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alien stage "cure" lyric translations

i've been losing my mind over how poetic the korean lyrics are, so i tried translating them a little more closely to the original! there are so many implications and so much nuance that it's simply impossible to fully convey them in english, due to vocab and syntax differences, so there will be a ton of translation notes below. please cry over this tragic pair with me :")

[ disclaimer: i am in no way trying to imply that the official translations are subpar, because they're actually really good — it's difficult to convey the full extent of meaning while remaining concise enough for closed captions! i just want to share my own take on the original lyrics ^^ ]

r o u n d 6 — c u r e

Please permit me, till the tips of your hands Please permit me, till the tips of your feet I wish for you to melt me within your eyes I don't want to lose you I plead of you, inflict wounds upon me I plead of you, make it so that I am hurting Until not a single drop of me remains I dissolve in you Till these stars, which will crumble Buried within eternity, which will fade into a blur At the edge of your frigid lips Read me, please That's right, me Even the sharp words you gave me Even if they leave scratches beneath my eyes I wish they remain upon your tongue Even if everything is shattered, it's okay Now, please, look at my wounds Now, please, cure me Just so that my unease may be dampened So that I dissolve into you Above these nights, which will be drawn Screaming into the silence, which will collapse Within your pupils that gaze at me Drink me, please That's right, me This song without an end Towards each other, we dance Our story, buried within eternity Till these stars, which will crumble Buried within eternity, which will fade into a blur At the edge of your frigid lips Read me, please That's right, me Above these nights, which will be drawn Screaming into the silence, which will collapse Within your pupils that gaze at me Drink me, please That's right, me

[ translation notes below the cut. ]

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translation notes

"please permit me"

허락해줘, please grant me permission; implying the person Till is singing to (henceforth Mizi, for brevity) has authority over him.

"I wish for you to..." vs "I wish..."

a slight difference in conjugation; Till wishes that Mizi will do that action for him, whereas Ivan simply wishes for things to be a certain way.

"I don't want to lose you"

놓치다, to lose something or someone by missing them or failing to catch them; implies less agency and control than "to let go."

"I plead of you, inflict wounds upon me" / "I plead of you, make it so that I am hurting"

부디, implying an earnest entreaty, a fervent plea. here, the conjugation has Till asking Mizi to give him wounds, and give him pain.

"I dissolve in you" vs "so that I dissolve into you"

there is no exact translation for 물들다 (conjugated into 물들어 and 물들게 in the lyrics), but picture this: watercolour paints soaking into a white canvas, permeating across it, imbuing it. difference in adpositions: Till says 너로, indicating "by" or "with," whereas Ivan says 네게 (너에게), indicating "to" or "towards". so for Till, Mizi is the colour and he is the canvas, whereas for Ivan, he is the colours that are spreading towards Till. difference in conjugations: Till says 물들어, in present tense and active voice, while Ivan says 물들게 [하다], to make a certain state happen (note that this is different from the ~ㄹ 게 conjugation that indicates future intention). Ivan is saying please notice my pain and heal it, so that I permeate into you, which would then quieten my unease.

"which will crumble" / "which will fade into a blur"

the ~ㄹ conjugation here is a future indicative tense; the action it describes will happen, the state it describes will come to be. 무너질, "will crumble;" to fall by crumbling, crumpling, caving in, breaking down. 흐려질, "will grow blurry;" i chose to translate this as the more poetic "fade into a blur."

"buried within eternity"

묻힌, from 묻히다, to be buried; this word can also mean "to be stained," giving the phrase an alternative meaning of "stained upon eternity."

"read me, please" / "that's right, me"

the official translation says "read my soul," which might indicate the meaning that the creators intended, but the original korean lyrics only says "me." "그래," which i translated as "that's right," can be used in many contexts with varying nuance; it is an acknowledgement and a simple, light agreement. in some contexts, it can be perfunctory, in others, it can be an acceptance.

"even if the sharp words you gave me" / "even if they leave scratches beneath my eyes"

here, Ivan is downplaying the extent of hurt that Till has inflicted upon him. Till may use sharp-edged language, but Ivan describes these words as being given to him, almost as if they are a gift, implying he treasures every word Till throws his way. the word used for "scratches" is often used to describe scrapes left by fingernails; shallow, surface-level wounds.

"even if everything is shattered, it's okay"

부숴, from 부수다, to break, smash, shatter. the official translation says "you can break me apart," which might reflect the meaning that the creators intended, but since the subject and object can be omitted in korean and still be grammatically correct, this sentence doesn't indicate the subject that is doing the breaking or the object that is being broken apart.

"now, please, look at my wounds" / "now, please, cure me"

the word for "wounds," 상처, can also be used to refer to scars, but i chose the former to indicate the open wounds that Ivan wishes Till will cure.

"just so that my unease may be dampened"

그저, "just," implying that Ivan doesn't want for much, he is only asking for this small and simple wish. 불안, unease. it's not quite as intense as "fears," though it can be an indicator of it; it's closer to worries or anxieties. 가라앉도록, from 가라앉다, to sink, to subside, to become subdued.

"above these nights, which will be drawn"

그려질, from 그려지다, to be drawn, like a sketch or painting.

"screaming into the silence, which will collapse"

the more accurate conjugation would be "screamed," but i went with "screaming" for a smoother flow. 쓰러질, "will collapse;" to fall by collapsing, fainting, passing out.

"within your pupils that gaze at me"

translating it as "eyes" would probably read smoother, but the korean lyrics use the specific word 눈동자, meaning the pupil of the eye.

"drink me, please"

the official translation says "consume me," but 마시다 (original lyric 마셔줘) means "drink." it's simple and fluid, not as forceful as "consume" or "swallow." once again, Ivan never uses harsh or violent language to describe Till's actions.

"this song without an end"

i intentionally chose this syntax to emphasise the lack of an end, and to more closely mirror that of the original. it can also be translated as "this endless song."

"towards each other, we dance"

향해, towards, indicating direction. the official translation, "face to face," can be inferred from the word, but i like the idea of them dancing towards each other, going towards each other, as if drawn together in each other's orbit. (also, the irony that in reality, it is only Ivan doing so, only Ivan going towards Till; Ivan sings this line, like he wishes it were the case, like he wishes it were mutual, even as he knows it is not.)

"our story, buried within eternity"

in the previous instance of the phrase "buried within eternity," the object is not specified. here, the clause is completed with 채, meaning "the state of." specifically, this line would be "our story, in the state of being buried within eternity."

[ and that's it — thank you for reading! please note that this is mostly a line-by-line translation, as the original lyrics are composed of distinct clauses that connect in meaning, but not in grammar. the official translation wove the clauses together in proper sentences, whereas my translation mirrors the scattered discontinuity of the korean lyrics. ]

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ideas for interesting platonic dynamics:

older siblings trying to maintain a cool persona to impress younger siblings who idolize them 

character avoiding their landlord cause they’re late to pay rent 

neighbors who have grown weirdly accustomed to each other and don’t feel right if the other person isn’t home 

following the same idea… one of them finally moves out and the other neighbor deliberately scares away potential new inhabitants cause they can’t stand the idea of anyone else living next door 

alternatively, shenanigans between neighbors who cannot stand each other and are each trying very hard to get the other to move out 

adult characters bonding with their friends’ children 

characters who are just sick of each other for no particular reason, they’re just weirded out by how often they coincidentally end up in the same places 

character stalking another character, but solely to use their extensive knowledge about them to avoid them 

long-lost friends/relatives reunited after many years who now have to get to know each other all over again 

doctor/therapist/other health care specialist frustrated with a chaotic patient who keeps getting themselves into awful situations 

tension between characters of different religions, but not hateful!! there’s just a lot of confusion about each other’s beliefs as they get to know each other 

parents trying very hard not to play favorites with their children 

children trying very hard not to play favorites with their parents 

teachers trying very hard not to play favorites with their students 

business partners become business rivals 

business rivals become business partners 

friend groups where pets are also considered part of the group (thinking of scooby doo) 

bitter enemies teaming up against a bigger enemy 

mentor/apprentice, but the mentor doesn’t know what they’re doing at all, they’re just winging it 

mentor/apprentice where it turns out that the apprentice is actually more skilled/knowledgable than the mentor 

ex-villains slowly learning to trust their old enemies 

ex-villains trying so very hard to persuade their old enemies that they are not villainous anymore 

friends who’ve grown unhealthily attached to each other keep putting off an inevitable goodbye 

overachieving classmates who barely know each other and have no intention of furthering their relationship, but they enjoy working together because they make a great team 

adoration between villains and their henchpeople 

feel free to add on as many as you please

Moisturize me

You've become smooth-tongued after dating Sol.

LOVELY RUNNER - EPISODE 12

Since we aren’t going to get a third entry in the Alien prequels, I’m thinking about what David’s fate ultimately would’ve been. In my gut, I can’t help but think he would have been eventually destroyed by one of his creatures that he so loved. Canonically, the xenomorphs seem indifferent to synthetics unless a synthetic gets in their way. So, he probably pushed too much until one of them damaged him beyond repair

I just think that it would be a very poetic way for him to go: forgotten and alone on some empty planet killed by a creature who he loves but who cannot love him — because it can’t. He made it so that it has no attachments, no kindness, and no compassion

Even though David can be clinical and detached, I think he would hope that the xenos would have some sort of bond with him

But — to paraphrase a doc I watched over the weekend — “there’s no kinship there. Just the overwhelming indifference of nature”

first batch of commissions done! ^^ )/

ok ok god your posts are so GOOD i genuinely am just eating all of your content right up. i would pay so much for just a huge book of all of your thoughts fr... anywho i was just wondering if you have any thoughts on an aquarius stellium??? or just how stellia work in general.... ty ty so much in advanced 🕊🕯🤍

oh my god this ask almost made me cry help!! that’s SO sweet + this is quite possibly one of the nicest things anyone has ever said, thank u so much!!!!! 🥺😭🤍💖 i actually have a post on aquarius stelliums right here!

as for stellia in general, they’re just an *intense* concentration of energy in either a sign or a house. there’s lots of varying opinions on what constitutes a stellium, for some people it’s three or more planets in a sign, for others it’s four; and for some (myself included) it depends on the planets (if you want my opinion on what makes a stellium, let me know! but i always say trust your own intuition at the end of the day).

with sign stelliums, it generally just makes the traits of said sign very dominant in your personality. you could have a pisces sun, for example; which would make you more likely to be passive and soft-spoken. but if you had, let’s say an aries stellium, you’re going to likely be very blunt and confrontational for a pisces. you still have the flexibility and soft-nature of a pisces sun, your ego is still that of a pisces, but that aries energy is going to make it’s way into your personality STRONGLY. you might end up relating a lot to traits associated with aries suns and ascendants, along with your pisces sun; you may even lack relation to a lot of traditional pisces associations due to the aries stelliums dominance in the personality.

with house stelliums, it makes that area of your life more “heavy” or prominent. a third house stellium, for example, is likely a very communicative individual. their life heavily revolves around the themes of the third house, likely without them trying. they may not be outgoing or extraverted, but they’re probably very talkative. they may be heavily interested in communications, marketing, social media, and technology; they also probably thrived in school and have strongly emphasized relationships with siblings, and/or neighbors. 

of course this is depending on the planets and aspects involved in the stellium, though. a third house stellium with a harshly aspected pluto/saturn may indicate someone who was strictly controlled in their studies, had no freedom nor independence in their speech/education/etc, and/or was someone who struggled greatly with authority figures in school, as well as with siblings. a third house stellium with a softly aspected venus and mercury could create someone who got high grades in school/was considered gifted, has a quick wit and heavy sarcasm in their daily speech, is considered very charming and social, etc. a well-aspected pluto in a third house stellium could point towards someone who can easily influence others opinions with their charisma and way of speaking;  a well-aspected saturn in a third house stellium could create a person who has strong unshakable opinions and morals and is able to communicate them with authority; gaining easy respect from others. malefics like saturn and “harder” planets like pluto aren’t always negative in a stellium (just like benefics aren’t always “good” or easy in a stellium or in the chart in general). 

it’s all relative to aspects and planets involved in terms of how a stellium will manifest (same goes for the sign stelliums!), but at the end of the day, it amplifies said house regardless.

the key to any stellium is to balance it, i recommend looking to the opposite sign or house to the one you have a stellium in. for signs, i also find it can help to look to the signs your stellium squares for guidance as well. if you had a first house stellium, it can potentially create an unhealthy ego & self-absorption/selfishness in an individual. in their case, it’d be important for them to nurture and focus on the themes of the first houses opposite house: the seventh house. the seventh house is all about others; so the first house stellium person would need to learn how to maintain healthy relationships with others/understand the importance of connection, be less self-reliant/learn to accept help, learn to consider other’s/all opinions, etc!