I will add all of my translations here gradually, as I feel like all of them still need revision and I'm busy translating other songs at the same time. I'll add maybe 1 or 2 a day, however many I feel inspired to do. If you really can't wait, I've subbed all my translations on Youtube...
Legend: " " quotation marks are around lines originally in English. ' ' apostrophe marks are for metaphors (to be taken symbollically) or Korean references. * marks something that may need further explanation. # marks any revisions I edit in later, or corrections somebody suggests to me.
Other:
* Revisions: I will include all revisions here that I've noticed since the first time I translated, even subtle differences in wording.
* Any suggestions or corrections that make the translation more true to the original are welcome.
* Swear words are translated as is, swear words are added sparingly where they match the tone of the song
* I wrote a lot of the translations in casual spoken English. Where the mood is different, more like poetry or whatever, I tried to keep the wording more poetic or whatever.
*Incomplete sentences: I'm not really crappy at English, a lot of Korean raps are done poetically with incomplete sentences. Sometimes I complete the sentence so the passage isn't too confusing, sometimes I try to keep the poetic structure...
1. Be
I am neither here
nor there
neither left
nor right
neither a low place
nor a high place
I am neither laughter
nor tears
neither love
nor hatred
neither life
nor death
"from the truth"
I can be you
or me
I can be disease
or the cure
I can be good
or evil
I can be me
or you
I can be #cold
or #hot
giving life
or bringing death
"from the truth"
"I was a liar"
"what I mean to say is not what I mean to say"
"I need the one"
"what I mean to say is not what I mean to say"
"I'm nothing, I'm everything, whatever you want me to be"
"so the question is, what do you want me to be?"
2. Breakdown
Here and now is the embarking point of our destinies
Blood's startin' to circulate through our dried out hearts
On the blank page of history we're writin' an 'Epik'
"We gonna rock 'n roll, no crowd control"
"When the beat drops let me pop your soul"
Take off the veil of your petty knowledge and lies
You're just a bum, you have no tomorrow
As rage is gathering, the minority has become larger than the majority
and this is the sound of their step stretching to the ends of the earth
There's no such thing as truth
The lifeline the world gave you was a noose
"Time to rewrite the history"
"Break it down"
The sky is breaking down
The sky is breaking down
The sky is breaking down
That high fortress is breaking down
"Breakdown" put your hands together
"Breakdown" and breakdown the walls
"Breakdown" "hey mister DJ break it down"
"Break it down like this"
"Breakdown" everyone's gone crazy
"Breakdown" and you, please shut the f* up
"Breakdown" "hey mister DJ break it down"
Your minds are taking a step back and degenerating
like alligators looking for food that stands still
Break the thin ice around that feeling of distance
and measure those good ideas, near your head, you've thrown out
This night is a castle of pleasure, a gift from the moon
Time is the worst disease, in which only you are crying out
There's no such thing as sense
There won't be another tomorrow
On a long voyage there ain't an anchor to stop the ship
Consecrate the moment and don't take on too many burdens
I'm crossing that crumbled wall and hanging the night
Should you break your own feet?
#Take a good look at them
Reality has chased you back and is lockin' you in 'cuffs
The sky is breaking down
The sky is breaking down
The sky is breaking down
That high fortress is breaking down
"Breakdown" put your hands together
"Breakdown" and breakdown the walls
"Breakdown" "hey mister DJ break it down"
"Break it down like this"
"Breakdown" everyone's gone crazy
"Breakdown" and you, please shut the f* up
"Breakdown" "hey mister DJ break it down"
"I don't wanna see like you and"
"I don't wanna be like you and"
I wanna be free, so break it down!"
Swallow up the sun, give it your all
"I don't wanna think like you and"
"I don't wanna sink like you and"
"I wanna be me, so break it down!"
Swallow up the moon, give it your all
Break it down (x15)
*Translation Notes/Revisions
#1 This is windstruck44@youtube's wording. I like it more than mine
3. Seoul 1:13 AM
What time is it now?
1:13
4. One (ft. Jisun)
"One"
"Time is tickin;, t-time is tickin', tickin'"
"Time is tickin', t-time is tickin' away"
You, and the tears pouring down your cheeks, pouring without reason,
#nobody understands, right? Broken glass is raging a storm in your heart
Cuz your wound turned into a sickness, your doors into walls,
and your image in the mirror has become the enemy, You're hurt, right?
Everybody turned a blind eye and left you, left you to suffocate
making you choose your end, They're so bad, aren't they?
You've lost your purpose to live
With no road back you'd just wander forever
And your breath would give up before your hope
Wounds "when you cry, cry"
Scars "though you try, try"
And tears "say goodbye, bye"
pouring out "the time is tickin', tickin'"
Having wandered "when you cry, cry"
through "though you try, try"
death "say goodbye, bye"
I will save you
"You are the one"
"One"
When I'm walking in the dark
When you're captured in the dark, so is my breath
You are my savior
"One"
You, who gave me your hand
When the world's doors close on you, I'll offer you my hand
"You are the one"
You are my savior
"You are the one"
You are my savior
"You are the one"
You are my savior
My savior
"One"
"Time is tickin', t-"
Your hands that set the world on fire were the blindfolds over people's eyes
That star, called "suffering", that was shining in your eye, is your city
Are you still resting on your dreams? Counting your remaining breaths?
Measuring the depth of your tears? Is your hope a sinking paper boat?
You're sad, right?
Do you wake up drenched in sweat? Is your conscience grovelling on the ground twitching?
Do you think this is the end? It's ok "cuz I understand"
I'm a scar on your broken body
I'll even wipe away the tears hidden in your shattered soul
I'll clasp your hand in mine and believe in you
Wounds "when you cry, cry"
Scars "though you try, try"
And tears "say goodbye, bye"
pouring out "the time is tickin', tickin'"
Having wandered "when you cry, cry"
through "though you try, try"
death "say goodbye, bye"
I will save you
"You are the one"
"One"
When I'm walking in the dark,
When you're captured in the dark, so is my breath
You are my savior
"One"
You, who gave me your hand,
When the world's doors close on you, I'll offer you my hand
"You are the one"
You are my savior
"You are the one"
You are my savior
"You are the one"
You are my savior
My savior
"One"
Are you wounded?
Are you scarred?
Are you wandering
in the dark?
"Faith" Are you wounded?
"Destiny" Are you scarred?
"Love" "You're still beautiful to me"
"You are the one"
"One"
When I'm walking in the dark,
When you're captured in the dark, so is my breath
You are my savior
"One"
You, who gave me your hand,
When the world's doors close on you, I'll offer you my hand
"Time is tickin', t-time is tickin', tickin'"
"Time is tickin', t-time is tickin', tickin'"
"Time is tickin', t-time is tickin', tickin'"
My savior
"One"
4. Pencil Sharpener
Tablo:
"Reality", like a bird with broken wings, reality binds you in shackles
"ain't no" "gaurantee" of choice
"but when you check the M-I-C"
'Epik' is somewhere between achievement and history, "like" the pages of the bible
"You gotta know that, go back, like double D"
The blanks in this old notebook, "no trouble, C?"
You say the realities of the future chase off all, and dreams are unrealistic
dust is covering and darkening your dreams
"But remember, the first time you touched the mic"
Fill yourself with passion and don't worry
Though they all point at you, and say you're just crawlin' for money
even an unfinished poem will become your wings, "fly, sky high"
You're a "beautiful mind", color the black and white world with your "beautiful rhymes"
"In this heartless city, oh this godless city" you're an "artist" already, you just lack confidence
"One day, soon it will be my day to shine"
A pencil sharpener goin' round without end
The world is still just white wallpaper to me
"One day, soon it will be my time to shine"
A pencil sharpener goin' round without end
Fading away in the world, like dust
Keebee:
"Yeah"
Yeah, like a lump of metal put in a hot fire,
you melted and poured out
You're gettin' sharper than anything in the world
You can achieve everything you dreamed of,
and you can even cut the boundaries of this world, "that's the mission"
Your choice, the double edged sword
Your worries, being troubled over and over about days in the distant future
Nobody's given you a response,
Who knows how much the mic will weigh when your clenchin' it in your hand
But from "studio to stage" all your troubles'll be over
Yesterday's nightmare won't haunt you, there's just the distant future ahead
If I stumble over your elaborate lyrics, I can feel it, the will of your resolve
That's why, when you're searchin' in the dark, I wanna be your light
Before your passion is torn, I want to protect you
The mic you're holdin' on to is like a signboard for the lost
Just on one path "let's try"
"One day, soon it will be my day to shine"
A pencil sharpener goin' round without end
The world is still just white wallpaper to me
"One day, soon it will be my time to shine"
A pencil sharpener goin' round without end
Fading away in the world, like dust
A pencil sharpener goin' round without end
The world is still just white wallpaper to me
A pencil sharpener goin' round without end
Fading away in the world, like dust
A pencil sharpener goin' round without end
The world is still just white wallpaper to me
A pencil sharpener goin' round without end
"On the M-I-C"
Mithra:
Listen, everyone's the same
Where's the end to this life?
This life, where I'm shackled and cuffed in a cell, where I'm the only criminal, is like a poison
The mind is a labyrinth, time is of the essence
Only those who have been confined in the spaces between rhythm and words
understand the boundless, impending feeling of distance between ideal and meager reality
Not being able to help it, tears spread around your head on your pillow
But whatcha gonna do? You're only runnin', we have nothin', only we give life to music, that's our duty
We're architects, buildin' a "rhyme" on the "beat"
Our hearts are throbbin' with that feeling that tells us how to fit the measures together
Don't forget your beginnings, you knew this road wouldn't be easy, don't wipe off that sweat
Don't you ever forget that night, the life that's missed its chance, or the reality of you becoming the sun of the people
"One day, soon it will be my day to shine"
A pencil sharpener goin' round without end
The world is still just white wallpaper to me
"One day, soon it will be my time to shine"
A pencil sharpener goin' round without end
Fading away in the world, like dust
"One day, soon it will be my day to shine"
"This goes out to all the poets out there"
"Keep spittin' 'em"
"One day, soon it will be my day to shine"
"Yeah, may the pen never dry"
"Keep your head high, Epik High"
This post has been edited by TheAsianMission: 03 July 2008 - 05:24 AM
