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Don't Cry

A breakup song that insists on meeting again in another life.

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A breakup song that insists on meeting again in another life.

That phrase "Da-eum sesangeseo ggok dashi manna", in the next world, we'll definitely meet again, doesn't sound like hope so much as a demand.

It's the one thing the singer won't let go of, even while telling someone not to cry and admitting the relationship is over.

Editor's note

2NE1's Don't Cry and the next world

A breakup song that insists on meeting again in another life.

"Da-eum sesangeseo ggok dashi manna"

That phrase "Da-eum sesangeseo ggok dashi manna", in the next world, we'll definitely meet again, doesn't sound like hope so much as a demand. It's the one thing the singer won't let go of, even while telling someone not to cry and admitting the relationship is over. The words answer a kind of vanity, maybe, or a refusal to accept that an ending has to be complete.

It turns the afterlife into a backup plan, a place where the mistakes of this life get a do-over. The certainty in "ggok", definitely, is what sticks.

The way the English "Baby please don't cry" cuts through the Korean verses, almost like a direct plea the singer can't fully translate.

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Don't Cry

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Sarangeun neomu shwipge byeonhaeman gatjyo

Seoro yokshim soke apeun sangcheoman nama gotta let you go

(and please don`t cry)

Naraneun saram cham geudaeyegen motdwaejyo

Babo gateun nae mameul mot japgo neol apeuge haetjyo

(and please don`t cry)

Yeogikkajiga uri duri ggeutingayo

Sesangi uril heoralhal ddae geuddae kkajiman

It`s OK baby please don`t cry

Ginagin yeohaengi ggeutnatjiman

Ddo eonjengan maju chigetji

Da-eum sesangeseo ggok dashi manna~ ha ha ha mm

Haruga meolge urin mae-il datweotjyo

Geuddaen mweoga geuri boonhaet deonji mae-il bameul wureotjyo

(Baby I cried)

Neo raneun saram cham naegen muship-haetjyo

Gilko ginagin bameul jisaeneun nal hollo duweotjyo

(Baby I cried)

Yeogikkaji~ga uri duri ggeutingayo

Sesangi uril heoralhal ddae geuddae kkajiman

It`s OK baby please don`t cry

Ginagin yeohaengi ggeutnatjiman

Ddo eonjengan maju chigetji

Da-eum sesangeseo ggok dashi manna (dashi manna~)

Gakkeum nunmuri nal chaja-ol ddaemyeon

Areumda weotdeon uril giyeok halgeyo

Geudae deo isang apeuji marayo jebal

And please don't cry

It`s OK baby please don`t cry

Ginagin yeohaengi ggeutnatjiman

Ddo eonjengan maju chigetji

Da-eum sesangeseo ggok dashi manna

It`s OK baby please don`t cry

Ginagin yeohaengi ggeutnatjiman

Ddo eonjengan maju chigetji

Da-eum sesangeseo ggok dashi manna

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What is "Don't Cry" by 2NE1 about?

A breakup song that insists on meeting again in another life. That phrase "Da-eum sesangeseo ggok dashi manna", in the next world, we'll definitely meet again, doesn't sound like hope so much as a demand. It's the one thing the singer won't let go of, even while telling someone not to cry and admitting the relationship is over.

Who performs "Don't Cry"?

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Are there related songs to explore after "Don't Cry"?

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