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Ice Cream Man

My 21st Century Blues · 2023

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한국어 (Korean)

English Translation

아이스크림 파는 남자야

Aiseukeurim paneun namjaya

He's the ice cream man

Dalkomhage sogyo

Deceiving me sweetly

Ice cream man, 조심해

Ice cream man, josimhae

Ice cream man — be careful

겉만 달콤한 거야

Geotman dalkomhan geoya

It's only sweet on the outside

RAYE가 경고해줄게

RAYEga gyeong gohae julge

RAYE will warn you

Ice cream man, 믿지 마

Ice cream man, midji ma

Ice cream man — don't trust

달콤한 게 항상 좋은 건 아냐

Dalkomhan ge hangsang joeun geon anya

What's sweet isn't always good

Ice cream man, 조심조심

Ice cream man, josimjosim

Ice cream man — be very careful

Fan Annotations (1)

“dalkomhage sogyo” 달콤하게 속여

In this Korean adaptation, "달콤하게 속여" means "deceiving (me) sweetly" — the sweetness is itself the deception, framing the "ice cream man" as something pleasant on the surface and harmful underneath. RAYE's original "Ice Cream Man," from her 2023 album "My 21st Century Blues," is not about a romance at all: it is a survivor's account of sexual assault, its first verse describing a music producer who assaulted her (Capital FM). The song is set to receive the Recording Academy's 2026 Best Song for Social Change Award (Billboard).

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My 21st Century Blues

2023 · LP

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