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한국어 (Korean)
English Translation
[Post-Chorus: All, Winter]
[Post-Chorus: All, Winter]
Up, up, up, up, up, pa-ra-ra-pa-pa
Up, up, up, up, up, pa-ra-ra-pa-pa
Jump in my
Jump in my
Up, up, up, up, up, pa-ra-ra-pa-pa
Up, up, up, up, up, pa-ra-ra-pa-pa
Hot air balloon
Hot air balloon
Up, up, up, up, up, pa-ra-ra-pa-pa
Up, up, up, up, up, pa-ra-ra-pa-pa
Will you follow the wind that blew through my heart
Hot air balloon
Hot air balloon
[Interlude: Giselle, Karina]
[Interlude: Giselle, Karina]
So hot, so hot (Hot, hot, hot)
So hot, so hot (Hot, hot, hot)
So hot, so hot (Ah)
So hot, so hot (Ah)
[Verse 2: Ningning, Karina, Giselle, Ningning & Winter]
[Verse 2: Ningning, Karina, Giselle, Ningning & Winter]
I'm never ever gonna stop (No, no, no, no)
I'm never ever gonna stop (No, no, no, no)
하얗게 파도치는 cloud (Oh-woah-oh; Yeah-ah)
White waves crashing through the cloud (Oh-woah-oh; Yeah-ah)
버겁던 높은 벽
That wall that felt impossible
까마득히 작아 보여
Looks so small from up here now
From Paris to LA (Mwah)
From Paris to LA (Mwah)
까지 love you all the way (Hot, hot)
I love you all the way (Hot, hot)
[Pre-Chorus: Winter, Giselle & Ningning]
[Pre-Chorus: Winter, Giselle & Ningning]
(Ooh) 어디든 이어질 너랑 wonderful sky
(Ooh) A wonderful sky, connected to you wherever we go
널 향해 날아가 (Yeah)
Flying straight toward you (Yeah)
[Chorus: All, Ningning]
[Chorus: All, Ningning]
내 맘은 hot air balloon
My heart is a hot air balloon
Fly away, 내 눈에 가득 고인
Fly away, brimming in my eyes
널 향한 마음 너머에 (Hot air balloon, woo)
Beyond this feeling I have for you (Hot air balloon, woo)
커다란 hot air balloon
A great big hot air balloon
Fly away, 더 높이 날아 보일
Fly away, soaring even higher
더 뜨거운 내 안에 (Hot air balloon)
Deeper into this fire inside me (Hot air balloon)
[Post-Chorus: All, Ningning]
[Post-Chorus: All, Ningning]
Up, up, up, up, up, pa-ra-ra-pa-pa (Ah)
Up, up, up, up, up, pa-ra-ra-pa-pa (Ah)
Jump in my
Jump in my
Up, up, up, up, up, pa-ra-ra-pa-pa (C'mon, jump now)
Up, up, up, up, up, pa-ra-ra-pa-pa (C'mon, jump now)
Hot air balloon
Hot air balloon
Up, up, up, up, up, pa-ra-ra-pa-pa
Up, up, up, up, up, pa-ra-ra-pa-pa
내 맘에 분 바람을 따를래
Will you follow the wind that blew through my heart
Hot air balloon
Hot air balloon
[Bridge: Karina, Giselle, Ningning, *Winter*, Karina & Giselle]
[Bridge: Karina, Giselle, Ningning, *Winter*, Karina & Giselle]
눈을 가린 밤도
Even in nights when my eyes are covered
멈추지 않아
We don't stop
불시착 한 대도
Even when we crash-land
함께일 너와 나
You and I are still together
I never ever wanna get back down넌 날 이끄는 sky
I never ever wanna get back down, you're the sky that leads me
Heat it up, heat it up
Heat it up, heat it up
*Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah* (Ow)
*Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah* (Ow)
[Chorus: All, Giselle, Ningning, Winter]
[Chorus: All, Giselle, Ningning, Winter]
Jump in my hot air balloon
끝없게 더 달아오른 열기
Endlessly rising heat
어지러운 이 순간 (Oh-oh-oh; Yeah, feeling good)
This dizzying moment (Oh-oh-oh; Yeah, feeling good)
Jump in my hot air balloon
Jump in my hot air balloon
날 네게로 날려 보낼 테니 (날 네게로 날려 보낼 테니)
I'll let myself drift straight to you (I'll let myself drift straight to you)
네 너른 품 그 안에 (Na-na-na-na)
Into your wide open arms (Na-na-na-na)
Hot air balloon (Jump in)
Hot air balloon (Jump in)
[Post-Chorus: All, Winter, Karina]
[Post-Chorus: All, Winter, Karina]
Up, up, up, up, up, pa-ra-ra-pa-pa
Up, up, up, up, up, pa-ra-ra-pa-pa
Jump in my
Jump in my
Up, up, up, up, up, pa-ra-ra-pa-pa
Up, up, up, up, up, pa-ra-ra-pa-pa
Hot air balloon
Hot air balloon
Up, up, up, up, up, pa-ra-ra-pa-pa (Jump in my)
Up, up, up, up, up, pa-ra-ra-pa-pa (Jump in my)
더 높이 널 향해 분 바람에 (바람에)
Higher on the wind blowing toward you (바람에)
Hot air balloon
Hot air balloon
Fan Annotations (2)
“nae mam-e bun baram-eul ttareullae” 내 맘에 분 바람을 따를래
"내 맘에 분 바람을 따를래" translates to "I'll follow the wind that blew through my heart." It works because 바람 (baram) means both "wind" and, figuratively, a "wish/whim" in Korean, so the line is poised between following the breeze and following one's own desire. "Hot Air Balloon" is the fourth track on aespa's EP Drama (released November 10, 2023), with Korean lyrics written by Jo Yoon-kyung (Wikipedia).
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“Jump in my hot air balloon” Jump in my hot air balloon
"Jump in my hot air balloon" is the song's central invitation — the balloon stands in for an escape into the singer's own world, asking the listener to drift up and away together. It plays neatly against aespa's overall lore, in which the group moves between the real world and a virtual one (KWANGYA), so a vehicle that floats between places fits the concept. The repeated English hook makes it the easy sing-along anchor of the chorus.
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