어머님께 To Mother

I miss you mother

Since childhood, our house was poor
We rarely went out to eat like others did
When mother was out working, not at home
I always cooked and ate ramen alone

Then I got so sick of ramen
I protested to eat something delicious
So mother reluctantly took out
Her emergency money she had hidden

I was so happy with just one jajangmyeon
But for some reason, mother didn’t eat
Mother said she didn’t like jajangmyeon
Mother said she didn’t like jajangmyeon

Yeah, living like that
Regretting like that, shedding tears
Yeah, living like that
It hurts so much, but I smile again

In first year of middle school, during lunch
We all gathered and opened our lunch boxes
A rich kid got mad at me
Saying what kind of side dishes are those

I was so embarrassed that tears fell
Then that kid teased me for crying
Unable to bear it, my fist flew to his face
Mother was called to school again from work

She was called, no, dragged again
She promised it wouldn’t happen again
She bowed her head to that kid’s mother
My mother bowed her head

Yeah, living like that
Regretting like that, shedding tears
Yeah, living like that
It hurts so much, but I smile again

Without a father, we finally made it
Finally got a small restaurant
It wasn’t big, but we were happy
Tears welled up in mother’s wrinkled eyes

Taking the first letters of mother’s and my name
We named the restaurant and held a ritual
Even as night deepened, no one wanted to leave
Congratulations from people continued

They left around midnight
Maybe tired, mother
Fell into a deep sleep
And never woke up again

I loved you
Though I never said it
I love you, now rest easy
In a world without me, forever

Yeah, living like that
Regretting like that, shedding tears
Yeah, living like that
It hurts so much, but I smile again

Yeah, living like that
Regretting like that, shedding tears
Yeah, living like that
It hurts so much, but I smile again

eomeoni bogo sipeoyo

eoryeoseobuteo uri jibeun gananhaesseotgo
namdeul dahaneun oesik myeot beon han jeogi eopseotgo
ilteoe nagasin eomeoni jibe eopseumyeon
eonjena honjaseo kkeunhyeo meogeotdeon ramyeon

geureoda ramyeoni neomu jigyeowosseo
masinneun geot jom meokjago daedeulyeotdeon
geureoja eomeonineun majimotae kkeonaesin
sumgyeodusin bisanggeumeuro sikyeojusin

jajangmyeon hanae neomuna haengbokhaesseosseo
hajiman eomeonimeun oenji deusijil anhasseo
eomeonimeun jajangmyeoni siltdago hasyeosseo
eomeonimeun jajangmyeoni siltdago hasyeosseo

ya geureoke saragago
geureoke huhoehago nunmuldo heulligo
ya geureoke saragago
neomuna apeugo hajiman dasi utgo

junghakgyo il haknyeon ttae dosirak kka meogeul ttae
da gachi hamkke moyeo dosirak ttukkeongeul yeoreonneunde
bujatjip adeul nyeoseogi naege hwareul naesseo
banchani geuge mwonyamyeo naege mworago haesseo

changpihaseo geuman nunmuri nasseo
geureoja geu nyeoseogeun naega undamyeo nollyeodaesseo
chameul su eopseoseo eolgullo nara gan nae jumeoge
ilteoe gyesideon eomeonimeun tto dasi hakgyoe

bullyeo osyeosseo ani tto kkulryeo osyeosseo
dasineun ireon iri eopseul georamyeo biseosseo
geu nyeoseok eomeonimkke gogaereul sugyeo biseosseo
uri eomeoniga biseosseo

ya geureoke saragago
geureoke huhoehago nunmuldo heulligo
ya geureoke saragago
neomuna apeugo hajiman dasi utgo

abeoji eopsi machimnae urineun haenaesseo
machimnae jogeum han sikdangeul hana gatge dwaesseo
geuri keujin anhatjiman haengbokhaesseo
jureumjin eomeonim nunggane nunmuri goyeosseo

eomeoniwa nae ireume ap geuljareul ttaseo
sikdang ireumeul jitgo gosareul jinaego
bami gipeogado amudo tteonal jul moreugo
saramdeul-ui chukhaneun gyesok doeeotgo

jajeongi da dwaeseoya doragass-eo
pigonhasyeotneunji eomeonimeun
eonuseo gipi jami deureo beorisisigo neun
kkaeji anhuseosseo dasineun

nan dangsineul saranghaess-eoyo
han beon-do maleul mot haessjiman
saranghaeyo ijen pyeonhi swieoyo
naega eopsneun sesang-eseo yeong-wontorok

ya geureoke saragago
geureoke huhoehago nunmuldo heulligo
ya geureoke saragago
neomuna apeugo hajiman dasi utgo

ya geureoke saragago
geureoke huhoehago nunmuldo heulligo
ya geureoke saragago
neomuna apeugo hajiman dasi utgo