‘The Museum’ (미술관에서) is the third track in the 2021 album ‘Idealism’ by Korean artist Colde (콜드).
Lyrics to ‘The Museum’ are quite simplistic compared to some of the more poetic songs I’ve translated but I appreciate it for its visual storytelling through very few words.
It seems like just an account of meeting someone at a museum but it manages to make things you would normally do at a museum (like looking at the same painting with someone at the same time) seem intimate and poignant.
Listen to this groovy song from Colde and let me know if you think it goes well on a rainy day like I do. (Although so do songs like ‘bath’ and ‘WA-R-R’…)
Note: The translation below is based on my own interpretation of the lyrics and is not an official English translation of the song provided by the artist.
About the artist
Colde is also known as one of the members of the duo ‘offonoff’ that debuted in 2016 under HIGHGRND, an independent label founded by entertainment agency YG for hip-hop and indie artists. Offonoff hasn’t been active since HIGHGRND shut down but Colde started his own label ‘WAVY’ (웨이비) in 2019 and continued his music career as the head of the label and an artist under it.
Translated lyrics to ‘The Museum’ (미술관에서)
When I first saw you
At the museum
The way you looked so beautiful
Next to me
I stare at you
Keeping my distance
Like my feet are tied to the ground
Except for you and me –
Everything’s stopped
Neither of us can
Hide our feelings
You’re in front of me –
And face-to-face
We display our feelings
Like that we just
Stared for a while
What we talked about at the museum
A feeling that we got along
The first time we met we –
Were looking in the same direction
In front of the painting
I always struggled to find
Stop, I just want to
Stop time for a while
When I look at you
And open my eyes again
So that we don’t fall
At the end of our worlds
Light up this road
That leaves no trace
We became one
Falling for each other
A flickering flame
Surrounds me
And rises, when it does
Would you please come back to me
I’ll be here
Waiting for you
What we talked about at the museum
A feeling that we got along
The first time we met we –
Were looking in the same direction
In front of the painting
I always struggled to find
My memories
Are getting blurry
I need to leave now
from the museum
Related links
- Korean lyrics to the song on Bugs music
- ‘Best of Colde and his work’ by me
- Colde on YouTube, Instagram, Spotify
