🎡 Almost Lover – λκΉŒμ§€ λ‹Ώμ§€ λͺ»ν•œ μ‚¬λž‘μ˜ 그림자

πŸ“ μ†Œκ°œλ‹Ώμ„ λ“― λ‹Ώμ§€ μ•Šμ•˜λ˜ 관계가 남긴 μž”μƒ

μ‚¬λž‘μ΄ 끝났닀고 λ§ν•˜κΈ°μ—” 아직 감정이 남아 있고,
μ‚¬λž‘μ΄λΌκ³  λΆ€λ₯΄κΈ°μ—” 끝내 관계가 λ˜μ§€ λͺ»ν•œ μˆœκ°„λ“€μ΄ μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
ν•¨κ»˜ν•œ 기얡은 λΆ„λͺ…νžˆ μ‘΄μž¬ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ, κ·Έ 기얡을 이어 갈 μžλ¦¬λŠ” λΉ„μ–΄ μžˆλŠ” μƒνƒœ.
κ·Έλž˜μ„œ 이별보닀 더 μ• λ§€ν•˜κ³ , μ§€λ‚˜κ°„ μ‚¬λž‘λ³΄λ‹€ 더 였래 λ§ˆμŒμ— λ‚¨μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

이런 κ΄€κ³„λŠ” μ‰½κ²Œ μ •λ¦¬λ˜μ§€ μ•ŠμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
μƒλŒ€λŠ” 이미 μΌμƒμœΌλ‘œ λŒμ•„κ°„ κ²ƒμ²˜λŸΌ λ³΄μ΄λŠ”λ°,
혼자만 계속 같은 μž₯면에 머물러 μžˆλŠ” λŠλ‚Œμ΄ λ“€κΈ° λ•Œλ¬Έμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.
Almost Lover〉λŠ” λ°”λ‘œ 이 끝내 μ™„μ„±λ˜μ§€ λͺ»ν•œ μ‚¬λž‘μ΄ 남긴 감정을
μ‘°μš©ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ λ‚ μΉ΄λ‘­κ²Œ λ“œλŸ¬λ‚΄λŠ” λ…Έλž˜μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

🎀 A Fine Frenzy
✍️ Alison Sudol
πŸ•°️ 2007
πŸ“€ Indie Pop / Alternative Pop

The image shows a red heart-shaped hot air balloon gently floating across a deep blue night sky, with a soft crescent moon and scattered stars in the background. It visually symbolizes a love that is beautiful, distant, and unreachable.
짙은 λ°€ν•˜λŠ˜ μœ„μ— μ΄ˆμŠΉλ‹¬κ³Ό 별듀이 흩어져 있고, 뢉은 ν•˜νŠΈ λͺ¨μ–‘μ˜ 열기ꡬ가 쑰용히 λ–  μžˆλŠ” λͺ¨μŠ΅μ€ μ•„λ¦„λ‹΅μ§€λ§Œ 끝내 닿을 수 μ—†λŠ” μ‚¬λž‘μ˜ 감정을 μƒμ§•μ μœΌλ‘œ 보여쀀닀.


🧠 λ¬Έν™”·λ°°κ²½ 이야기

Almost Lover〉λŠ” A Fine Frenzy의 보컬이자 μž‘κ³‘κ°€μΈ Alison Sudol이
관계가 λ˜μ§€ λͺ»ν•œ μ‚¬λž‘μ΄λΌλŠ” μ• λ§€ν•œ 감정을 μ€‘μ‹¬μœΌλ‘œ μ“΄ κ³‘μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.
이 λ…Έλž˜μ—λŠ” 극적인 이별도, λͺ…ν™•ν•œ κ°ˆλ“±λ„ λ“±μž₯ν•˜μ§€ μ•ŠμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
λŒ€μ‹  κ΄€κ³„μ˜ κ²½κ³„μ„ μ—μ„œ 멈좰 버린 감정이 λ°˜λ³΅ν•΄μ„œ λ– μ˜€λ¦…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

이 곑이 λ§Žμ€ 곡감을 μ–»λŠ” μ΄μœ λŠ”
λˆ„κ΅¬λ‚˜ ν•œ 번쯀 κ²½ν—˜ν–ˆμ„ λ²•ν•œ 상황을 닀루고 있기 λ•Œλ¬Έμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.
μ‚¬λž‘μ΄ μ‹œμž‘λœ 것 κ°™μ•˜μ§€λ§Œ 끝내 이름 뢙이지 λͺ»ν•œ 관계,
μƒλŒ€λŠ” 아무렇지 μ•Šκ²Œ λ– λ‚¬μ§€λ§Œ
혼자만 계속 κΈ°μ–΅ 속에 남아 μžˆλŠ” μˆœκ°„λ“€.

Almost Lover〉λŠ” 이런 감정을
κ³Όμž₯ 없이, λ‹΄λ‹΄ν•˜κ²Œ, κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‚˜ 맀우 개인적인 μ‹œμ„ μœΌλ‘œ ν’€μ–΄λƒ…λ‹ˆλ‹€.
κ·Έλž˜μ„œ 이 λ…Έλž˜λŠ” 이별 λ…Έλž˜μ΄λ©΄μ„œλ„,
μ •ν™•νžˆλŠ” 이별이라고 λΆ€λ₯΄κΈ° μ–΄λ €μš΄ κ°μ •μ˜ 기둝에 κ°€κΉμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.


🎼 λ…Έλž˜ 속 λ¬Έμž₯

Goodbye, my almost lover
μ•ˆλ…•, λ‚˜μ˜ 거의 μ—°μΈμ΄μ—ˆλ˜ μ‚¬λžŒ
μ™„μ„±λ˜μ§€ λͺ»ν•œ 관계λ₯Ό μΈμ •ν•˜λ©° 슀슀둜 선을 κΈ‹λŠ” ν‘œν˜„

Goodbye, my hopeless dream
μ•ˆλ…•, μ΄λ£¨μ–΄μ§ˆ 수 μ—†μ—ˆλ˜ λ‚˜μ˜ 꿈
μ‚¬λž‘μ„μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ μ•„λ‹ŒκΏˆμœΌλ‘œ μ •λ¦¬ν•˜λŠ” κ°μ •μ˜ μ „ν™˜

I'm trying not to think about you
λ‚˜λŠ” λ„ˆλ₯Ό μƒκ°ν•˜μ§€ μ•ŠμœΌλ €κ³  μ• μ“°κ³  μžˆμ–΄
감정을 λŠμ–΄λ‚΄λ €λŠ” μ˜μ§€μ™€ μ‹€νŒ¨κ°€ λ™μ‹œμ— λ‹΄κΈ΄ λ¬Έμž₯

Should've known you'd bring me heartache
λ„€κ°€ λ‚˜μ—κ²Œ μƒμ²˜λ₯Ό 쀄 κ±°λΌλŠ” κ±Έ μ•Œμ•˜μ–΄μ•Ό ν–ˆμ–΄
λ’€λŠ¦μ€ 자각과 ν›„νšŒμ˜ 감정을 λ“œλŸ¬λ‚΄λŠ” ν‘œν˜„


🎯 였늘의 핡심 ν‘œν˜„

almost lover연인이 될 λ»”ν–ˆμ§€λ§Œ 끝내 관계가 λ˜μ§€ λͺ»ν•œ μ‚¬λžŒ
hopeless dreamμ΄λ€„μ§ˆ κ°€λŠ₯성이 μ—†λŠ” λ°”λžŒμ΄λ‚˜ κΈ°λŒ€
try not to ~μ–΄λ–€ μƒκ°μ΄λ‚˜ 행동을 μ–΅λˆ„λ₯΄λ € μ• μ“°λ‹€
bring someone heartacheλˆ„κ΅°κ°€μ—κ²Œ 마음의 μƒμ²˜λ₯Ό μ£Όλ‹€


✍️ ν‘œν˜„ 비ꡐ & 주제 ν™•μž₯

μ•„λž˜λŠ” 였늘의 핡심 ν‘œν˜„κ³Ό μ˜λ―Έκ°€ κ°™κ±°λ‚˜ λΉ„μŠ·ν•œ ν‘œν˜„λ“€μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

almost lover
someone who never became mine
κ΄€κ³„λ‘œ 이어지지 λͺ»ν•œ 감정을 우회적으둜 ν‘œν˜„ν•  λ•Œ μ‚¬μš©

hopeless dream
a dream that will never come true
감정·κ΄€κ³„·λ―Έλž˜μ— λŒ€ν•œ 단념을 담을 λ•Œ μ“°μ΄λŠ” ν‘œν˜„

try not to ~
make an effort not to ~
μ˜μ‹μ μœΌλ‘œ 감정을 μ–΅λˆ„λ₯΄κ±°λ‚˜ 행동을 μ‘°μ ˆν•  λ•Œ μ‚¬μš©

bring someone heartache
cause emotional pain
κ΄€κ³„μ—μ„œ λ°œμƒν•œ μƒμ²˜λ₯Ό 비ꡐ적 λ‹΄λ‹΄ν•˜κ²Œ ν‘œν˜„ν•  λ•Œ 적합

λΉ„μŠ·ν•œ μ •μ„œμ˜ ν‘œν˜„μ€ Someone Like You, Let Her Go 같은 κ³‘μ—μ„œλ„ λ°˜λ³΅λœλ‹€.


✍️ 문법 & μ‘μš© μ—°μŠ΅

He was never my lover, just an almost lover.
κ·ΈλŠ” 연인이 μ•„λ‹ˆμ—ˆκ³ , κ·Έμ € 연인이 될 λ»”ν•œ μ‚¬λžŒμ΄μ—ˆλ‹€.

Letting go felt like saying goodbye to a hopeless dream.
λ†“μ•„μ£ΌλŠ” 건 이룰 수 μ—†λŠ” κΏˆμ— μž‘λ³„μ„ κ³ ν•˜λŠ” κ²ƒμ²˜λŸΌ λŠκ»΄μ‘Œλ‹€.

I try not to think about you, but it doesn’t work.
λ„ˆλ₯Ό μƒκ°ν•˜μ§€ μ•ŠμœΌλ € μ• μ“°μ§€λ§Œ 잘 λ˜μ§€ μ•ŠλŠ”λ‹€.

I should have known he would bring me heartache.
κ·ΈλŠ” λ‚˜μ—κ²Œ μƒμ²˜λ₯Ό 쀄 μ‚¬λžŒμ΄λΌλŠ” κ±Έ μ•Œμ•˜μ–΄μ•Ό ν–ˆλ‹€.

He was someone who never became mine.
κ·ΈλŠ” 끝내 λ‚΄ μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ λ˜μ§€ λͺ»ν•œ μ‚¬λžŒμ΄μ—ˆλ‹€.

That wish slowly became a dream that would never come true.
κ·Έ λ°”λžŒμ€ 점점 μ΄λ€„μ§ˆ 수 μ—†λŠ” 꿈이 λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€.

She made an effort not to think about the past.
κ·Έλ…€λŠ” κ³Όκ±°λ₯Ό μƒκ°ν•˜μ§€ μ•ŠμœΌλ €κ³  애썼닀.

His silence caused emotional pain she couldn’t explain.
그의 침묡은 μ„€λͺ…ν•  수 μ—†λŠ” 감정적 μƒμ²˜λ₯Ό 남겼닀.


πŸ”— κ΄€λ ¨ κΈ€λ‘œ ν™•μž₯ν•˜κΈ°

I want it that way – μ‚¬λž‘μ„ μžƒμ–΄λ²„λ¦° 뒀에도 λ‚¨λŠ” λ‹¨ν˜Έν•œ μ‚¬λž‘
Someone Like You –
λ€λ€ν•œ 좕볡, μ§€μšΈ 수 μ—†λŠ” μ‚¬λž‘
Let Her Go –
λ’€λŠ¦κ²Œ κΉ¨λ‹«λŠ” μ‚¬λž‘μ˜ μ•„ν””
Too Good At Goodbyes –
μƒμ²˜ λ°›μ§€ μ•ŠκΈ° μœ„ν•΄ λ¨Όμ € λ– λ‚˜λŠ” 마음

πŸ‘‰ νŒμ†‘ κ΄€λ ¨ μ‡ΌμΈ : SongEnglish Shorts
πŸ‘‰ AI μ°½μž‘κ³‘: MySongLab / Noraebang-Diary

πŸ“š 참고자료

YouTube —Almost Lover (A Fine Frenzy)
Genius Lyrics – Almost Lover by A Fine Frenzy
Songfacts – Almost Lover by A Fine Frenzy
이미지 좜처: Pixabay 무료 이미지


πŸ“ 마무리

Almost Lover〉λŠ” 이별보닀 μ• λ§€ν•œ 감정을 λ‹€λ£¨λŠ” λ…Έλž˜μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.
끝내 μ‚¬λž‘μ΄λΌκ³  λΆ€λ₯΄μ§€ λͺ»ν–ˆκΈ°μ— 더 였래 λ‚¨λŠ” κΈ°μ–΅,
μ •λ¦¬λ˜μ§€ μ•Šμ•˜κΈ°μ— μ‰½κ²Œ λ– λ‚˜λ³΄λ‚΄μ§€ λͺ»ν•˜λŠ” λ§ˆμŒμ„ 보여 μ€λ‹ˆλ‹€.

이 λ…Έλž˜λ₯Ό 톡해 μš°λ¦¬λŠ”
κ±°μ˜λΌλŠ” 단어가 κ°€μ§„ λ¬΄κ²Œμ™€,
μ™„μ„±λ˜μ§€ μ•Šμ€ 관계가 λ‚¨κΈ°λŠ” κ°μ •μ˜ μž”μƒμ„ μ˜μ–΄ ν‘œν˜„μœΌλ‘œ 배울 수 μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
SongEnglish
λŠ” μ•žμœΌλ‘œλ„
이처럼 κ°μ •μ˜ λ―Έλ¬˜ν•œ 결을 μ€‘μ‹¬μœΌλ‘œ
μ˜μ–΄ ν‘œν˜„μ„ ν•¨κ»˜ μ‚΄νŽ΄λ³΄λŠ” μ½˜ν…μΈ λ₯Ό μ£Ό 2회 κΎΈμ€€νžˆ μ΄μ–΄κ°ˆ μ˜ˆμ •μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

Updated by Kyungsik Song on January 23, 2026


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