-ㄴ 듯: As if (simile)
Yeah 차디찬 한겨울이 덮친 듯 Yeah
Verb stem + -(으)ㄴ 듯 = "as if…". 덮치다 (to strike) + -ㄴ 듯 paints the biting winter as something that pounced on you.
Pattern: verb stem + -(으)ㄴ 듯
Example: biting cold winter struck
(G)I-DLE “HWAA” Korean Lyrics
2021 title track. Rebirth through fire in winter — oriental, slow, crystal-clear vocals.
Full lyrics (Korean, romanization, English translation)
Yeah 차디찬 한겨울이 덮친 듯 YeahYeah chadichan hangyeouli deopchin deut YeahYeah, as if a biting-cold winter has struck, yeah
시간은 다 얼어버리고siganeun da eoleobeorigoThe time has completely frozen
잔인한 그 바람이 남긴 듯한janinhan geu barami namgin deuthanas if left behind by that cruel wind
어둠은 더 깊어 버리고eodumeun deo gipeo beorigothe darkness has deepened even more
벗어나리오beoteonarioI shall break out
끝없이 펼쳐진 기약 없는 계절을kkeuteopsi pyeolchyeojin giyak eopsneun gyejeoleulfrom this endless season with no promise
지워내리오jiwonaerioI shall erase it all
뜨겁지 못한 날들에 홀로 데인 흉터를tteugeopji mothan naldeule holro dein hyungteoreulthe scars solely burnt in the days that could not be warm
큰불을 내리오keunbuleul naerioI shall ignite a great fire
이 내 안에 눈물이 더는 못 살게i nae ane nunmuli deoneun mot salgeso that the tears inside me can no longer live
난 화를 내리오 더 화를 내리오nan hwareul naerio deo hwareul naerioI shall burn with fire, burn with even more fire
잃었던 봄을 되찾게ilheossdeon bomeul doechatgeto win back the spring I had lost
차갑게 부는 바람이 눈이 하얗게 덮인 마음이chagapge buneun barami nuni hayatge deopin maeumithe cold-blowing wind, the heart covered in white snow
아침이 오면 부디 모두 녹을 수 있게 Wooachimi omyeon budi modu nokeul su issge Woomay it all melt when morning comes, please, woo
불을 지펴라buleul jipyeoraLight up the fire
화 火hwa 火HWAA (Fire)
타올라 타올라taolra taolraBurn, burn
화 火hwa 火HWAA (Fire)
꽃피우리라kkotpiuriraI shall make flowers bloom
화 火hwa 火HWAA (Fire)
타올라 타올라taolra taolraBurn, burn
화 火hwa 火HWAA (Fire)
꽃피우리라kkotpiuriraI shall make flowers bloom
Yeah 내 너의 흔적 남지 않게 하리Yeah nae neoui heunjeok namji anhge hariYeah, I shall leave no trace of you
못다 한 원망도 훨훨 타리motda han wonmangdo hwolhwol tarieven the resentment left undone shall burn away
쓸쓸한 추위를 거둬 가길sseulsseulhan chuwireul geodwo gagilmay it take away the lonesome cold
남겨진 시들은 꽃길을 즈려 밟지namgyeojin sideuleun kkotgileul jeuryeo balbjithe withered ones left behind trample over the flower path
한을 풀리라 다시금 봄을 누리라haneul pulrira dasigeum bomeul nuriraI shall untangle my han and enjoy spring once again
추억은 모조리 불이 나 거름이 돼chueokeun mojori buli na georeumi dwaeall memories catch fire and become fertilizer
찬란한 꽃을 피우리라chanranhan kkoteul piuriraI shall bloom brilliant flowers
난 화를 내리오 더 화를 내리오nan hwareul naerio deo hwareul naerioI shall burn with fire, burn with even more fire
잃었던 봄을 되찾게ilheossdeon bomeul doechatgeto win back the spring I had lost
차갑게 부는 바람이 눈이 하얗게 덮인 마음이chagapge buneun barami nuni hayatge deopin maeumithe cold-blowing wind, the heart covered in white snow
아침이 오면 부디 모두 녹을 수 있게 Wooachimi omyeon budi modu nokeul su issge Woomay it all melt when morning comes, please, woo
불을 지펴라buleul jipyeoraLight up the fire
화 火hwa 火HWAA (Fire)
타올라 타올라taolra taolraBurn, burn
화 火hwa 火HWAA (Fire)
꽃피우리라kkotpiuriraI shall make flowers bloom
화 火hwa 火HWAA (Fire)
타올라 타올라taolra taolraBurn, burn
화 火hwa 火HWAA (Fire)
꽃피우리라kkotpiuriraI shall make flowers bloom
끊어진 인연의 미련을 품에 안고 안고kkeunheojin inyeonui miryeoneul pume ango angoholding the lingering regret of a broken fate in my arms, holding it
시렸던 시간을 나를 태워간다 화siryeossdeon siganeul nareul taewoganda hwathe freezing times burn me away — fire
화 花hwa 花HWAA (Flower)
화 花hwa 花HWAA (Flower)
불을 지펴라buleul jipyeoraLight up the fire
꽃피우리라kkotpiuriraI shall make flowers bloom
Vocabulary (98)
| Korean | Romanization | English | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 하얗게 | hayatge | whitely, purely | Adverbial form of 하얗다 (white) |
| 난 | nan | I (contraction of 나는) | Colloquial contraction of 나는 |
| 화 | hwa | fire (the song title; also means flower) | The title 화 means fire, but it is a homophone of flower (花) — the song's core pun of rebirth through burning. |
| 불 | bul | fire | 불이 나 = fire breaks out. In the lyrics, memories all catch fire. |
| 눈 | nun | snow (also: eye) | Here it means snow (the heart covered white with snow); 눈 also means eye. |
| 봄 | bom | spring | 잃었던 봄 = the spring I had lost. The song is about winning spring back from winter. |
| 꽃 | kkot | flower | 꽃피우리라 = I shall make flowers bloom (꽃 + 피우다). |
| 시간 | sigan | time | 시간은 다 얼어버리고 = the time has completely frozen. |
| 한겨울 | hangyeoul | dead of winter | 한겨울이 = the dead of winter (이 = subject particle). 차디찬 한겨울 = biting-cold winter. |
| 바람 | baram | wind | 잔인한 그 바람이 남긴 듯한 = as if left by that cruel wind. |
| 어둠 | eodum | darkness | 어둠은 더 깊어 버리고 = the darkness has deepened even more. |
| 눈물 | nunmul | tears | 눈물이 더는 못 살게 = so the tears can no longer live (burn the sorrow away). |
| 마음 | maeum | heart | 눈이 하얗게 덮인 마음 = the heart covered in white snow. |
| 계절 | gyejeol | season | 기약 없는 계절 = a season with no promise. |
| 아침 | achim | morning | 아침이 오면 = when morning comes. |
| 추위 | chuwi | cold (the cold) | 쓸쓸한 추위 = the lonesome cold; 거둬 가길 = may it take away. |
| 흉터 | hyungteo | scar | 홀로 데인 흉터 = scars burnt alone. |
| 큰불 | keunbul | great fire | 큰불을 내리오 = I shall ignite a great fire (내리다 + archaic -리오). |
| 꽃길 | kkotgil | flower path | 꽃길을 즈려 밟지 = trample over the flower path. |
| 거름 | georeum | fertilizer | memories become fertilizer (거름이 돼) that feeds the new flowers. |
| 미련 | miryeon | lingering attachment | 미련 of a broken fate = lingering attachment to a severed bond. |
| 인연 | inyeon | fate, bond | 끊어진 인연 = a severed bond/fate. |
| 원망 | wonmang | resentment | 못다 한 원망 = resentment left unspoken. |
| 추억 | chueok | memories | 추억은 모조리 불이 나 = all memories catch fire. |
| 흔적 | heunjeok | trace | 내 너의 흔적 남지 않게 하리 = I shall leave no trace of you. |
| 기약 | giyak | promise | 기약 없는 = without promise. |
| 한 | han | han (deep, long-held resentment) | 한을 풀리라 = I shall untangle han. In 못다 한 the same word is 하다's modifier (unfinished). |
| 날들 | naldeul | days (날 + plural 들) | 뜨겁지 못한 날들 = the days that could not be warm. |
| 품 | pum | bosom, arms | 품에 안고 = holding in my arms. |
| 시들 | sideul | wither (stem of 시들다) | 남겨진 시들은 = the withered ones left behind. |
| 홀로 | holro | alone | 홀로 데인 흉터 = scars burnt all alone. |
| 부디 | budi | please (earnestly) | 부디 = please, earnestly — as in "when morning comes, please let it all melt." |
| 모두 | modu | all | 모두 녹을 수 있게 = so that everything can melt. |
| 모조리 | mojori | entirely, all | 모조리 = entirely; 추억은 모조리 불이 나 = all memories catch fire. |
| 훨훨 | hwolhwol | fiercely, blazingly (burning) | 훨훨 타리 = shall burn away fiercely. |
| 다시금 | dasigeum | once again | 다시금 봄을 누리라 = enjoy the spring once again. |
| 더 | deo | more | 더 화를 내리오 = burn with even more fire. |
| 더는 | deoneun | no longer | 더는 = no longer; 눈물이 더는 못 살게 = so the tears can no longer live. |
| 다 | da | all | 시간은 다 얼어버리고 = the time has all frozen. |
| 이 | i | this | 이 내 안에 = inside of me (this heart of mine). |
| 내 | nae | I, me (also: my) | 내 = I (contracted 나 + subject particle); 내 너의 = I (will) your… |
| 나 | na | I, me | 나 = I; 나를 = me (object). In 불이 나 the 나 is 나다 (to break out). |
| 너 | neo | you | 너의 = your. |
| 안 | an | inside | 내 안에 = inside me. |
| 그 | geu | that | 잔인한 그 바람 = that cruel wind. |
| 못 | mot | cannot | 못 + verb = cannot; 못 살게 = so it cannot live. |
| 수 | su | way, means | -ㄹ 수 있다 = to be able to; 녹을 수 있게 = so that it can melt. |
| 끝없이 | kkeuteopsi | endlessly | 끝없다 (endless) + -이 makes an adverb: endlessly. |
| 차디찬 | chadichan | biting cold (차디차다) | 차디찬 = bitingly cold (emphatic form of 차갑다). |
| 차갑게 | chagapge | coldly (차갑다) | 차갑게 부는 바람 = the cold-blowing wind. |
| 잔인한 | janinhan | cruel (잔인하다) | 잔인한 그 바람 = that cruel wind. |
| 쓸쓸한 | sseulsseulhan | lonesome (쓸쓸하다) | 쓸쓸한 추위 = the lonesome cold. |
| 찬란한 | chanranhan | brilliant (찬란하다) | 찬란한 꽃 = brilliant flowers. |
| 뜨겁지 | tteugeopji | not hot (뜨겁다 + -지) | 뜨겁지 못한 날들 = the days that could not be warm. |
| 덮친 | deopchin | struck, pounced (덮치다) | 한겨울이 덮친 듯 = as if the dead of winter had struck. |
| 덮인 | deopin | covered (덮이다) | 눈이 하얗게 덮인 마음 = the heart covered white with snow. |
| 남긴 | namgin | left behind (남기다) | 남긴 듯한 = as if left behind. |
| 남겨진 | namgyeojin | left behind (passive) | 남겨진 시들은 = the withered ones left behind. |
| 데인 | dein | burnt, scalded (데다) | 홀로 데인 흉터 = scars burnt alone. |
| 펼쳐진 | pyeolchyeojin | unfolded, spread (펼쳐지다) | 끝없이 펼쳐진 = endlessly spread out. |
| 끊어진 | kkeunheojin | severed (끊어지다) | 끊어진 인연 = a severed fate. |
| 부는 | buneun | blowing (불다) | 차갑게 부는 바람 = the cold-blowing wind. |
| 오면 | omyeon | if/when it comes (오다 + -면) | 아침이 오면 = when morning comes. |
| 없는 | eopsneun | without (없다) | 기약 없는 = without promise. |
| 못한 | mothan | unfinished (못하다) | 못다 한 원망 = resentment left unfinished. |
| 얼어버리고 | eoleobeorigo | frozen completely (얼어버리다) | 얼다 + -아 버리다 = to freeze completely (with finality). |
| 버리고 | beorigo | completely, regrettably (버리다) | -아/어 버리다 emphasizes the action is fully/irreversibly done. |
| 깊어 | gipeo | deepen (깊다 + -어) | 어둠은 더 깊어 버리고 = the darkness has deepened even more. |
| 벗어나리오 | beoteonario | I shall escape (벗어나다 + -리오) | -리오 = archaic volitional suffix, now only in lyrics/classical Korean. |
| 지워내리오 | jiwonaerio | I shall erase it away (지워내다 + -리오) | 지우다 + 내다 (do thoroughly) + -리오. |
| 내리오 | naerio | I shall bring down, ignite (내리다 + -리오) | 큰불을 내리오 = I shall ignite a great fire. |
| 꽃피우리라 | kkotpiurira | I shall make flowers bloom (꽃피우다 + -리라) | -리라 = archaic future-resolve ending; the hook's climax line. |
| 피우리라 | piurira | I shall bloom (피우다 + -리라) | 찬란한 꽃을 피우리라 = I shall bloom brilliant flowers. |
| 풀리라 | pulrira | I shall untangle (풀다 + -리라) | 한을 풀리라 = I shall untangle my han. |
| 누리라 | nurira | I shall enjoy (누리다 + -리라) | 다시금 봄을 누리라 = enjoy the spring once again. |
| 타올라 | taolra | burn up (타오르다) | 타올라 타올라 = burn, burn. |
| 지펴라 | jipyeora | stoke the fire (지피다 + -아라) | -아라 = imperative ending; the chorus cry. |
| 태워간다 | taewoganda | burning away (태우다 + -아 가다) | -아/어 가다 = to keep doing; the times keep burning me away. |
| 되찾게 | doechatge | to get back (되찾다 + -게) | 잃었던 봄을 되찾게 = to win back the lost spring. |
| 살게 | salge | to live (살다 + -게) | 눈물이 못 살게 = so the tears cannot live. |
| 않게 | anhge | so as not to (않다 + -게) | 남지 않게 = so that (it) does not remain. |
| 있게 | issge | so that there is (있다 + -게) | -ㄹ 수 있게 = so that (it) can… |
| 남지 | namji | not remain (남다 + -지) | 흔적 남지 않게 = so no trace remains. |
| 밟지 | balbji | trample (밟다 + -지) | 꽃길을 즈려 밟지 = trample over the flower path. |
| 즈려 | jeuryeo | heavily treading (즈르다) | 즈려 밟다 = an idiom meaning to trample hard. |
| 거둬 | geodwo | take away (거두다) | 추위를 거둬 가길 = may it take the cold away. |
| 가길 | gagil | may it go (가다 + -길) | -길 = wish/request ending (short for -기를). |
| 하리 | hari | I shall do (하다 + -리) | 남지 않게 하리 = I shall make sure it leaves no trace. |
| 타리 | tari | shall burn (타다 + -리) | 훨훨 타리 = shall burn away fiercely (-리 = short for -리라). |
| 돼 | dwae | becomes (되다) | 거름이 돼 = becomes fertilizer (돼 = 되어). |
| 잃었던 | ilheossdeon | had lost (잃다 + -었던) | -았/었던 = past recollection ("had lost"). |
| 시렸던 | siryeossdeon | freezing-cold (시리다 + -었던) | 시렸던 시간 = the freezing times. |
| 녹을 | nokeul | to melt (녹다 + -을) | 모두 녹을 수 있게 = so that everything can melt. |
| 못다 | motda | not fully (못 + 다) | 못다 한 = left undone/unfinished. |
| 안고 | ango | holding (안다 + -고) | 안고 안고 = holding and holding (repetition for emphasis). |
| 火 | 火 | fire (Chinese character) | 화 火 = HWAA (Fire) — the burning image of the title. |
| 花 | 花 | flower (Chinese character) | 화 花 = HWAA (Flower) — rebirth blooming after the burning. |
| 듯 | deut | as if, seems like | indicates comparison/guess |
Grammar notes (10)
-아/어 버리다: Completely (with finality)
시간은 다 얼어버리고
Verb + -아/어 버리다 emphasizes that something is fully or irreversibly done. 얼다 (to freeze) + -어 버리다 = "frozen completely," capturing the despair of time standing still.
Pattern: verb stem + -아/어 버리다
Example: time all frozen
-리오: I shall (archaic volition)
벗어나리오
An archaic volitional ending ("I shall"), now found only in lyrics and classical Korean. 벗어나다 (escape) + -리오 = "I shall break out." The song's many -리오/-리라 endings build a defiant, fiery resolve.
Pattern: verb stem + -리오
Example: I shall escape
-이/-히: Making adverbs
끝없이 펼쳐진 기약 없는 계절을
Adjective stem + -이/-히 turns it into an adverb: 끝없다 (endless) → 끝없이 (endlessly). The adnominal 펼쳐진 (spread out) modifies 계절 (season), painting a season with no end in sight.
Pattern: adjective stem + -이 / -히
Example: endless promise-less season
-게: So that (purpose)
이 내 안에 눈물이 더는 못 살게
Verb/adjective + -게 expresses purpose or result ("so that…"). 눈물이 못 살게 = so the tears cannot live. The line means: burn away the sorrow so the tears inside die.
Pattern: verb/adjective stem + -게
Example: tears can no longer live
-았/었던: Past recollection
잃었던 봄을 되찾게
Verb + -았/었던 marks a state from the past, with a nostalgic tone. 잃다 (lose) + -었던 = "(the spring) I had lost," contrasted with the present act of winning it back.
Pattern: verb stem + -았/었던 + noun
Example: win back the lost spring
-면: If / when (condition)
아침이 오면 부디 모두 녹을 수 있게 Woo
Verb/adjective + -면 = "if/when…". 오다 (come) + -면 = "when morning comes." 부디 (please) + -ㄹ 수 있게 (so that it can) = a wish that everything melts with the dawn.
Pattern: verb/adjective stem + -면
Example: when morning comes, please let it melt
-아라/-어라: Imperative
불을 지펴라
Verb + -아라/-어라 is the imperative ending. 지피다 (to stoke a fire) + -어라 = "Light up the fire!" The chorus commands the fire — the rebirth theme in one line.
Pattern: verb stem + -아라 / -어라
Example: light up the fire
Repetition: emphasis
타올라 타올라
Repeating a verb twice emphasizes intensity and continuity: "burn, burn." K-pop hooks use repetition as a memory device — here it mirrors a fire blazing ever higher.
Pattern: verb (imperative) x 2
Example: burn, burn
-아/어 가다: Ongoing action
시렸던 시간을 나를 태워간다 화
Verb + -아/어 가다 means an action continues or gradually progresses. 태우다 (burn) + -아 가다 = "keeps burning me." The freezing times slowly consume the speaker — time itself becomes the fire.
Pattern: verb stem + -아/어 가다
Example: the freezing times burn me away
7-day study plan
Day 1 — Vocabulary basics: winter & fire
- Listen to HWAA 3 times and read along with the lyrics
- Memorize today's 10 words (화/불/눈/봄/꽃/시간/한겨울/바람/어둠/아침)
- Tap each word to hear it, then repeat it 3 times
- Make one short sentence with each: 화, 불, 봄
Day 2 — Grammar 1: -리오 (archaic volition)
- Review the -리오 grammar card and memorize "stem + 리오"
- Sing along 벗어나리오 / 지워내리오 / 큰불을 내리오, 5 times each
- Find every -리오/-리라 sentence in the lyrics (at least 5)
- Make sentences: 나 이기리오 (I shall win) → write 2 of your own with -리오
Day 3 — Grammar 2: -았/었던 (recollection) + -ㄴ 듯 (as if)
- Review -았/었던: 잃었던 봄 = the spring I had lost
- Compare 잃었던 (had lost) vs 잃은 (lost) and make a sentence with each
- Sing along 시렸던 시간을 나를 태워간다 5 times
- Make -ㄴ 듯 sentences: 꿈인 듯 (like a dream) → write 2
Day 4 — Grammar 3: -게 / -ㄹ 수 있게 (so that) + -면 (if/when)
- Review -게: 눈물이 더는 못 살게
- Sing along 아침이 오면 부디 모두 녹을 수 있게 5 times
- Make -면 sentences: 비가 오면 (if it rains) → 2
- Make -게 sentences: 행복하게 (so as to be happy) → 2
Day 5 — Chorus reading & singing
- Read the chorus aloud 5 times (잃었던 봄을 되찾게…꽃피우리라)
- Sing along the hook "화 타올라 타올라 꽃피우리라" 10 times
- Practice the 화 sound: hwa (not hua)
- Record yourself singing the chorus
Day 6 — Dictation & writing
- Listen to the chorus without lyrics and write what you hear
- Check against the lyrics and circle every mistake
- Write from memory: 불을 지펴라 / 타올라 타올라 / 꽃피우리라
- Make a sentence with each word you got wrong
Day 7 — Review, sentences & the 화 fire/flower wordplay
- Review all grammar cards (-리오 / -았었던 / -게 / -면)
- Challenge: make one sentence with 화 = fire and one with 화 = flower
- Sing along to the whole song 2 times
- Why does the song use the fire/flower homophone? Write your answer