Below, I translated the lyrics of the song ANTIFRAGILE by LE SSERAFIM from Korean to English.
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Verse 1
gasibatgil wiro riding, you made me boost up (ah-ah-ah-ah)
Riding over a road of thorns, you made me boost up (ah-ah-ah-ah)
geojiseuro gadeuk chan party garyeopjido anha
A party full of lies, it doesn't even faze me
nae dwie maldeuri manha, nado cheom deunneun nae rival
So much talk behind my back, a rival I'm hearing about for the first time too
modu gidohae nae falling geu son wiro I'ma jump in
Everyone prays for my fall, over those hands I'ma jump in
Prechorus 1
georeobwa wieom like a lion
Walk with dignity like a lion
nunbichen geodaehan desire (nan-na-na-eh)
A huge desire in my eyes (nan-na-na-eh)
deo bueo gasoline on fire
Pour more gasoline on the fire
bulgil soge dasi nara rising (nan-na-na-eh)
Flying again through the flames, rising (nan-na-na-eh)
itji ma, naega dugo on toe shoes
Don't forget the toe shoes I left behind
museun mari deo piryohae?
What more needs to be said?
musi ma, naega georeoon career
Don't dismiss the career I've walked
Chorus 1
deo nopi gajulge
I'll go even higher
naega baratdeon segye jel wie (ah-ah)
To the very top of the world I wished for (ah-ah)
tteoreojyeodo dwae
It's okay to fall
Chorus 1
nan jigeum on my way
I'm on my way right now
gatdabeoryeo jwo neoui fairy tale (ah-ah)
Go throw away your fairy tale (ah-ah)
Verse 2
meotdaero jeonghane naran aee daehae
You decide whatever you like about a girl like me
Verse 2
tteugeoun gwansimeun hwanyeong, gwiyeoun jiltuneun go ahead
Burning attention is welcome, cute jealousy, go ahead
jul dalrin inhyeongeun no thanks nae mirael sseul naui norae
A puppet on strings, no thanks, my song will write my future
Prechorus 2
georeobwa wieom like a lion
Walk with dignity like a lion
nunbichen geodaehan desire (nan-na-na-eh)
A huge desire in my eyes (nan-na-na-eh)
deo bueo gasoline on fire
Pour more gasoline on the fire
bulgil soge dasi nara rising (nan-na-na-eh)
Flying again through the flames, rising (nan-na-na-eh)
itji ma, naega dugo on toe shoes
Don't forget the toe shoes I left behind
museun mari deo piryohae?
What more needs to be said?
musi ma, naega georeoon career
Don't dismiss the career I've walked
Chorus 2
deo nopi gajulge
I'll go even higher
naega baratdeon segye jel wie (ah-ah)
To the very top of the world I wished for (ah-ah)
tteoreojyeodo dwae
It's okay to fall
Chorus 2
nan jigeum on my way
I'm on my way right now
gatdabeoryeo jwo neoui fairy tale (ah-ah)
Go throw away your fairy tale (ah-ah)
Chorus 3
deo nopi gajulge
I'll go even higher
naega baratdeon segye jel wie (ah-ah)
To the very top of the world I wished for (ah-ah)
tteoreojyeodo dwae
It's okay to fall
Chorus 3
nan jigeum on my way
I'm on my way right now
gatdabeoryeo jwo neoui fairy tale (ah-ah)
Go throw away your fairy tale (ah-ah)
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가시밭길 — thorny path
가시밭길 literally translates to "thorny path" or "path of thorns." It's a vivid and evocative metaphor for a difficult or challenging journey.
In "ANTIFRAGILE," LE SSERAFIM uses this word to describe the tough road they've traveled to achieve their success. It highlights their resilience and determination, emphasizing that despite facing hardships, they continue to rise. This word perfectly encapsulates the song's theme of overcoming adversity.
The word in the title is borrowed from the idea that some things get stronger from being knocked about instead of merely surviving it. LE SSERAFIM spend three minutes proving they qualify, mostly by listing the knocks. 거짓으로 가득 찬 party 가렵지도 않아 ("a party full of lies, it doesn't even faze me") sets the tone, and 내 뒤에 말들이 많아, 나도 첨 듣는 내 rival ("so much talk behind my back, a rival I'm hearing about for the first time too") is the funnier line, because the joke is that the feud was invented by other people and nobody told her about it.
The verses keep pointing back at work that already happened. 잊지 마, 내가 두고 온 toe shoes ("don't forget the toe shoes I left behind") and 무시 마, 내가 걸어온 career ("don't dismiss the career I've walked") are two halves of one demand, and 무슨 말이 더 필요해? ("what more needs to be said?") slams the door on the argument. Then the chorus does something better than the usual pop boast. It is not "I will never fall", it is 떨어져도 돼 ("it's okay to fall"), sung from 내가 바랐던 세계 젤 위에 ("the very top of the world I wished for"). Falling is priced in, which is the whole point of the title. It is also why 갖다버려 줘 너의 fairy tale ("go throw away your fairy tale") hits so hard: she is not auditioning for the part of the princess, she wants the story thrown out.
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