The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 3

Vocabulary

그는

geu-neun — He (subject marker attached); third person singular male

부러진

bu-reo-jin — Broken, snapped; past participle form of 부러지다

칼로

kal-lo — With a sword/knife; instrumental particle attached

그들을

geu-deul-eul — Them; third person plural with object particle

무찔렀다

mu-jjil-leot-da — Defeated, crushed enemies decisively in battle

바다

ba-da — The sea, ocean; large body of salt water

쪽으로

jjo-geu-ro — Toward, in the direction of a place

조금

jo-geum — A little, slightly; small amount or degree

나아가

na-a-ga — Move forward, advance; progress toward something

그리고

geu-ri-go — And, and then; conjunction linking clauses or ideas

숨

sum — Breath; act of breathing or hiding

가쁜

ga-ppeun — Short of breath, breathless, panting hard

평화의

pyeong-hwa-eui — Of peace; genitive form of the word peace

한

han — One; a, an; also can mean Korean or resentment

시간

si-gan — Time; hour; a period or duration of time

동안

dong-an — During, for a period of time; while something lasts

그칠

geu-chil — To stop, cease; future modifier form of 그치다

줄

jul — Fact, way; used in 줄 모르다 meaning not knowing how

모르는

mo-reu-neun — Not knowing, unaware; present modifier of 모르다

함성에

ham-seong-e — In/amid a battle cry, loud shout of a crowd

둘러싸여

dul-leo-ssa-yeo — Surrounded, encircled by something or someone

황금

hwang-geum — Gold; precious yellow metal of high value

왕관을

wang-gwan-eul — Crown (object particle); a monarch's head ornament

쓰고

sseu-go — Wearing on head; putting on a hat or crown

양털

yang-teol — Wool, sheep's fleece; soft fiber from a sheep

옷을

o-seul — Clothing, garment (object particle); clothes one wears

두른

du-reun — Wrapped around, draped; past modifier of 두르다

채

chae — While still in a state; maintaining a condition simultaneously

나무

na-mu — Tree, wood; a woody plant or its timber

아래에서

a-rae-e-seo — Under, beneath, below; from underneath a location

법을

beob-eul — Law, rule (object particle); a legal or moral code

세웠다

se-wot-da — Established, set up, erected something firmly

우리

u-ri — We, our; first person plural pronoun in Korean

땅으로

ttang-eu-ro — Toward the land, ground; directional particle attached

밀려왔다

mil-lyeo-wat-da — Came flooding in, surged toward; arrived in waves

기사들로서

gi-sa-deul-ro-seo — As knights; warriors serving as Christian soldiers

글도

geul-do — Writing also; text, letters, script as well

알지

al-ji — Knowing; verb stem used before negation or question

못하는

mot-ha-neun — Unable to do; present modifier expressing inability

크고

keu-go — Big and; large in size, linking to next adjective

아름다우나

a-reum-da-u-na — Beautiful but; concessive form of 아름답다

반쯤

ban-jjeum — About half, halfway; approximately half of something

어리석은

eo-ri-seo-geun — Foolish, stupid; lacking wisdom or good judgment

자들

ja-deul — Those people, ones; plural suffix for persons

해

hae — The sun; also means year or harm depending on context

뜨는

tteu-neun — Rising; present modifier of 뜨다 meaning to rise

곳과

got-gwa — Place and; location linked with conjunction particle

바다에서

ba-da-e-seo — From the sea; originating point at the ocean

온

on — Come, arrived; past modifier form of 오다

배들이

bae-deul-i — Ships (subject particle); plural boats or vessels

깊은

gi-peun — Deep; having great depth, profound or intense

위에

wi-e — On top of, above; locative particle indicating surface

서

seo — Standing; from 서다, to stand or be positioned

있었고

it-eot-go — Was/were there and; past tense linking existence

기이한

gi-i-han — Strange, bizarre, wondrous; unusually odd or remarkable

황금과

hwang-geum-gwa — Gold and; precious metal linked with conjunction

불로

bul-lo — With fire; instrumental particle attached to fire

가득

ga-deuk — Full, filled up; completely occupied with something

차

cha — Filled; from 차다, to be full or filled up

있었다

it-eot-da — Was, existed; past tense of 있다 (to exist/have)

죄악처럼

joe-ak-cheo-reom — Like sin/evil; resembling wickedness or transgression

거대한

geo-dae-han — Enormous, gigantic; extremely large in size

사내들이

sa-nae-deul-i — Men (subject particle); adult males, fellows, guys

뿔

ppul — Horn; a hard pointed projection on an animal's head

달린

dal-lin — Attached, hanging; past modifier of 달리다/달다

머리를

meo-ri-reul — Head (object particle); the uppermost part of body

하고

ha-go — Having, doing; connector meaning doing/with something

걸어서

geo-reo-seo — By walking, on foot; moving by means of walking

들어왔다

deul-eo-wat-da — Came in, entered; moved into an interior space

길고

gil-go — Long and; having great length, linking adjectives

얕은

ya-teun — Shallow; having little depth in water or thought

바다의

ba-da-eui — Of the sea; genitive particle showing possession/relation

헤치며

he-chi-myeo — Pushing through, wading through while doing something else

마을들은

ma-eul-deul-eun — Villages (topic particle); small rural settlements or towns

키

ki — Height, stature; vertical measurement of a person

큰

keun — Big, large, tall; great in size or importance

왕들에게

wang-deul-e-ge — To the kings; plural kings with dative particle

피처럼

pi-cheo-reom — Like blood; resembling blood in color or nature

붉은

bul-geun — Red; having a red color, crimson or scarlet hue

수염을

su-yeom-eul — Beard (object particle); facial hair on a man's face

가진

ga-jin — Having, possessing; past modifier form of 가지다

그들이

geu-deul-i — They (subject particle); third person plural pronoun

밟은

bal-beun — Stepped on, trod upon; past modifier of 밟다

곳마다

got-ma-da — Everywhere, every place; each and every location

세상은

se-sang-eun — The world (topic particle); the earth or human society

텅

teong — Empty, hollow; completely void or vacant inside

비어갔고

bi-eo-gat-go — Became empty and; gradually emptied out over time

그들은

geu-deul-eun — They (topic particle); third person plural as topic

하나님의

ha-na-nim-eui — God's, of God; genitive form referring to Christian God

자비로운

ja-bi-ro-un — Merciful, compassionate; showing kindness and forgiveness

십자가를

sip-ja-ga-reul — The cross (object particle); Christian symbol of crucifixion

빼앗아

ppae-a-sa — Snatched away, taken by force; seized from someone

잘라버렸다

jal-la-beo-ryeot-da — Completely cut, chopped off; severed entirely and discarded

그들의

geu-deul-eui — Their; genitive form of the third person plural

영혼은

yeong-hon-eun — The soul (topic particle); spirit or inner essence of person

바다처럼

ba-da-cheo-reom — Like the sea; resembling the ocean in some quality

떠돌았고

tteo-do-rat-go — Wandered, drifted and; roamed without fixed destination

모든

mo-deun — Every, all; referring to the entirety of something

좋은

jo-eun — Good, nice; of high quality or pleasing character

마을과

ma-eul-gwa — Village and; small settlement linked with conjunction

땅들을

ttang-deul-eul — Lands (object particle); plural territories or grounds

무거운

mu-geo-un — Heavy; having great weight or burden, oppressive

눈으로만

nun-eu-ro-man — Only with eyes; solely through the act of looking

바라보았고

ba-ra-bo-at-go — Looked at, gazed upon and; observed from a distance

손으로

son-eu-ro — With hands; using the hands as a tool or means

부수어버렸다

bu-su-eo-beo-ryeot-da — Smashed, demolished completely; destroyed and discarded utterly

신들은

sin-deul-eun — The gods (topic particle); plural divine beings as topic

바다보다

ba-da-bo-da — More than the sea; comparative particle 보다 attached

더

deo — More, further; comparative adverb indicating greater degree

슬펐고

seul-peot-go — Was sad and; felt grief or sorrow linking to next clause

방랑하는

bang-nang-ha-neun — Wandering, roaming; present modifier of 방랑하다

의지의

eui-ji-eui — Of will, of determination; genitive form of 의지

신들로서

sin-deul-ro-seo — As gods; divine beings in their capacity as such

밤에

bam-e — At night, in the night; locative time expression

짐승처럼

jim-seung-cheo-reom — Like a beast/animal; resembling wild creature behavior

피를

pi-reul — Blood (object particle); the red liquid in living bodies

부르짖으며

bu-reu-ji-jeu-myeo — Crying out, shouting while; crying loudly while doing something

슬프게도

seul-peu-ge-do — Sadly, unfortunately; expressing sorrow about a situation

언덕에서

eon-deok-e-seo — From the hill; originating point at a hillside

언덕으로

eon-deok-eu-ro — To the hill, toward a hill; directional particle attached

땅

ttang — Ground, land, earth; the surface of the earth or territory

위를

wi-reul — The top, above (object particle); upper surface area

걷는

geot-neun — Walking; present modifier form of 걷다 (to walk)

나무들

na-mu-deul — Trees; plural of 나무, woody plants or forest trees

같아

ga-ta — Like, similar to; resembling in appearance or nature

보였고

bo-yeot-go — Appeared, seemed and; was visible or looked like something

그만큼

geu-man-keum — That much, to that extent; to the same degree mentioned

어리석고

eo-ri-seok-go — Foolish and; being stupid or senseless, linking adjectives

키가

ki-ga — Height (subject particle); one's stature as a subject

컸다

keot-da — Was big/tall; past tense of 크다 indicating large size

그러나

geu-reo-na — However, but; adversative conjunction contrasting two ideas

하늘을

ha-neul-eul — The sky (object particle); heavens or the sky above

붙잡았고

but-jab-at-go — Grabbed, seized and; caught hold of something firmly

아무런

a-mu-reon — Any, no kind of; used in negative sentences meaning none

도움도

do-um-do — Help also; assistance, even/also with additive particle

오지

o-ji — Come (negation form); used before 않다/못하다 denying coming

않았다

an-at-da — Did not; past tense negation auxiliary verb

숲에서

sup-e-seo — In/from the forest; location particle attached to forest

새처럼

sae-cheo-reom — Like a bird; resembling a bird in movement or nature

번식했고

beon-sik-haet-go — Multiplied, bred and; reproduced and spread in numbers

장미처럼

jang-mi-cheo-reom — Like a rose; resembling a rose flower in some quality

뿌리를

ppu-ri-reul — Roots (object particle); the underground part of a plant

내렸다

nae-ryeot-da — Put down, set down; descended or established firmly

왔을

wat-seul — When came; past modifier of 오다 in conditional clause

때

ttae — Time, when; a point or period in time, occasion

화살을

hwa-sal-eul — Arrow (object particle); a projectile shot from a bow

피해

pi-hae — Avoiding, evading; from 피하다 meaning to avoid or escape

몸을

mom-eul — Body (object particle); one's physical body or form

숨기러

sum-gi-reo — In order to hide; purposive form of 숨기다 to conceal

하나도

ha-na-do — Not even one; emphasizing complete absence of something

남아

nam-a — Remaining; from 남다, to remain or be left over

있지

it-ji — Existing; from 있다, used before negation particles

않았고

an-at-go — Did not and; past negation linking to next clause

아무것도

a-mu-geot-do — Nothing at all; emphasizing complete absence of anything

없었다

eop-seot-da — Did not exist, there was none; past tense of 없다

왕이

wang-i — King (subject particle); a male monarch or ruler

되기

doe-gi — Becoming; nominal form of 되다 used before 위해

위해

wi-hae — For the sake of, in order to; expressing purpose or goal