A K-pop track about the simple, impossible words "I like you" stuck in someone's throat.
Most love songs are about the feeling itself.
This one is about the label for the feeling, the phrase "I like you" as its own stubborn object.
Lyric guide
Mariya
A K-pop track about the simple, impossible words "I like you" stuck in someone's throat.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Editor's note
Halo's Mariya and the confession that won't come
A K-pop track about the simple, impossible words "I like you" stuck in someone's throat.
"Neoreul johahago itdaneun mariya"
Most love songs are about the feeling itself. This one is about the label for the feeling, the phrase "I like you" as its own stubborn object. It's hung up on the gap between knowing something and being able to voice it, which is where a lot of real anxiety lives.
The phrase "Neoreul johahago itdaneun mariya", "the words 'I like you'", keeps returning. It's not a grand declaration. It's just the name of the feeling, sitting there unspoken. The song spends its time in the space before those words get said, where everything feels a little strange and you're wondering how long this awkward in-between can last.
It's the title and the central knot. The lyric names the problem right at the top: it's the words themselves that are the issue, not the emotion behind them.
The way "ppippappa rarira" cuts through the verses like a nervous, melodic tic.
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What to keep in your ear
the pull of "I like you"
the pull of "Neoreul johahago itdaneun mariya"
the pull of "ppippappa rarira"
Lyrics
Mariya
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Neoreul johahago itdaneun mariya
Ajigeun malhal su eoptdaneun mariya
Eojjaetdeun urin jom isanghan saida
Saranggwa ujeong eodijjeum isseulkka
Wenirinji nado mollae
Kotnoraereul heungeoldaeneun geonji
Amado ne saenggage geureonga bwa
Neol jakku uisikhage dwae
Eoseolpeuge nae mam deulkilkka bwa
Neol hyanghae dallyeoganeun nae maeumeul
Seolledaga dapdaphaejyeo urin
Eonjekkaji jejariilkka
Neoreul johahago itdaneun mariya
Ajigeun malhal su eoptdaneun mariya
Eojjaetdeun urin jom isanghan saida
Saranggwa ujeong eodijjeum isseulkka
(Ppippappa rarira) Sarangiya
Johahae (Ppippappa rarira)
Oh ya naega deurin bitamingwaneun jom dareun Drink
Oh yeah igeon kapein neoreul jaeuji anhneun ge naui Dream
Naege jungdok sikineun ge naui mokpyoija
Naekkeoro sarojapneun bangbeop
Naega deureoganeun ttaee neoreul barabwa jul ttaee
Nega hangsang yeoreo dwosseumyeon johgesseo
Naega nal bwado babo gata
Gominhal geotdo eoptneunde
Wae jakku mangseorigo hemaeneunji
Jeongdabi baro yeogi nunape itneunde
Jujeohada nohchilkka bwa geopna
Eonjekkaji idaeroilkka
Neoreul johahago itdaneun mariya
Ajigeun malhal su eoptdaneun mariya
Eojjaetdeun urin jom isanghan saida
Saranggwa ujeong eodijjeum isseulkka
(Ppippappa rarira) Sarangiya
(Ooon) Johahae (Ppippappa rarira)
Nuga mworaedo nan neol johahae
Hwaksilhanikka
Idaeron andwae ireoken andwae
Neoege malhal geoya
Neoreul johahago itdaneun mariya
Ajigeun malhal su eoptdaneun mariya
Eojjaetdeun urin jom isanghan saida
Saranggwa ujeong eodijjeum isseulkka
(Ppippappa rarira) Sarangiya
Johahae (Ppippappa rarira)
Malhaebolkka (Neomaneul ppippappa rarira)
Saranghalge
Johahae (Ppippappa rarira)
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What is "Mariya" by Halo (K-Pop) about?
A K-pop track about the simple, impossible words "I like you" stuck in someone's throat. Most love songs are about the feeling itself. This one is about the label for the feeling, the phrase "I like you" as its own stubborn object.
Who performs "Mariya"?
Halo (K-Pop) performs "Mariya", and this lyric page sits inside the Halo (K-Pop) catalog on LyroVerse.
Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "Mariya"?
Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "Halo's Mariya and the confession that won't come", followed by the full lyric and related songs.
Are there related songs to explore after "Mariya"?
Yes. The related section below points to While You're Sleeping and Popcorn with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by Halo (K-Pop)?
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