UoH Recommendation: Cho Yong-pil – I Wish It Could Be That Way Now

조용필 (Cho Yong-pil) – 이젠 그랬으면 좋겠네 (I Wish It Could Be That Way Now)

Lyrics:

I knew from the time I left that I would come back
A familiar place, a place where I can rest comfortably
I searched for many things and only went far away
I wonder where I was at
I want to fly high in the sky and hug the stars
Haven’t I lived forgetting all the precious things?

I wish it could be that way now
Heal my weary heart in your shade
“Precious things are by your side”
I want to tell someone who is about to go a long way

I knew you would come back when I let you go
Familiar objects, a comfortable place to sleep
Overcoming the years you’ve been wandering to hide
I wonder what you felt
I want to fly high in the sky and hug the stars
Haven’t I lived forgetting all the precious things?

I wish it could be that way now
Heal my weary heart in your shade
“Precious things are by your side”
I want to tell someone who is about to go a long way

I wish it could be that way now
Heal my weary heart in your shade
“Precious things are by your side”
I want to tell someone who is about to go a long way

“The Godfather of K-pop”

“The king of all singers”

This is how we call Cho Yong-pil (조용필). Starting his career as a singer in 1968 when he was a teenager, he still holds nationwide concert tours almost every year. He’s 74 years old this year.