TRULY Lyrics English Translation by Shin Seung Hun
After I came back a long way around,
An unnamed flower caught my eye.
Even when there was no one to notice,
I learned to have a heart in full bloom.
Like a petal I carelessly plucked,
There were days I hurt someone.
Like fingertips cut by soft paper,
There were days it hurt
Because I trusted and loved.
Truly, our story,
I can now bring it out comfortably.
The resentful feelings, the sorry feelings,
When I look back, I miss them.
Truly, I hope this breeze
That grazed me grazes you.
On anxious mornings, on weary evenings,
I hope it tells you, “It’s okay.”
In a movie I’d seen several times before,
I found myself crying all over again.
I guess some things you can only know in hindsight.
Finally, I embrace that day’s you
So warmly.
Truly, the past story,
From afar, it’s beautiful, isn’t it?
The clumsy me, the you I’m grateful for,
I can only see it now.
Truly, on this path we walk,
Even if the whole world turns its back,
Let’s be friends who soothe
Each other’s aching backs.
(In the midst of living, we’ll wonder)
“Am I doing okay?”
(“Am I walking the path I hoped for?”)
Even if we grow numb to joy and sorrow,
And easily crumble under others’ words,
Look at us, walking along so well, even if slowly.
Truly, it wasn’t for nothing.
Even when it hurt, I was happy.
In those clumsy days of
Crying silently, forcing a smile.
Truly, this long, long road,
Sometimes it’s lonely and burdensome,
But I’m thankful to have a handful of memories
With my people, who make me smile
When I think of them.