A Korean ballad about the small, hard things a parent did without complaint.
A Korean ballad about the small, hard things a parent did without complaint.
The song builds its weight through accumulation, not argument.
It just keeps stacking those small, specific memories of lack, the instant ramen eaten alone, the scolding for wasting food, until the gratitude at the end feels earned, not sentimental.
A Korean ballad about the small, hard things a parent did without complaint.
Eomeonimeun jajangmyeoni shiltago hasyeosseo
The song builds its weight through accumulation, not argument. It just keeps stacking those small, specific memories of lack, the instant ramen eaten alone, the scolding for wasting food, until the gratitude at the end feels earned, not sentimental.
The line about the mother saying she didn't like jajangmyeon, "Eomeonimeun jajangmyeoni shiltago hasyeosseo", is repeated twice. It's not about the noodles. It's about a kid finally realizing all those times his mom passed on the one treat they could afford were a lie she told to make him feel less guilty for eating it alone.
It's a child's memory of a parent's simplest, most transparent lie. The repetition drives home how long it took for him to understand what it really meant.
The way the "Ya-iya-iya-a-a" refrain breaks up the verses gives you a second to breathe between all those crowded childhood details.
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Eoryeoseobuteo urijibeun gananhaesseotkko
Mamdeul dahaneun weshik myeotppeon hanjeogi eopseotkko
Ilteo-e nagashin eomeoni jibe eopseumyeon
Eonjena honjaseo kkeuryeomeogeottteon ramyeon
Geureoda ramyeoni neomu jigyeoweoseo
Mashinneungeotjjom meokjjago daedeureosseosseo
Geureoja eomeoninimi majimothae kkeonaeshin
Sumgyeodushin bisanggeumeuro shikyeojushin
Jajangmyeonhana-e neomuna haengbokhaesseosseo
Hajiman eomeonimeun waenji deushijil anhasseo
Eomeonimeun jajangmyeoni shiltago hasyeosseo
Eomeonimeun jajangmyeoni shiltago hasyeosseo
Ya-iya-iya-a-a
Geureoke saragago geureoke
Huhwehago nunmuldo heulligo
Ya-iya-iya-a-a
Geureoke saragago neomuna
Apeugo hajiman dashi eutkko
Junghakkkyo 1 hangnyeonttae doshirak kkameogeulttae
Dagani hamkke moyeo doshirak ttukkeongeul yeoreonneunde
Bujajibadeullyeoseogi na-ege hwareul naesseo
Banchani geuge mweonyamyeo na-ege mweorago haesseo
Changpihaesseo geuman nunmuri nasseo
Geureoja geunyeoseogeun naega undamyeo nollyeodaesseo
Chameulsu eopseoseo eolgullo naragan nae jumeoge
Ilteo-e gyeshideon eomeonimeun tto dashi hakkkyo-e
Bullyeo-osyeosseo ani tto kkeullyeo-osyeosseo
Dashineun ireoniri eopseul georamyeo bisyeosseo
Geunyeoseok eomeonikke gogaereul sugyeo bisyeosseo
(Uri eomeoniga bisyeosseo)
Ya-iya-iya-a-a
Geureoke saragago geureoke
Huhwehago nunmuldo heulligo
Ya-iya-iya-a-a
Geureoke saragago neomuna apeugo hajiman dashi eutkko
Abeonimeopshi machimnae urineun haenaesseo
Machimnae jogeuman shikttangeul hana gatkke dwesseo
Geuri keujin anhatjjiman haengbokhaesseo
Jureumjin eomeoni nunga-en nunmuri goyeosseo
Eomeoniwa nae-ireumui apkkeuljareul ttaseo
Shikttangireumeul jitkko gosareul jinaego
Bami gipeogado amudo tteonaljul moreugo
Saramdeurui chukhaneun gyesok dwe-eotkko
Jajeongi dadweseoya doragasseo
Pigonhasyeonneunji eomeonimeun eoneusae gipi
Jami deureobeorishigoneun kkaeji anheusyeosseo
Dashineun
Nan dangshineul saranghaesseoyo
Hanbeondo mareul mothaetjjiman
Saranghaeyo ijen pyeonhi shwi-eoyo
Maega eomneun sesangeseo yeongweontorok
Ya-iya-iya-a-a
Geureoke saragago geureoke
Huhwehago nunmuldo heulligo
Ya-iya-iya-a-a
Geureoke saragago neomuna
Apeugo hajiman dashi eutkko
Ya-iya-iya-a-a
Geureoke saragago geureoke
Huhwehago nunmuldo heulligo
Ya-iya-iya-a-a
Geureoke saragago neomuna
Apeugo hajiman dashi eutkko
A Korean ballad about the small, hard things a parent did without complaint. The song builds its weight through accumulation, not argument. It just keeps stacking those small, specific memories of lack, the instant ramen eaten alone, the scolding for wasting food, until the gratitude at the end feels earned, not sentimental.
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