Lyrics IU – Teacher

Romanized:

Kkineun deo jaraji anhneun geot gateunde
Shiganeun jakkuman jaechok haneyo
Eoreun i dwegien ajik ireun jeoreul

Teacher gareuchyeoweoyo
Seotul giman han jeodo eoreuni dwelkkayo
Teacher gareuchyeo juseyo
Nuguboda haengbokhage sallaeyo
Jigeum cheoreom~ ireohke maryeyo

Teacher kkeodaran sesange umcheureo deulmyeon eojjeojyo
Teacher eoryeom puthage geuryeo watteon
Sangsangsok meotjin moseubeun
Anideorado eokkaereul pyeolkeyo

Aju jageun gomingwa yakganeui geokjeong malgon
Modeunge jeulgeoun jigeumeui nae moseubi
Sarajyeo beorilkkabwa neul geobinayo
Eotteohkehaeya joheulkkayo?

Teacher gareuchyeoweoyo
Seotul giman han jeodo eoreuni dwelkkayo
Teacher gareuchyeo juseyo
Nuguboda haengbokhage sallaeyo
Jigeum cheoreom..

Alsu eopneun miraeneun nugu ege na duryeob getjiman
Gwaenchaneul geot gata boyeo
Jigeum haengbok hadamyeon

Teacher gareuchyeoyo
Seotulgiman han jeodo eoreuni dwelkkayo?
(Yes, you can be the one)
Teacher gareuchyeo juseyo
Nuguboda haengbokhage
(Yes, you can. Yes, you do. Keep goin’)
Nuguboda haengbokhage sallaeyo
Jigeum cheoreom~

Teacher gareuchyeo juseyo
Nuguboda haengbokhage sallaeyo
Jjigeum cheoreom~ ireohke maryeyo

Korean:

키는 더 자라지 않는 것 같은데
시간은 자꾸만 재촉하네요
어른이 되기엔 아직 이른 저를
날마다 보채요
표정없는 얼굴 축 처진 어깨
수많은 어른들의 힘겨운 저 모습이
혹시 제 모습이 될까 봐 늘 겁이 났죠
어떻게 해야 좋을까요?

Teacher 가르쳐줘요
서툴기만 한 저도 어른이 될까요
Teacher 가르쳐주세요
누구보다 행복하게 살래요
지금처럼 이렇게 말예요

Teacher 커다란 세상에 움츠러들면 어쩌죠
Teacher 어렴풋하게 그려왔던
상상속 멋진 모습은
아니더라도 어깨를 펼게요

아주 작은 고민과 약간의 걱정 말곤
모든 게 즐거운 지금의 내 모습이
사라져버릴까봐 늘 겁이 나요
어떻게 해야 좋을까요?

Teacher 가르쳐줘요
서툴기만 한 저도 어른이 될까요
Teacher 가르쳐주세요
누구보다 행복하게 살래요
지금처럼..

알 수 없는 미래는 누구에게나 두렵겠지만
괜찮을 것 같아 보여
지금 행복하다면 어른이 되어도
그렇게 다르지 않을 걸
모든 게 그렇듯
행복도 습관이거든

Teacher 가르쳐줘요
서툴기만 한 저도 어른이 될까요?
(Yes, you can be the one)
Teacher 가르쳐주세요
누구보다 행복하게
(Yes, you can. Yes, you do. Keep goin’)
누구보다 행복하게 살래요
지금처럼

Teacher 가르쳐주세요
누구보다 행복하게 살래요
지금처럼 이렇게 말예요

English translation:

I don’t think I will grow any taller
But time keeps pressing me on
It’s still too early for me to become an adult
But it pushes me every day
Expressionless faces, droopy shoulders –
All of those adults look so exhausted
I’m always afraid that I will look like that too
What should I do?

Teacher, please teach me
Can I, who is unskilled, still become an adult?
Teacher, please teach me
I want to live happier than anyone else
Just like right now

Teacher, what if I shrink back at the big world?
Teacher, even if I don’t become
What I faintly dreamed of,
I will open up my shoulders

Aside from the small dilemmas and slight worries,
Everything is so joyful to me right now
But I’m always afraid that it will disappear
What should I do?

Teacher, please teach me
Can I, who is unskilled, still become an adult?
Teacher, please teach me
I want to live happier than anyone else
Just like right now

Everyone is afraid of the unknown future but
You seem alright
If you are happy right now
Even if you become an adult, it won’t be that different
Just like everything else,
Happiness is also a habit

Teacher, please teach me
Can I, who is unskilled, still become an adult?
(Yes, you can be the one)
Teacher, please teach me
I want to live happier than anyone else
(Yes, you can. Yes, you do. Keep goin’)
I want to live happier than anyone else
Just like right now

Teacher, please teach me
I want to live happier than anyone else
Just like right now