아이유 (IU) - My Dear Friend (Thank You For Being You) lyrics

아이유 (IU) - "친구야 친구 (너다워 고마워)" "My Dear Friend (Thank You For Being You)

Haesoo sang this song in Ep 7 of Moon Lovers. The director wanted a song that expresses gratitude for friendship, which the princes can think back on later in the storyline (probably when the princes start fighting for the throne), but IU looked through her whole playlist and couldn’t find a suitable song, so amidst her busy filming schedule, IU composed a song instead. She also said the 줌 ‘joom’ part is her favourite in the lyrics. This song has two verses. Initially, the first verse was from Haesoo’s perspective, followed by the second verse intended to console the 4th prince, but the director liked the second verse better so the verses were swapped and in the end.

Big thanks to iu-jjang tumblr for the lyrics and translation.

English Translation
As it blows past
But the one small ray of sun makes me smile
Everyone is so busy
They get on with their lives
But that one friend makes me smile
When I find a place where loneliness does not exist
Join me there my friend, come with me

My dear friend
Thank you for being you

Although the silent sky
seems different from yesterday
How can you blame anyone?


Maybe everyone in the world has nightmares
How can I cry by myself?
There’s a place I wanted to return to
Now even my footprints seem unfamiliar to me
My dear friend
Thank you for being you