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한국어 (Korean)
English Translation
[Refrain: RM, SUGA]
[Refrain: RM, SUGA]
They call me (Call me) 뱁새 (뱁새)
They call me (Call me) a try-hard (Try-hard)
욕봤지 이 세대 (이 세대)
Our generation's been through it (Been through it)
빨리 (Woo), chase 'em (Chase 'em)
Hurry (Woo), chase 'em (Chase 'em)
황새 덕에 내 가랑인 탱탱
Thanks to those that came before us, I'm spread too thin
They call me, woo, 뱁새 (뱁새)
So call me a try-hard
욕봤지 이 세대 (세대)
Our generation's been through it (This gen)
빨리 (Woo), chase 'em (Chase 'em)
Hurry (Woo), chase 'em (Chase 'em)
금수저로 태어난 내 선생님
My teachers were born with it all
[Verse 1: j-hope]
[Verse 1: j-hope]
알바 가면 (가면, 가면) 열정페이 (Ayy)
At a part-time job (Go, go), it's "all for experience" (Ay)
학교 가면 (가면, 가면) 선생님 (Shit, woo)
Go to school (Go, go), there's the teachers (Shit, woo)
상사들은 (No, woo, woo) 행패 (Yeah, yeah)
Bosses (No, woo, woo) act up (Yeah, yeah)
언론에선 맨날 몇 포 세대 (Woo, bang)
In the media they go on about "the generation that's given up" (Woo, bang)
[Pre-Chorus: RM]
[Pre-Chorus: RM]
룰 바꿔, change, change (Woo)
Change the rules, change, change (Woo)
황새들은 원해, 원해, maintain
The ones' that came before us want to, want to maintain
그렇게는 안 되지, bang, bang
But it won't work like that, BANG BANG
이건 정상이 아냐, 이건 정상이 아냐
This ain't normal
This ain't normal
[Chorus: V, Jung Kook, Jimin]
[Chorus: V, Jung Kook, Jimin]
아, 노력, 노력 타령 좀 그만둬
Ah, stop going on about "effort" and more "effort"
아, 오그라들어 내 두 손발도
Ah, it makes my skin crawl
아, 노-노력, 아, 노-노력
Ah, try harder, ah, try harder
아, 노-노랗구나 싹수가 (역시 황새)
Ah, you really don't have a chance
노력 타령 좀 그만둬
(As expected from the ones before us)
아, 오그라들어 내 두 손발도
Ah, stop going on about "effort" and more "effort"
아, 노-노력, 아, 노-노력
Ah, it makes my skin crawl
아, 노-노랗구나 싹수가
Ah, try harder, ah, try harder
Ah, you really don't have a chance
[Post-Chorus: Jin, Jimin, Jung Kook]
[Post-Chorus: Jin, Jimin, Jung Kook]
(역시 황새야) 실망 안 시켜
(As expected of them), they meet your expectations
(역시 황새야) 이름 값 하네
(As expected of them), living up to their name
(역시 황새야) 다 해먹어라
(As expected of them), can just take it all
(역시 황새야) 황새야
(As expected of them), those that came before us
[Refrain: j-hope, RM]
[Refrain: j-hope, RM]
They call me (Call me) 뱁새 (뱁새)
They call me a try-hard
욕봤지 이 세대 (이 세대)
Our generation's been through it (Been through it)
빨리 (Woo), chase 'em (Chase 'em)
Hurry (Woo), chase 'em (Chase 'em)
황새 덕에 내 가랑인 탱탱
Thanks to those that came before us, I'm spread too thin
They call me, woo, 뱁새 (뱁새)
So call me a try-hard
욕봤지 이 세대 (세대)
Our generation's been through it (This gen)
빨리 (Woo), chase 'em (Chase 'em)
Hurry (Woo), chase 'em (Chase 'em)
금수저로 태어난 내 선생님
My teachers were born with it all
[Verse 2: SUGA]
[Verse 2: SUGA]
난 뱁새다리 (다리), 넌 황새다리 (새다리)
I have crow-tit legs, and you have stork's legs
걔넨 말하지, "내 다린 백만 불짜리" (불짜리)
They say, ''My legs are worth a million bucks''
내 게 짧은데 어찌 같은 종목 하니? (What?)
My legs are shorter, so how do you expect me to keep up?
They say, "똑같은 초원이면 괜찮잖니" (Never, never, woo)
They say, ''It's the same field, so it shouldn't matter, right?''
Never, never, never
[Pre-Chorus: RM]
[Pre-Chorus: RM]
룰 바꿔, change, change (Woo)
Change the rules, change, change (Woo)
황새들은 원해, 원해, maintain
The ones' that came before us want to, want to maintain
그렇게는 안 되지, bang, bang
But it won't work like that, BANG BANG
이건 정상이 아냐, 이건 정상이 아냐
This ain't normal
This ain't normal
[Chorus: V, Jimin]
[Chorus: V, Jimin]
아, 노력, 노력 타령 좀 그만둬
Ah, stop going on about "effort" and more "effort"
아, 오그라들어 내 두 손발도
Ah, it makes my skin crawl
아, 노-노력, 아, 노-노력
Ah, try harder, ah, try harder
아, 노-노랗구나 싹수가 (역시 황새)
Ah, you really don't have a chance
노력 타령 좀 그만둬
As expected from the ones before us
아, 오그라들어 내 두 손발도
Ah, stop going on about "effort" and more "effort"
아, 노-노력, 아, 노-노력
Ah, it makes my skin crawl
아, 노-노랗구나 싹수가
Ah, try harder, ah, try harder
Ah, you really don't have a chance
[Post-Chorus: Jin]
[Post-Chorus: Jin]
역시 황새야
As expected of them
[Bridge: Jung Kook]
[Bridge: Jung Kook]
내 탓이라니, 너 농담이지? (Oh)
You're blaming me? You must be joking (Oh)
공평하다니, oh, are you crazy? (Oh)
This is fair? Oh, are you crazy?
이게 정의라니, you, you must be kiddin' me (Oh)
You call this justice? You, you must be kiddin' me
You must be kiddin' me, you, you must be kiddin' me
You must be kiddin' me
You, you must be kiddin’ me
[Chorus: V, Jung Kook, Jimin]
[Chorus: V, Jung Kook, Jimin]
아, 노력, 노력 타령 좀 그만둬
Ah, stop going on about "effort" and more "effort"
아, 오그라들어 내 두 손발도
Ah, it makes my skin crawl
아, 노-노력, 아, 노-노력
Ah, try harder, ah, try harder
아, 노-노랗구나 싹수가 (역시 황새)
Ah, you really don't have a chance
노력 타령 좀 그만둬
As expected from the ones before us
아, 오그라들어 내 두 손발도
Ah, stop going on about "effort" and more "effort"
아, 노-노력, 아, 노-노력
Ah, it makes my skin crawl
아, 노-노랗구나 싹수가
Ah, try harder, ah, try harder
Ah, you really don't have a chance
[Post-Chorus: Jin, Jimin, Jung Kook & Jimin]
[Post-Chorus: Jin, Jimin, Jung Kook & Jimin]
(우린 뱁새야) 실망 안 시켜 (Eh)
(We're try-hards), we meet your expectations
(우린 뱁새야) 이름값 하네 (Eh)
(We're try-hards), we've earned that name
(우린 뱁새야) 같이 살자고 (Eh)
(We're crow-tit), lets all just survive together
(우린 뱁새야) 뱁새야
(We're try-hards), try hards
[Refrain: SUGA, j-hope]
[Refrain: SUGA, j-hope]
They call me (Call me) 뱁새 (뱁새)
They call me (Call me) a try-hard (Try-hard)
욕봤지 이 세대 (이 세대)
Our generation's been through it (This gen)
빨리 (Woo), chase 'em (Chase 'em)
Hurry, (Woo), chase 'em (Chase 'em)
황새 덕에 내 가랑인 탱탱
Thanks to those that came before us, I'm spread too thin
They call me, woo, 뱁새 (뱁새)
So call me a try-hard
욕봤지 이 세대 (세대)
Our generation's been through it (Been through it)
빨리 (Woo), chase 'em (Chase 'em)
Hurry (Woo), chase 'em (Chase 'em)
금수저로 태어난 내 선생님
My teachers were born with it all
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