2025-11-29

산다는 건 - Kim Jong chan - 'Life Is'

산다는 건 - Kim Jong chan - 'Life Is'

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytis4yAxVBo


어디로 가야하나 멀기만한 세월

단 하루를 살아도 마음편하고 싶어

그래도 난 분명하지 않은 갈 길에 몸을 기댔어

날마다 난 태어나는 거였고

난 날마다 또 다른 꿈을 꾸었지

내 어깨위로 짊어진 삶이 너무 무거워

지쳤다는 말조차 하기 힘들때

다시 나의 창을 두드리는 그대가 있고

어둠을 거둘 빛과 같아서

여가서가 끝이 아님을 우린 기쁨처럼 알게되고

산다는건 그것만으로도 의미는 충분 한거지


날마다 난 태어나는 거였고

난 날마다 또 다른 꿈을 꾸었지

내 어깨위로 짊어진 삶이 너무 무거워

지쳤다는 말조차 하기 힘들때

다시 나의 창을 두드리는 그대가 있고

어둠을 거둘 빛과 같아서

여가서가 끝이 아님을 우린 기쁨처럼 알게되고

산다는건 그것만으로도 의미는 충분 한거지


[lyrics Translation]


KBS 2TV Top 10 Songs – 1st Week of January 1994 (1994.01.05)


Where should I go? These years feel endlessly long.

Even if I live just one day, I want to feel at peace.

Still, I leaned my body toward a path whose end I couldn’t see.

Every day, it felt like I was being born again,

And every day, I dreamed a different dream.

The life I carry on my shoulders is so heavy

That sometimes I can’t even say I’m exhausted.


But then you come again, knocking on my window,

Like a light that drives away the darkness.

And we learn, almost like joy, that this is not the end.

Just living—by itself—is more than meaningful enough.


Every day, it felt like I was being born again,

And every day, I dreamed a different dream.

The life I carry on my shoulders is so heavy

That sometimes I can’t even say I’m exhausted.

But then you come again, knocking on my window,

Like a light that drives away the darkness.

And we learn, almost like joy, that this is not the end.

Just living—by itself—is more than meaningful enough.KBS 2TV Top 10 Songs – 1st Week of January 1994 (1994.01.05)


Where do I go, with these years that never seem to end?

Even for just one day, I want to feel at peace.

But still, I leaned towards a path with no clear end,

Every day, it was like I was born again,

And every day, I dreamed a brand new dream.

The weight of this life on my shoulders is so heavy,

There are times when I'm too tired to even say I'm tired.


But then you come and knock on my window again,

Like a light that chases away the dark.

We realize, almost like a joy,

That this isn’t the end.

Just living, that's enough to give life meaning.


Every day, it was like I was born again,

And every day, I dreamed a brand new dream.

The weight of this life on my shoulders is so heavy,

There are times when I'm too tired to even say I'm tired.

But then you come and knock on my window again,

Like a light that chases away the dark.

We realize, almost like a joy,

That this isn’t the end.

Just living, that's enough to give life meaning.


[Poetic Translation]


KBS 2TV Top 10 Songs – 1st Week of January 1994 (1994.01.05)


Where must I wander, as the years stretch on,

Even for a single day, I long to rest my heart.

Yet, I found myself leaning toward an uncertain road,

Each day, I was reborn,

And each day, I dreamed a different world.

The weight of life upon my shoulders grows too heavy,

When words like "I'm tired" are too much to say.


Yet still, you knock upon my window once more,

A light to sweep away the dark.

And we come to know, almost like a joy,

That this is not the end.

Simply living, that alone, is full of meaning enough.


Each day, I was reborn,

And each day, I dreamed a different world.

The weight of life upon my shoulders grows too heavy,

When words like "I'm tired" are too much to say.

Yet still, you knock upon my window once more,

A light to sweep away the dark.

And we come to know, almost like a joy,

That this is not the end.

Simply living, that alone, is full of meaning enough.