Hello, everyone! Today, following our last introduction to major theater musicals, we plan to take a look at the Korean translations of lyrics from musicals imported from abroad. How have the lyrics, originally in English, been transformed into Korean? Let's take a look together! 🪩📃
1. Wicked ‘For Good’ 🪄
Like a comet pulled from orbit as it passes the sun, 태양에게 이끌리는 작은 혜성처럼
Like a stream that meets a boulder halfway through the wood 바위를 만나 휘도는 시냇물처럼
Who can say if I've been changed for the better 너라는 중력이 손을 내밀어
But because I knew you I have been changed for good 난 너로 인하여 달라졌어, 내가
'For Good' from 'Wicked' has been loved by many people for a long time. Although the Korean lyrics have been translated slightly differently in meaning from the original lyrics, the translation of the part 'Because I knew you' into '너로 인하여' (Because of you) has received the most love in Korea. 🪄
2. Matilda ‘When I Grow Up’ 🪑
Just because I find mtself in this story 이 얘기의 주인공은 바로 나야
It doesn’t mean that everything is written for me 쓰여진 대로 그냥 따라할 순 없지
If I think the ending is fixed already I might as well be saying I think that it’s OK 처음부터 끝이란 건 어차피 정해져 있다 믿고 다 포기하는 건
And that’s not right 옳지 않아
Famous for its scene with swings, this number talks about being able to do everything once you grow up. It's a translation that has received positive reviews for matching the meaning of the English lyrics well and being easy to pronounce and understand! 🪑
3. Six the Musical ‘Ex-Wives’ 👑
I'm that Boleyn girl And I'm up next See, I broke England from the Church 내가 앤 불린 나 땜에 영국과 가톨릭은 깨져
Yeah, I'm that sexy Why did I lose my head? 내가 좀 섹시 왜 머릴 잘렸나
Well, my sleeves may be green But my lipstick's red! 순진한 얼굴에 빨간 립스틱 틱
Although it hasn’t been introduced in Korea for long, it's already famous abroad! The lyrics of 'Six' are particularly known for their excellent rhyme and rhythm. It seems that efforts have been made to keep the rhyme and rhythm in the Korean lyrics as well. 👑
4. Dear Evan Hansen ‘Waving through a Window’ 🪟
On the outside, always looking in 창문 밖을 홀로 서성이는 난
Will I ever be more than I've always been? 좀 더 나은 내가 될 수 있을까
Cause I'm tap, tap, tapping on the glass 톡, 톡, 창을 두드려
Waving through a window 나 손을 흔들어도 오, 난
The Korean lyrics of 'Dear Evan Hansen' have received positive responses for accurately reflecting the meanings of the original lyrics while using vocabulary that audiences can easily understand! Especially, this number, which is important for depicting Evan's inner thoughts, shows such characteristics well. 🪟
5. Come From Away ‘Me and the Sky’ ✈️
But I was too young and too short And there were no female captains 다들 그랬지 꼬마야 여자는 캡틴을 못 해
And my dad said "Be patient" He said 'Just see what happens' 근데 아빠는 말해 내 딸 넌 할 수 있어
But I took my first lesson, came down from the sky 첫 훈련을 마치고 내렸을 때
And told my father I'd fly for the rest of my life 말했지 아빠 난 영원히 날고 싶어
A number from 'Come From Away' based on a true story about female pilot 'Beverly'. One of the biggest features is that the Korean lyrics have slightly less content than the English lyrics, yet they still convey the meaning of the original well and maintain the rhythm! ✈️
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