2NE1- CL : Mental Breakdown /MTBD (멘붕, Menboong)

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2NE1- CL : Mental Breakdown /MTBD  (멘붕, Menboong)

mental의 붕괴

Mental's breakdown (Mental breakdown)

멘붕( Menboong)

Verse 1)

자, 지켜봐라 /  이 진동의 힘 (G69)

Now , watch /  this vibration's power

( Now, watch over the power of this vibration.)

척추를 타고 내려온 이 느낌 (G14)

spine rode down this feeling

( This feeling that rode down your spine )

꽃 한 송이 피우리라 못다 핀 (G1-1,14)

flower a single wanted to  bloom couldn't  bloom

( A singer flower that wanted to bloom but couldn't bloom)

Fire Fire

다 같이 불 조심

everyone  together fire caution

( Fire, fire, everyone be careful.)

이건 / 말로 / 하는 요가 (G40, 6)

this /  words with/  doing yoga

( This is yoga with  words.)

뻣뻣한 자들은 / 한 번에 / 녹아 (G14)

Stiff people / once at / melt down

( All the stiff people melt down at once.)

꼬리가 길면 / 반드시 잡힌다 (G22,58)

tail long if / definitely get caught

( If your tail is long, you’ll definitely get caught.)

세상은 요지경 /  짜가가 판친다 (G58)

word this terrible condition  / fakers dominate

( The world is in this terrible condition. Fakers dominate.)

수리수리 마수리 수수리 사바하

Soolisooli masooli  soosooli sabaha

니  영혼을 확 깨우는 자장가 (G6)

your  soul wide awaking  lullaby

( A lullaby that wide awakes your soul)

저 위로 올라가 / 자신을 내려 봐

there go up / oneself look down

( Go up there and look down on yourself.)

월화           수목            금토        일

Mon Tues  Wed Thurs  Fri Sat   Sun

Words) ~의N: ~’s N  붕괴: breakdown,  멘붕 ( menboong) : slang ( but not a bad word, mental’s men  + 붕괴( boonggwae)’s 붕( boong). ( Nowadays young people like to mix foreign words and Korean words for fun.)

자: now 지켜보다 : to watch 이N: this N  진동: vibration  힘: power 척추: spine 타고 내려오다 : to ride down  느낌: feeling  꽃: flower  한 N: one(single) N 송이: a counting word for flowers 피우리라 못 다피다 : to want to bloom but end up in no bloom  다: everyone 같이: together 불: fire 조심: caution 이건: this thing , a short form of 이것은 ( 이것: this thing, 은 : topic marker) 말: words 하다: to do  요가: yoga 뻣뻣하다: to be stiff  ~ 자들: ~ people  한번에 : at once 녹다: to melt down  꼬리: tail 길다: to be long 반드시: definitely 잡힌다: to get caught 세상: world 요지경: terrible condition  짜가: fake, faker ( slang) 판친다: to dominate 니: you, your(casual) 영혼: soul 확 깨우다: to wide awake  자장가: lullaby  저 (저기) : there 위로 올라가다 : to go up 자신: oneself  내려보다: to look down 월요일 : Monday 화요일: Tuesday 수요일: Wednesday 목요일: Thursday 금요일: Friday 토요일: Saturday 일요일: Sunday

( CHORUS )

Karma karma karma is looking for you

What u gonna do when they come for you

Karma karma karma is gonna find you

What u gonna do uh

멘붕( Menboong)

Words) 멘붕 ( menboong) : mental breakdown , it is a slang  but not a bad word . it’s a combination of mental’s men and 붕괴( boonggwae means breakdown )’s 붕( boong). Nowdays Korean young people like to mix foreign words and Korean words for fun.

Verse 2)

보름달이 떴다 /  강강수월래 (G18,58)

Full moon rose up / Ganggangsoowollae

( The full moon is up. Ganggangsoowollae )

2ne1이 떴다 (G18,58)

2Nel rose up (2NE1 is here)

Everybody sqalay

이 세상을 멱살을 흔드는 막춤 (G6)

this world  neck skin shaking random dance

( A random dance that will shake the world by its neck)

숨겨진 내  눈은  감별해  짝퉁 (G14)

hidden my  eyes tell apart  faker

( My hidden eyes can tell apart the fakers.)

빠르디 빠른 난 뛰어 / 산토끼처럼

real fast  I   run / mountain rabbit  like

( I’m real fast and run like a rabbit living in a mountain.)

대박을 터뜨려/  쌍 코피처럼

big success  burst / double nosebleed like

( I hit it big like a double nosebleed.)

헝클어진 머리에 풀리는 동공 (G14,6)

Messed up hair and glazed pupils

( Messed up hair and glazed eyes )

멘탈은 붕괴  미션은 성공

( Mental breakdown  mission success)

비비디 바비디 부 하쿠나 마타타

Bippity boppity boo, hakuna matata

지금 너의 무의식을 따라가

now your unconcious mind follow

( Now follow along your unconscious mind.

돌고 도는 이 세상을  바라봐  (G6)

spin and spinning this world  look

( Look at this spinning world.)

월화           수목             금토       일

Mon Tues  Wed Thurs   Fri Sat  Sun

Words)  보름달: full moon  뜨다: to rise up  강강수월래: Ganggangsoowollae is a Korean traditional dance ( people move and dance in a circle while singing the chorus, Ganggangsoowollae ) 이N: this N  세상: world  멱살:  neck skin  흔들다: to shake  막춤: random dance  숨겨지다: to be hidden  내N : my N ( casual) 눈:eyes  감별하다: to tell apart  짝퉁: fake, faker  빠르디 빠르다: to be real fast  난 :I ( casual, a short form of 나는 , 나: I ,  는: topic marker) 뛰다: to run 산토끼: rabbit especially living in a mountain  N처럼: like N   대박을 터뜨리다: to hit it big, to make a big success ( 대박: big success , 터뜨리다: to burst )  쌍코피: double nosebleed ( 쌍:double, a pair, 코피: nosebleed)  헝클어지다: to be messed up 머리: hair  풀리다 ( of eyes) : to glaze  동공: pupil (of eye) 붕괴: breakdown  성공: success  지금: now  너의: your (casual) 무의식: unconscious mind  따라가다: to follow  돌다: to spin  바라보다: to look  월요일 : Monday 화요일: Tuesday 수요일: Wednesday 목요일: Thursday 금요일: Friday 토요일: Saturday 일요일: Sunday

( CHORUS )

Karma karma karma is looking for you

What u gonna do when they come for you

Karma karma karma is gonna find you

What u gonna do uh

멘붕 (Menboong)

How beautiful is this life

How painful is this life

How beautiful is this life

How painful is this life

멘붕 (Menboong)

Words) 멘붕 ( menboong) : mental breakdown , it is a slang  but not a bad word . it’s a combination of mental’s men and 붕괴( boonggwae means breakdown )’s 붕( boong). Nowadays Korean young people like to mix foreign words and Korean words for fun.

by Eunha Seo