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By the Side of a Seagull

The moment of soaring against the wind, and the beauty of keeping just enough distance to keep looking at each other for a long time.

By the Side of a Seagull

Release 2025.11.16

Lyrics by · Polaris Barista

By the Side of a Seagull

English translation

I go and stand by the side of a seagull
side by side, in a single row

I sit and watch the sea the way a seagull does

It steals a glance at me
and if I close that one-meter gap

it readies its wings, half about to fly

We need a space of just that much
the quiet distance between two hearts

come any closer, and it will fly away

Just as trees need room between them
as wide as the sea from island to island

we too need a little space in our love

We all have wings
and the moment we believe that we can fly

we soar against the wind

So try to remember
the birds that flew away when you came too near

and the love that lasts when we keep a gentle distance

I go and stand by the side of a seagull
side by side, in a single row

I sit and watch the sea the way a seagull does

It steals a glance at me
and if I close that one-meter gap

it readies its wings, half about to fly

We need a space of just that much
the quiet distance between two hearts

come any closer, and it will fly away

Just as trees need room between them
as wide as the sea from island to island

we too need a little space in our love

We all have wings
and the moment we believe that we can fly

we soar against the wind

So try to remember
the birds that flew away when you came too near

and the love that lasts when we keep a gentle distance

We all have wings
and the moment we believe that we can fly

we soar against the wind

So try to remember
the birds that flew away when you came too near

and the love that lasts when we keep a gentle distance

Original lyrics (Korean)

갈매기 옆에 서 본다
한 줄로 나란히

앉아서 갈매기처럼 바다를 본다

나를 슬쩍 바라본다
일 미터 거리를 좁히면

날 듯 말 듯 비행 준비를 한다

딱 그 거리만큼의 간격이 필요해
심리적인 마음의 거리

더 다가오면 날아가 버릴 거야

나무들도 일정 간격이 필요하듯
섬과 섬 사이의 간격만큼

우리도 사랑의 간격이 필요해

우리 모두 날개가 있어요
날수 있다고 생각하는 순간

바람을 거슬러 날아가요

그러니 기억해 봐요
당신이 다가갔을 때 날아가 버린 새들을

일정거리를 유지하면 오래가는 사랑을

갈매기 옆에 서 본다
한 줄로 나란히

앉아서 갈매기처럼 바다를 본다

나를 슬쩍 바라본다
일 미터 거리를 좁히면

날 듯 말 듯 비행 준비를 한다

딱 그 거리만큼의 간격이 필요해
심리적인 마음의 거리

더 다가오면 날아가 버릴 거야

나무들도 일정 간격이 필요하듯
섬과 섬 사이의 간격만큼

우리도 사랑의 간격이 필요해

우리 모두 날개가 있어요
날수 있다고 생각하는 순간

바람을 거슬러 날아가요

그러니 기억해 봐요
당신이 다가갔을 때 날아가 버린 새들을

일정거리를 유지하면 오래가는 사랑을

우리 모두 날개가 있어요
날수 있다고 생각하는 순간

바람을 거슬러 날아가요

그러니 기억해 봐요
당신이 다가갔을 때 날아가 버린 새들을

일정거리를 유지하면 오래가는 사랑을

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