With All My Tears

“When the starlight turns off one by one outside my window, I write a letter to heaven. You left me and went to someone else but I can’t forget you, so with all my tears I write to heaven. That even if I’m not your love, I’ll be there for you whenever you need me. That as I can’t forget you, I’ll just love you.” –Seo Ji Won, With All My Tears [translated lyrics]

"Tears" album cover by Seo Ji Won - source: www.maniadb.com

Salah satu vokalis dari duo Davichi, Kang Min Kyung, menjadi salah satu penampil dalam program acara musik “Immortal Songs 2: Singing the Legend” episode 122. Edisi spesial “Commemorative Songs 7” tersebut mengudara pada tanggal 12 Oktober 2013 di stasiun televisi KBS, serta pada tanggal 2 November 2013 di channel KBS World. Kang Min Kyung menampilkan salah satu lagu hits milik almarhum penyanyi ballad Seo Ji Won yang bertajuk “With All My Tears”. Dalam penampilannya, ia berkolaborasi dengan salah satu MC program “Immortal Songs 2”, yaitu Jung Jae Hyung, yang tidak lain tidak bukan adalah composer dari lagu tersebut. With the musical fairy, Jung Jae Hyung, playing the piano, Kang Min Kyung gave a sad musical letter sent to heaven through her heart-wrenching performance.

“With All My Tears” is a ballad song about a person who desperately missing someone who has gone. When night comes, he couldn’t help but reminiscing his old love, the love that had left him for someone else. As much as it brought pain to him, he couldn’t help but longing for her. Because he couldn’t see her and tell her what he feels, he wrote a tearful letter to heaven, in hopes that she would notice his feeling. “Even if I’m not your love, I’ll be there for you whenever you need me. As I can’t forget you, I’ll just love you.” There’s nothing he could do but keep waiting.

Kang Min Kyung ketika membawakan lagu "With All My Tears" pada program "Immortal Songs 2" Episode 122 - source: www.youtube.com

Penyanyi asli lagu “With All My Tears”, Seo Ji Won, meninggal dunia pada usia yang sangat muda, yaitu 19 tahun. Ia meninggal dunia sebelum album keduanya yang memuat lagu ini sebagai title song-nya dirilis. Lagu ini sendiri direkam pada tahun 1995, lalu dirilis dalam album kedua almarhum Seo Ji Won pada tahun 1996. Dirilis setelah sang penyanyinya meninggal dunia, “With All My Tears” meledak di pasaran, bahkan menduduki peringkat satu dalam berbagai tangga lagu dan program musik di Korea Selatan. Lagu yang ditulis liriknya oleh Kim Hee San ini merupakan lagu pertama ciptaan Jung Jae Hyung yang ia berikan kepada penyanyi lain. It was loved for its unique piano sound and Seo Ji Won’s sorrowful voice. With her performance, Kang Min Kyung put this beautiful song under the spotlight again. A beautiful singer meets a beautiful song. Indeed, it’s such a perfect match.

“My love, I’ll be waiting for you, if my tearful letter reaches heaven. I believe you will eventually come back to me. I will believe that with all my tears.” –Seo Ji Won, With All My Tears [translated lyrics]

“Chang bakkeuro hana dulssik byeolbyeotji kkeojilttae jjeumimyeon haneule pyeonjileul sseo

(When the starlight turns off one by one outside my window, I write a letter to heaven)

Nal tteona dareun saramege gatdeon neoreul idjeul su eobeuni nae nunmul moaseo haneule

(You left me and went to someone else but I can’t forget you, so with all my tears I write to heaven)

Neoui sarangi anirado naega nareul chadjeumyeo neoui gyeote gireul nadchwo nubgetdago

(That even if I’m not your love, I’ll be there for you whenever you need me)
Idjhyeojiji aneumeuro neo geujeo saranghagetdago

(That as I can’t forget you, I’ll just love you)

Geudaeyeo nan gidarilkkeoeyeo nae nunmure pyeonji haneure daeumyeo

(My love, I’ll be waiting for you, if my tearful letter reaches heaven)
Oooh~ eonjenga geudae doraogetjyo naegero oooh~

(Oooh~ I believe you will eventually come back to me, oooh~)
Nan miteulkkeoeyo nunmulmoa

(I will believe that with all my tears)”