A Korean ballad about love's weight and the trees that bear it.
Yerin frames love as something that lands on you, not something you choose.
The tree doesn't get to decide if it wants the light or the weight.
Lyric guide
The Loved One
A Korean ballad about love's weight and the trees that bear it.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Editor's note
Baek Yerin's The Loved One
A Korean ballad about love's weight and the trees that bear it.
sarangbatgo keuneun namuya
Yerin frames love as something that lands on you, not something you choose. The tree doesn't get to decide if it wants the light or the weight. That quiet shift from active wanting to passive receiving gives the lyric its ache.
The phrase "sarangbatgo keuneun namuya", the tree that receives love, keeps returning. It's not just a metaphor; it's the whole burden. The song asks what happens when you're the one who has to hold all that affection, when you become the trunk everything grows from.
Calling yourself the tree that receives love turns the whole idea inside out. You're not reaching for it; you're standing there while it comes to you, and you have to hold it up.
The way she sings "nal saranghae jwo", love me, sounds less like a request and more like someone remembering how to say the words.
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the pull of "sarangbatgo keuneun namuya"
the pull of "nal saranghae jwo"
Lyrics
The Loved One
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sarangbatgo keosseoyo
geuge animyeon jigeum wae
sarangeul boda wonhajyo
wollae badeun ge eopseotdamyeon
imankeum oeropjido anasseul tende
jo-eun geol meokgo jaratjyo
geuge animyeon jigeum wae
sarangi mani gopeujyo
wollae nappeun geol meogeotdeoramyeon
ije wa pyeonsikhaji anasseul tende
naneun eodiseona mangnaeya
sarangeul batgo keuneun namuya
nal saranghae jwo
bicheul jjoe-eo
nareul bwajwo
neoneun eodingaeseo mangnaeya
sarangeul batgo keuneun namuya
neol saranghaejwo
dasi nanwojwo
eoreundeureun geureojyo
haengbokhagiman harago
naege apeumeul juneun geon
eotteon geonji algo innayo
naege malhaejuseyo
gakkeum soriro mareyo
maneun geol baraneun geongayo
gakkeumeun jogeumahan geotdeuldo
imankeum keuge nareul seulpeuge haeyo
naneun eodiseona mangnaeya
sarangeul batgo keuneun namuya
nal saranghae jwo
bicheul jjoe-eo
nareul bwajwo
neoneun eodingaeseo mangnaeya
sarangeul batgo keuneun namuya
neol saranghae jwo
nareul anajwo
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What is "The Loved One" by Baek Yerin about?
A Korean ballad about love's weight and the trees that bear it. Yerin frames love as something that lands on you, not something you choose. The tree doesn't get to decide if it wants the light or the weight.
Who performs "The Loved One"?
Baek Yerin performs "The Loved One", and this lyric page sits inside the Baek Yerin catalog on LyroVerse.
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Are there related songs to explore after "The Loved One"?
Yes. The related section below points to Popo (How Deep Is Our Love?) and I want to fall asleep (Zz) with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by Baek Yerin?
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