K-Pop Songs, Translations, and Profiles

Boy With Luv (작은 것들을 위한 시) Lyrics and Translation

Background Info:

Boy With Luv is the title track off of the mini album Map of the Soul: Persona.

BTS collaborated on this song with singer/song-wrtier Halsey, with whom the group has become fast friends. The song broke several records when it was released, both in the US market and internationally, including fastest video to hit 100 million views. The only song s that has been able to beat Boy With Luv’s impressive feats is BTS’s newest single, Dynamite.

Song Meaning:

Boy With Luv is a very sweet kind of song that focuses on the strength of love and how it’s one of the strongest forces in one’s life. The whole song is full of loving references to the group’s past songs and to their fanbase; one big reference is the title and chorus of the song. One of BTS’s most popular songs in their early days was Boy in Luv, which was about unrequited love and changing oneself to fit another person’s needs. Now, in the present, BTS is signalling to their fans and the world at large that they’ve grown, no longer willing to compromise on themselves and instead finding love and inspiration from within.

Album:
Map of the Soul: Persona
Producers:
Writers:
Label:
Big Hit Entertainment
Release Date:
April 12, 2019
Group Page:
BTS (방탄소년단)
Click to Highlight:
RM
Jin
Suga
J-Hope
Jimin
V
Jungkook
Non-Member
Original Korean Lyrics:
(워워워워워)
(워워워워워)
(워워워워워)
(워워워워워)
모든 게 궁금해 how's your day?
Oh, tell me, Oh yeah, oh yeah, ah yeah, ah yeah
뭐가 널 행복하게 하는지
Oh, text me, Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Your every picture
내 머리맡에 두고 싶어, oh bae
Come be my teacher
네 모든 걸 다 가르쳐줘
Your one, your two
Listen my my baby 나는
저 하늘을 높이 날고 있어
(그때 니가 내게 줬던 두 날개로)
이제 여긴 너무 높아
난 내 눈에 널 맞추고 싶어
Yeah, you makin' me a boy with love
Oh my, my, my, (Uh) oh my, my, my
I've waited all my life
네 전부를 함께하고 싶어
Oh my, my, my, (Yeah) oh my, my, my
Looking for something right
이제 조금은 나 알겠어
(워워워워워)
I want something stronger (I want it)
(워워워워워)
Than a moment, than a moment, love
(워워워워워)
I have waited longer
(워워워워워)
For a boy with, for a boy with love
널 알게 된 이후 ya (Oh)
내 삶은 온통 너 ya (Ya, ya)
사소한 게 사소하지 않게 만들어버린 너라는 별 (Alright)
하나부터 열까지 ay, ay
모든 게 특별하지 ay, ay
너의 관심사 걸음걸이 말투와 사소한 작은 습관들까지, ayy
(Hope world)
다 말하지 너무 작던 내가 영웅이 된 거라고 (Oh no)
난 말하지 운명 따윈 처음부터 내 게 아니었다고 (Oh no)
세계의 평화 (No way)
거대한 질서 (No way)
그저 널 지킬 거야 난
(Boy with love)
Listen my my baby 나는
저 하늘을 높이 날고 있어
(그때 니가 내게 줬던 두 날개로)
이제 여긴 너무 높아
난 내 눈에 널 맞추고 싶어
Yeah, you makin' me a boy with love
Oh my, my, my, (Uh) oh my, my, my
You got me high so fast
네 전부를 함께하고 싶어
Oh my, my, my, oh my, my, my
You got me fly so fast
이제 조금은 나 알겠어
(워워워워워)
Love is nothing stronger (I want it)
(워워워워워)
(Than a boy with) Than a boy with love
(워워워워워)
Love is nothing stronger
(워워워워워)
(Than a boy with) Than a boy with love
툭 까놓고 말할게
나도 모르게 힘이 들어가기도 했어
높아버린 sky, 커져버린 hall
때론 도망치게 해달라며 기도했어
But 너의 상처는 나의 상처
깨달았을 때 나 다짐했던걸 (Yeah)
니가 준 이카루스의 날개로 (Uh)
태양이 아닌 너에게로
Let me fly
Oh my my my, oh my my my
I've waited all my life
네 전부를 함께하고 싶어
Oh my my my, oh my my my (Oh, oh)
Looking for something right (Right)
이제 조금은 나 알겠어
(워워워워워)
I want something stronger (I want it)
(워워워워워)
Than a moment, than a moment, love (Mo-moment, love)
(워워워워워)
Love is nothing stronger (Ooh ooh, oh yeah)
(워워워워워)
(Than a boy with) Than a boy with love
English Translation:
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
I'm curious about you, how's your day?
Oh, tell me, Oh yeah, oh yeah, ah yeah, ah yeah
What makes you happy?
Oh, text me, Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Your every picture
I wanna have under my pillow, oh bae
Come be my teacher
Teach me everything about you
Your one, your two
Listen my my baby, I'm
Flying high up in the sky
(With the two wings that you gave me back then)
Now it's so high up here
I want you tuned in to my eyes
Yeah, you makin' me a boy with love
Oh my, my, my, (Uh) oh my, my, my
I've waited all my life
I want to be with you through everything
Oh my, my, my, (Yeah) oh my, my, my
Looking for something right
Okay, now, I kinda get it
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
I want something stronger (I want it)
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Than a moment, than a moment, love
(oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
I have waited longer
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
For a boy with, for a boy with love
From the moment I met you, ya (Oh)
My life was all you, ya (Ya, ya)
You’re the star that turns ordinaries into extraordinaries (Alright)
One after another, ay, ay
Everything is special, ay, ay
The things you’re interested in, the way you walk or talk, and every little trivial habit of yours, ayy
(Hope world)
Everyone says that I used to be so little, and now I became a hero (Oh no)
I say that something like destiny was never my thing (Oh no)
World peace (No way)
A great order (No way)
I just want to keep you safe
(Boy with love)
Listen my my baby, I'm
Flying high up in the sky
(With the two wings that you gave me back then)
Now, it's so high up here
I want you tuned in to my eyes
Yeah, you makin' me a boy with love
Oh my, my, my, (Uh) oh my, my, my
You got me high so fast
I want to be with you through everything
Oh my, my, my, oh my, my, my
You got me fly so fast
Okay, now, I kinda get it
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Love is nothing stronger (I want it)
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
(Than a boy with) Than a boy with love
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Love is nothing stronger
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
(Than a boy with) Than a boy with love
I'll tell you frankly
Sometimes I was a little stuck up
Elevated sky, expanded halls
Sometimes I prayed, let me run away
But your pain is my pain
When I realised that, I vowed to myself (Yeah)
With the wings of Icarus you gave me (Uh)
Not towards the sun, but towards you
Let me fly
Oh my my my, oh my my my
I've waited all my life
I want to be with you through everything
Oh my my my, oh my my my (Oh, oh)
Looking for something right (Right)
Okay, now, I kinda get it
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
I want something stronger (I want it)
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Than a moment, than a moment, love (Mo-moment, love)
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Love is nothing stronger (Ooh ooh, oh yeah)
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
(Than a boy with) Than a boy with love