“Sour Grapes” is a song inspired by Aesop’s fable “The Fox and the Sour Grapes.” Blending R&B and bossa nova, it falls into the social media pop genre, featuring an easy-to-sing-along melody. The contrast between pure curiosity about love and the self-preserving, selfish side of valuing oneself creates an intriguing psychological dynamic.
Song Credits
- Artist: LE SSERAFIM
- Album: FEARLESS
- Released: May 2, 2022
- Length: 3:16
- Label: Source Music
- Writer: SCORE & Megatone (13), Danke, Abir, Kayofkaj, Nermin Harambašić, Lady V, Kim Inhyung, Cazzi Opeia & Ellen Berg (Sunshine)
- Composer: SCORE & Megatone (13), Danke, Abir, Kayofkaj, Nermin Harambašić, Lady V, Kim Inhyung, Cazzi Opeia & Ellen Berg (Sunshine)
LE SSERAFIM “Sour Grapes” Official Audio
LE SSERAFIM “Sour Grapes” Lyrics
Hangul
두루-루루-두두, yeah, yeah
Oh, 나도 모르게
달콤해 난 침이 고여 이건 사랑 맞아
널 한참 노려봐
내 손에 뚝 떨어지길 기다리고 있어
갖고 싶어 손쉽게
낭만적인 fairy-tale
사다리를 오를 때
두 발아래 난 아찔해
허나 좀 더 길게 팔을 뻗어도
닿지 않아 뒤꿈치를 들어도
도무지가 손에 쥘 수 없는 love
Oh, 이러다가 나만 다치겠어 (yeah, you’ll hurt me)
푸릇 쌉싸름해 I don’t wanna taste
뭐 그리 달콤하진 않을 것 같아
설익은 감정들이 I just feel afraid
I’ll never bite, I’ll never bite the pain
눈물 나게 시큼한 맛
(Sour) 그런 게 만약 사랑이면
맛보고 싶지 않아 I just feel afraid
Love is sour, love is sour grapes
눈이 스치면
가끔씩은 맘 끝이 좀 떨리기도 했어
처음 느껴보는 heart
한 입 정도 깨문다면 어떨까도 했어
붉어지는 열매에
시선을 다 뺏긴 채
가지 끝에 달린 grapes
달달할까 상상해
허나 한 걸음씩 거릴 좁혀도
너의 손을 잡을 수는 없는걸
사다리 저 너머 위에 놓인 love
Oh, 나만 괜히 상처받긴 싫어 (yeah, you’ll hurt me)
푸릇 쌉싸름해 I don’t wanna taste
뭐 그리 달콤하진 않을 것 같아
설익은 감정들이 I just feel afraid
I’ll never bite, I’ll never bite the pain
눈물 나게 시큼한 맛
(Sour) 그런 게 만약 사랑이면
맛보고 싶지 않아 I just feel afraid
Love is sour, love is sour grapes
착각은 마
딱히 널 좋아한 적 없으니까
조금도 아쉽지가 않다니까
내가 날 속여 all day, all night, yeah
아직 어설프게 익지 않은 grapes
아마도 내겐 때가 아닌 것 같아
푸릇하게 아직 설익은 네 scent
I’m feeling scared, I’m feeling scared, yeah
눈물 나게 시큼한 맛
(Sour) 그런 게 만약 사랑이면
맛보고 싶지 않아 I just feel afraid
Love is sour, love is sour grapes
Romanized
Du ru ru ru ru du du yeah
Oh nado moreuge
dalkomhae nan chimi goyeo igeon sarang maja
neol hancham noryeobwa
nae sone ttuk tteoreojigil gidarigo isseo
gatgo shipeo sonshwipge
nangmanjeogin fairy tale
sadarireul oreul ttae
du bararae nan ajjilhae
heona jom deo gilge pareul ppeodeodo
daji ana dwikkumchireul deureodo
domujiga sone jwil su eomneun love
Oh ireodaga naman dachigesseo
Yeah you’ll hurt me
pureut ssapssareumhae I don’t wanna taste
mweo geuri dalkomhajin aneul geot gatae
seorikeun gamjeongdeuri I just feel afraid
I’ll never bite I’ll never bite the pain
Sour nunmul nage shikeumhan mat
Sour geureon ge manyak sarangimyeon
matbogo shipji ana I just feel afraid
Love is sour love is sour grapes
nuni seuchimyeon
gakkeumsshigeun mam kkeuchi jom tteolligido haesseo
cheoeum neukkyeoboneun heart
han ip jeongdo kkaemundamyeon eotteolkkado haesseo
bulkeojineun yeolmaee
shiseoneul da ppaetgin chae
gaji kkeute dallin grapes
daldalhalkka sangsanghae
heona han georeumsshik georil jophyeodo
neoye soneul japeul suneun eomneungeol
sadari jeo neomeo wie nohin love
Oh naman gwaenhi sangcheobatgin shireo
Yeah you’ll hurt me
pureut ssapssareumhae I don’t wanna taste
mweo geuri dalkomhajin aneul geot gatae
seolikeun gamjeongdeuri I just feel afraid
I’ll never bite I’ll never bite the pain
Sour nunmul nage shikeumhan mat
Sour geureon ge manyak sarangimyeon
matbogo shipji ana I just feel afraid
Love is sour love is sour grapes
chakkageun ma
ttakhi neol joahan jeok eopseunikka
jogeumdo ashwipjiga andanikka
naega nal sogeo all day all night
ajik eoseolpeuge ikji aneun grapes
amado naegen ttaega anin geot gatae
pureuthage ajik seolikeun ne scent
I’m feeling scared I’m feeling scared yeah
Sour nunmul nage shikeumhan mat
Sour geureon ge manyak sarangimyeon
matbogo shipji ana I just feel afraid
Love is sour love is sour grapes
Translation
Du ru ru ru ru du du yeah
Oh, I don’t know either
It’s sweet, I’m mouth-watered, this is love
I’m staring at you for a long time
I’m waiting for it to fall into my hands
I want you to have it easily
A romantic fairy tale
When I climb up the ladder
I feel dizzy under my feet
But even if I stretch my arms a little longer
I can’t reach it even if I lift my heels
Love that can’t be held in one hand
Oh, I’m the only one who’s going to get hurt
Yeah you’ll hurt me
It’s bittersweet that I don’t wanna taste
I don’t think it’s gonna be that sweet
The half-baked emotions, I just feel afraid
I’ll never bite, I’ll never bite the pain
Sour, a bitter taste making me cry
Sour, if that’s love
I don’t want to taste it, I just feel afraid
Love is sour love is sour grapes
When your eyes wandered around
Sometimes my heart trembled
It’s the first time my heart feels like that
I was wondering if I could take a bite
With all one’s eyes drawn
To the red fruit
I imagine the grapes
On the ends of the branches are sweet
But even if I narrow the distance down one step at a time
I can’t hold your hand
Love on top of the ladder
Oh, I don’t want to be the only one who gets hurt
Yeah you’ll hurt me
It’s bitter, I don’t wanna taste
Well, I don’t think it’s gonna be that sweet
The half-baked emotions, I just feel afraid
I’ll never bite I’ll never bite the pain
Sour, a bitter taste making me cry
Sour, if that’s love
I don’t want to taste it, I just feel afraid
Love is sour love is sour grapes
Don’t get me wrong
I never really liked you
And I don’t feel a bit sorry
I lie to myself, all day all night
Grapes that are not ripe yet
Maybe it’s not the right time for me
It’s green and still ripe, your scent
I’m feeling scared I’m feeling scared yeah
Sour, a bitter taste making me cry
Sour, if that’s love
I don’t want to taste it, I just feel afraid
Love is sour love is sour grapes
LE SSERAFIM “Sour Grapes” Meaning
“Sour Grapes” draws inspiration from Aesop’s fable “The Fox and the Sour Grapes,” using it as a metaphor for love that is both tempting and dangerous.
The song portrays the inner conflict of someone who is drawn to love but hesitates out of fear of potential pain. Much like the fox in the fable who convinces itself that the unreachable grapes are not worth having, the protagonist wrestles with their emotions, questioning whether love is truly as sweet as it seems. While they are eager to get closer to their love interest, they also recognize the risks involved, love might not be as fulfilling as they imagined and could leave them wounded. This bittersweet perspective highlights the duality of desire and self-preservation, capturing the hesitation and uncertainty that often accompany deep feelings.