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Don't Tell Me It's Not Love (사랑이 아니라 말하지 말아요) Lyrics

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A song by Lee Sora (이소라) originally released in 1993, Don't Tell Me It's Not Love (사랑이 아니라 말하지 말아요) is an emotional ballad about a person who is in love, and refuses to accept denials about their feelings.

I first came across this song in Younha's album MINDSET, and while looking it up, I later found out that it has been covered by singers such as Kim Dongryul (이소라), Lee Seunggi (이승기), Kwak Jineon (곽잔언), and many others.

Verse 1

내 사랑이
My love
Nae sarangi

사랑이 아니라고는 말하지 말아요
Don't tell me it's not love
Sarangi aniragoneun malhaji marayo

보이지 않는 길을 걸으려 한다고
I try to walk on an unseen path
Boiji anhneun gireul georeuryeo handago

괜한 헛수고라 생각하진 말아요
Don't think it's useless
Gwaenhan heotsugora saenggakhajin marayo

Verse 2

내 마음이
My heart
Nae maeumi

헛된 희망이라고는 말하지 말아요
Don't tell me it's a vain hope
Heotdwin heuimangiragoen malhaji marayo

정상이 없는 산을 오르려 한다고
I try to climb a mountain without a peak
Jeongsangi eoptneun saneul oreuryeo handago

나의 무모함을 비웃지는 말아요
Don't laugh at my recklessness
Naui mumohameul biutjineun marayo

Chorus

그대 두 손을 놓쳐서
Because I let go of your two hands
Geudae du soneul nochyeoseo

난 길을 잃었죠
I lost my way
Nan gireul irheottjyo

허나 멈출 수가 없어요
But I can't stop
Heona meomchul suga eopseoyo

이게 내 사랑인걸요
Because this is my love
Ige nae sarangingeolyo

Chorus

그대 두 손을 놓쳐서
Because I let go of your two hands
Geudae du soneul nochyeoseo

난 길을 잃었죠
I lost my way
nan gireul irheotjyo

허나 멈출 수가 없어요
But I can't stop
Heona meomchul suga eopseoyo

이게 내 사랑인걸요
Because this is my love
Ige nae sarangingeolyo

Outro

내 사랑이
My love
Nae sarangi

사랑이 아니라고는 말하지 말아요
Don't tell me it's not love
Sarangi aniragoneun malhaji marayo

그대 없이 나 홀로 하려 한다고
I try to be alone without you
Geudae eopsi na hollo haryeo handago

나의 이런 사랑이 사랑이 아니라고
Don't try to convince me that my love is not love
Naui ireon sarangi sarangi anirago

나를 설득하려 말아요
Don't try to persuade me
Nareul seoldeukharyeo marayo

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