I Tried
¿ø´õ°É∏º(Wonder Girls) Lyrics

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I gireul jinamyeon neoui jip apigetji jigeum neo nareul gidarigo itgetji.

Urineun yejeongwa dareul geot eobsi gachi gireul geotda heeojigetji.

Eolma jeon nan malhaetji chinguro jinaejago saranghagieneun eosaekhadago.

Naneun eojjeol su eobsi algetdago haetjiman injeonghagien neomuna apasseo.

Ama nan neocheoreom doel su eomnabwa harue ban isangeul uldaga
Ni saenggangmanhada jami deuneungeol.

Ama nan neoreul jiul su eomnabwa pogihaeboryeo haebwado ni saenggangmanhamyeon nunmuri naneungeol.

Gakkeumssik neon naege jeonhwareul georeo bappeuji antamyeon mannajago haji

Nan algetdago malhal subakke eobseo geurae neowa naneun chingusainikka

Gachi yeonghwareul bogo tto jeonyeogeul meokgo chareul masimyeo yaegireul haebwado

Nae gaseum hangaunde bakhyeoinneun neo ttaeme utgo isseodo nunmuri naryeohae

Ama nan neocheoreom doel su eomnabwa harue ban isangeul uldaga ni saenggangmanhada jami deuneungeol.

Ama nan neoreul jiul su eomnabwa pogihaeboryeo haebwado ni saenggangmanhamyeon nunmuri naneungeol.

Neowa naui gamjeongeun neomunado dallaseo deo isang dorikil sujochado eobseo

Geuraedo nan ni gyeote meomulgoman sipeoseo maeumeul gamchun chae noryeogeul haebojiman

Ama nan neocheoreom doel su eomnabwa harue ban isangeul uldaga ni saenggangmanhada jami deuneungeol.

Ama nan neoreul jiul su eomnabwa pogihaeboryeo haebwado ni saenggangmanhamyeon nunmuri naneungeol.

Ama nan neoreul jiul su eomnabwa pogihaeboryeo haebwado ni saenggangmanhamyeon nunmuri naneungeol.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "I Tried" by ¿ø´õ°É∏º(Wonder Girls) explore the painful feelings of unrequited love. The singer describes how she has tried to move on from her feelings for the person she loves, but she finds herself unable to forget them. The first verse talks about how the singer can see the person's house from where she is standing, and how they are waiting for her. The second verse reveals that the singer and the person used to be friends, but her feelings for them have made things awkward between them. She tries to pretend that she just wants to be friends again, but her heart knows the truth.

The chorus repeats the lines "But I can't do it like you, Even if I brush off the whole day and try to sleep, I just end up missing you, would have been filled with thoughts of you" which highlight the singer's inability to forget the person she loves, no matter how hard she tries. The third verse talks about how sometimes the person reaches out to the singer, inviting her to do things together, but she knows that it's not going to lead to anything more. The final chorus repeats the same lines as the first two, emphasizing the pain and longing that the singer feels.

Line by Line Meaning

I gireul jinamyeon neoui jip apigetji jigeum neo nareul gidarigo itgetji.
If I take a walk, your home will come into view and right now, you are waiting for me.

Urineun yejeongwa dareul geot eobsi gachi gireul geotda heeojigetji.
We'll part ways without any promises or expectations and just walk the same path.

Eolma jeon nan malhaetji chinguro jinaejago saranghagieneun eosaekhadago.
Before, I said that we should be friends but that was just me being inexperienced in love.

Naneun eojjeol su eobsi algetdago haetjiman injeonghagien neomuna apasseo.
I couldn't understand anything without you but it hurts so much to believe in you.

Ama nan neocheoreom doel su eomnabwa harue ban isangeul uldaga Ni saenggangmanhada jami deuneungeol.
But I can't be like you and get through the day with just my thoughts because I need so much more.

Nan neoreul jiul su eomnabwa pogihaeboryeo haebwado ni saenggangmanhamyeon nunmuri naneungeol.
I can't forget you even if I try to erase you from my mind, if you come to mind, tears will flow.

Gakkeumssik neon naege jeonhwareul georeo bappeuji antamyeon mannajago haji
Sometimes, you walk toward me without a care, and we bump into each other.

Nan algetdago malhal subakke eobseo geurae neowa naneun chingusainikka
I can't tell you that I know, because we are just friends.

Gachi yeonghwareul bogo tto jeonyeogeul meokgo chareul masimyeo yaegireul haebwado
We watch movies together, eat dinner, and chat while drinking tea.

Nae gaseum hangaunde bakhyeoinneun neo ttaeme utgo isseodo nunmuri naryeohae
Even though you make my heart ache, I still cry because of you.

Ama nan neocheoreom doel su eomnabwa harue ban isangeul uldaga ni saenggangmanhada jami deuneungeol.
But I can't be like you and get through the day with just my thoughts because I need so much more.

Nan neoreul jiul su eomnabwa pogihaeboryeo haebwado ni saenggangmanhamyeon nunmuri naneungeol.
I can't forget you even if I try to erase you from my mind, if you come to mind, tears will flow.

Neowa naui gamjeongeun neomunado dallaseo deo isang dorikil sujochado eobseo
Our emotions are so different and cannot be reconciled any further.

Geuraedo nan ni gyeote meomulgoman sipeoseo maeumeul gamchun chae noryeogeul haebojiman
Still, I want to be by your side and silently play my heart's melody.

Ama nan neocheoreom doel su eomnabwa harue ban isangeul uldaga ni saenggangmanhada jami deuneungeol.
But I can't be like you and get through the day with just my thoughts because I need so much more.

Nan neoreul jiul su eomnabwa pogihaeboryeo haebwado ni saenggangmanhamyeon nunmuri naneungeol.
I can't forget you even if I try to erase you from my mind, if you come to mind, tears will flow.

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