Chet Atkins - I Still Can`t Say Goodbye

When I was young my dad would say


Come on son let’s go out and play

Sometimes it seems like yesterday

then I'd climb upon the closet shelf

When I was all by myself

I Grab his hat and fix the brim

Pretending I was him


No matter how hard I try

No matter how many tears I cry

No matter how many years go by

I still can’t say goodbye

He always took care of mom and me

We cut down a Christmas tree

He always had some time for me

Wind blows through the trees

and Streetlights they still shine bright

most things seeing the same

But I miss my dad tonight

I walked by a Salvation Army store

Saw a hat like my daddy wore

Tried it on when I walked in

Still trying to be like him


No matter how hard I try

No matter how many tears I cry

No matter how many years go by

I still can’t say goodbye

I still can’t say goodbye



내가 어릴때 아버지는 말씀하셨죠

아들아, 여기와서 같이 놀자.

때론 그게 어제 같아요.

전 혼자 있을적이면

벽장 선반위로 기어 올라가

그의 모자를 잡고 테두리를 똑바로 하곤

아버지 흉내를 내곤 했어요.


아무리 노력해도

내가 얼마나 많은 눈물을 흘렸는지

그게 몇년이 흘렀던 상관없어요

나는 여전히 잘가시라는 말을 할 수 없어요.


그는 언제나 엄마와 나를 돌보았죠

우리는 크리스마스 트리를 만들기도 했어요.

그는 언제나 나를 위해 시간을 내주었어요.

바람이 나무를 스치고

거리의 가로등이 여전히 밝게 빛나고

많은게 그대로인 것 처럼 보이지만

나는 오늘밤 아버지가 그리워요.


내가 구세군 가게에 갔을때

나의 아버지가 쓰시던 것 같은 모자를 보았고

가게 안에 들어가 모자를 써 보고는

여전히 아버지 흉내를 내 보았습니다.


아무리 노력해도

내가 얼마나 많은 눈물을 흘렸는지

그게 몇년이 흘렀던 상관없어요

나는 여전히 잘가시라는 말을 할 수 없어요.



나는 여전히 잘가시라는 말을 할 수 없어요.
When I was young my dad would say


Come on son let’s go out and play

Sometimes it seems like yesterday

then I'd climb upon the closet shelf

When I was all by myself

I Grab his hat and fix the brim

Pretending I was him


No matter how hard I try

No matter how many tears I cry

No matter how many years go by

I still can’t say goodbye

He always took care of mom and me

We cut down a Christmas tree

He always had some time for me

Wind blows through the trees

and Streetlights they still shine bright

most things seeing the same

But I miss my dad tonight

I walked by a Salvation Army store

Saw a hat like my daddy wore

Tried it on when I walked in

Still trying to be like him


No matter how hard I try

No matter how many tears I cry

No matter how many years go by

I still can’t say goodbye

I still can’t say goodbye



naega eorilttae abeojineun malsseumhasyeotjyo

adeula, yeogiwaseo gati nolja.

ttaeron geuge eoje gatayo.

jeon honja iteuljeokimyeon

byeokjang seonbanwiro gieo olraga

geuui mojareul japgo tedurireul ttokbaro hagon

abeoji hyungnaereul naegon haeteoyo.


amuri noryeokhaedo

naega eolmana maneun nunmuleul heulryeotneunji

geuge myeotnyeoni heulreotdeon sanggwaneopeoyo

naneun yeojeonhi jalgasiraneun maleul hal su eopeoyo.


geuneun eonjena eommawa nareul dolboatjyo

urineun keuriseumaseu teurireul mandeulgido haeteoyo.

geuneun eonjena nareul wihae siganeul naejueoteoyo.

barami namureul seuchigo

georiui garodeungi yeojeonhi bakge bitnago

maneunge geudaeroin geot cheoreom boijiman

naneun oneulbam abeojiga geuriwoyo.


naega gusegun gagee gateulttae

naui abeojiga sseusideon geot gateun mojareul boatgo

gage ane deuleoga mojareul sseo bogoneun

yeojeonhi abeoji hyungnaereul nae boatseupnida.


amuri noryeokhaedo

naega eolmana maneun nunmuleul heulryeotneunji

geuge myeotnyeoni heulreotdeon sanggwaneopeoyo

naneun yeojeonhi jalgasiraneun maleul hal su eopeoyo.



naneun yeojeonhi jalgasiraneun maleul hal su eopeoyo.
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