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한국어 (Korean)
English Translation
Ije joa seumuldaseoisi doen na
I like it now, me at twenty-five
더 이상 내가 뭔지 찾지 않아도 돼
Deo isang naega mwonji chatji anado dwae
I don't have to search for what I am anymore
내가 뭘 좋아하는지 뭘 싫어하는지
Naega mwol joahaneunjii mwol sireohaneunji
What I like, what I dislike
대충은 알 것 같아
Daechungeun al geot gata
I think I roughly know
Naneun naega joa
I like myself
있는 그대로의 나를
Inneun geudaeroeui nareul
The me as I am
Palette, palette
Palette, palette
Palette, palette
나의 색으로 칠할게
Naui saegeullo chilhalge
I'll paint it in my own color
이제 알아 남들의 눈치 보지 않아도 돼
Ije ara namdeueui nunchi boji anado dwae
I know now, I don't need to worry about others' opinions
이게 나야, 이게 나야
Ige naya, ige naya
This is me, this is me
내 팔레트에 그림 그려나가
Nae palletee geurim geuryeonaga
I'll paint on my palette
스물다섯은 참 좋아
Seumuldaseouen cham joa
Twenty-five is really good
내 색깔대로 살 수 있어
Nae saekkkaldaero sal su isseo
I can live in my own colors
Fan Annotations (2)
“ije joha seumul-daseos-i doen na” 이제 좋아 스물다섯이 된 나
이제 좋아 스물다섯이 된 나 (ije joha, seumul-daseos-i doen na) means 'I like it now — me, now that I'm twenty-five.' Opening like a diary entry, it sets the song's intimate, coming-of-age tone of finally being at ease with oneself. 'Palette,' the title track of IU's fourth studio album (April 21, 2017), was composed and co-written by IU with a featured rap from G-Dragon; it debuted at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart — her 16th number-one and a 'Perfect All-Kill' — and held the top spot the following week (Wikipedia).
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“naneun naega joa” 나는 내가 좋아
나는 내가 좋아 (naneun naega joa) simply means 'I like myself' — four syllables, no metaphor, carrying the whole emotional payload of the song. The plainness is the point: self-acceptance stated outright rather than dressed up. The line is from IU's 'Palette' (2017), which she composed and co-wrote and which features G-Dragon (Wikipedia); IU publicly thanked G-Dragon for the rap feature on the comeback (Soompi, 2017).
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