "fall for" or "be enamored (of/with)" or "give [lose] one's heart to sb" or "have a crush on sb" or "be taken with [by]" or "take a fancy to sb" or "be keen on"
- 매력 (noun): "(sex) appeal" or "charm" or "attraction" or "magnetism"
- 들어오다 (verb): "enter" or "come [get] in(to)" or "walk [step] in(to)". Also "pull in". Also: "come into sight [view]" or "come into one's head"
- 취하다 (adjective): "be drunk on [with]" or "be enraptured" or "get intoxicated"
Credit: dic.naver.com
*Credit: Translator Café
**Credit: 소연언니
Politeness Level:
Casual
The singer(s) are comfortable to the audience. They are close friends, family, or in a relationship.
Casual
The singer(s) are comfortable to the audience. They are close friends, family, or in a relationship.