2Ne1- Cl : Mental Breakdown /Mtbd (멘붕, Menboong)

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  2NE1- CL : Mental Breakdown /MTBD  (멘붕, Menboong) 
  mental의 붕괴 
  Mental's breakdown (Mental breakdown) 
  멘붕( Menboong)
  Verse 1) 
  자, 지켜봐라 /  이 진동의 힘 (G69) 
  Now , watch /  this vibration's power 
  ( Now, watch over the power of this vibration.)
  척추를 타고 내려온 이 느낌 (G14) 
  spine rode down this feeling 
  ( This feeling that rode down your spine )
  꽃 한 송이 피우리라 못다 핀 (G1-1,14) 
  flower a single wanted to  bloom couldn't  bloom
  ( A singer flower that wanted to bloom but couldn't bloom)
  Fire Fire
  다 같이 불 조심
  everyone  together fire caution 
  ( Fire, fire, everyone be careful.)
  이건 / 말로 / 하는 요가 (G40, 6) 
  this /  words with/  doing yoga 
  ( This is yoga with  words.)
  뻣뻣한 자들은 / 한 번에 / 녹아 (G14)
  Stiff people / once at / melt down 
  ( All the stiff people melt down at once.) 
  꼬리가 길면 / 반드시 잡힌다 (G22,58) 
  tail long if / definitely get caught 
  ( If your tail is long, you’ll definitely get caught.)
  세상은 요지경 /  짜가가 판친다 (G58)
  word this terrible condition  / fakers dominate 
  ( The world is in this terrible condition. Fakers dominate.)
  수리수리 마수리 수수리 사바하
  Soolisooli masooli  soosooli sabaha 
  니  영혼을 확 깨우는 자장가 (G6)
  your  soul wide awaking  lullaby 
  ( A lullaby that wide awakes your soul)
  저 위로 올라가 / 자신을 내려 봐
  there go up / oneself look down 
  ( Go up there and look down on yourself.)
  월화           수목            금토        일
  Mon Tues  Wed Thurs  Fri Sat   Sun
  Words)  의N:  ’s N  붕괴: breakdown,  멘붕 ( menboong) : slang ( but not a bad word, mental’s men  + 붕괴( boonggwae)’s 붕( boong). ( Nowadays young people like to mix foreign words and Korean words for fun.)
  자: now 지켜보다 : to watch 이N: this N  진동: vibration  힘: power 척추: spine 타고 내려오다 : to ride down  느낌: feeling  꽃: flower  한 N: one(single) N 송이: a counting word for flowers 피우리라 못 다피다 : to want to bloom but end up in no bloom  다: everyone 같이: together 불: fire 조심: caution 이건: this thing , a short form of 이것은 ( 이것: this thing, 은 : topic marker) 말: words 하다: to do  요가: yoga 뻣뻣하다: to be stiff    자들:   people  한번에 : at once 녹다: to melt down  꼬리: tail 길다: to be long 반드시: definitely 잡힌다: to get caught 세상: world 요지경: terrible condition  짜가: fake, faker ( slang) 판친다: to dominate 니: you, your(casual) 영혼: soul 확 깨우다: to wide awake  자장가: lullaby  저 (저기) : there 위로 올라가다 : to go up 자신: oneself  내려보다: to look down 월요일 : Monday 화요일: Tuesday 수요일: Wednesday 목요일: Thursday 금요일: Friday 토요일: Saturday 일요일: Sunday 
  ( CHORUS )
  Karma eksekusi alam karma is looking for you
  What u gonna do when they come for you
  Karma eksekusi alam karma is gonna find you
  What u gonna do uh
  멘붕( Menboong)
  Words) 멘붕 ( menboong) : mental breakdown , it is a slang  but not a bad word . it’s a combination of mental’s men and 붕괴( boonggwae means breakdown )’s 붕( boong). Nowdays Korean young people like to mix foreign words and Korean words for fun. 
  Verse 2)
  보름달이 떴다 /  강강수월래 (G18,58)
  Full moon rose up / Ganggangsoowollae 
  ( The full moon is up. Ganggangsoowollae ) 
  2ne1이 떴다 (G18,58)
  2Nel rose up (2NE1 is here)
  Everybody sqalay
  이 세상을 멱살을 흔드는 막춤 (G6)
  this world  neck skin shaking random dance 
  ( A random dance that will shake the world by its neck)
  숨겨진 내  눈은  감별해  짝퉁 (G14)
  hidden my  eyes tell apart  faker 
  ( My hidden eyes can tell apart the fakers.) 
  빠르디 빠른 난 뛰어 / 산토끼처럼
  real fast  I   run / mountain rabbit  like 
  ( I’m real fast and run like a rabbit living in a mountain.)
  대박을 터뜨려/  쌍 코피처럼
  big success  burst / double nosebleed like 
  ( I hit it big like a double nosebleed.)
  헝클어진 머리에 풀리는 동공 (G14,6)
  Messed up hair and glazed pupils
  ( Messed up hair and glazed eyes )
  멘탈은 붕괴  미션은 성공
  ( Mental breakdown  mission success)
  비비디 바비디 부 하쿠나 마타타
  Bippity boppity boo, hakuna matata
  지금 너의 무의식을 따라가
  now your unconcious mind follow 
  ( Now follow along your unconscious mind.
  돌고 도는 이 세상을  바라봐  (G6)
  spin and spinning this world  look
  ( Look at this spinning world.)
  월화           수목             금토       일
  Mon Tues  Wed Thurs   Fri Sat  Sun
  Words)  보름달: full moon  뜨다: to rise up  강강수월래: Ganggangsoowollae is a Korean traditional dance ( people move and dance in a circle while singing the chorus, Ganggangsoowollae ) 이N: this N  세상: world  멱살:  neck skin  흔들다: to shake  막춤: random dance  숨겨지다: to be hidden  내N : my N ( casual) 눈:eyes  감별하다: to tell apart  짝퉁: fake, faker  빠르디 빠르다: to be real fast  난 :I ( casual, a short form of 나는 , 나: I ,  는: topic marker) 뛰다: to run 산토끼: rabbit especially living in a mountain  N처럼: like N   대박을 터뜨리다: to hit it big, to make a big success ( 대박: big success , 터뜨리다: to burst )  쌍코피: double nosebleed ( 쌍:double, a pair, 코피: nosebleed)  헝클어지다: to be messed up 머리: hair  풀리다 ( of eyes) : to glaze  동공: pupil (of eye) 붕괴: breakdown  성공: success  지금: now  너의: your (casual) 무의식: unconscious mind  따라가다: to follow  돌다: to spin  바라보다: to look  월요일 : Monday 화요일: Tuesday 수요일: Wednesday 목요일: Thursday 금요일: Friday 토요일: Saturday 일요일: Sunday 
  ( CHORUS )
  Karma eksekusi alam karma is looking for you
  What u gonna do when they come for you
  Karma eksekusi alam karma is gonna find you
  What u gonna do uh
  멘붕 (Menboong)
  How beautiful is this life
  How painful is this life
  How beautiful is this life
  How painful is this life
  멘붕 (Menboong)
  Words) 멘붕 ( menboong) : mental breakdown , it is a slang  but not a bad word . it’s a combination of mental’s men and 붕괴( boonggwae means breakdown )’s 붕( boong). Nowadays Korean young people like to mix foreign words and Korean words for fun. 
 by Eunha Seo