YENA (최예나) – 4월의 고양이 (April’s Cat) Lyrics (English Translation)

🐱 [Verse 1: The Melting Winter]
With what kind of heart did you come to me?
Even in the eyes that gently look my way,
The winter I spent all alone is melting now,
And even in the shadows, spring arrives today.

🌧️ [Pre-Chorus: The Fear and Hope]
I’m scared the crying nights might give me away—
Scared that you might leave me just the same.
I’m trembling, I’m afraid, but still,
This is the “together” I’ve been waiting for.
Tomorrow will surely feel warm.

☀️ [Chorus: The Dazzling Day]
On that dazzling day of sunlight,
If I run to you in a single stride
And fall into your open arms—
As the seasons circle endlessly—

The time we gather, like footsteps in the sand,
Like drifting petals in the wind—
Will it be remembered? (Ah)

🩹 [Verse 2: The Healing Hands]
Because of wounds that never fade away,
Sometimes I sulk and end up saying sorry.
But the way your hands wrap around me
Makes me dream through this night.

🌸 [Pre-Chorus: The Promise]
Even if someday we drift apart,
Even if time dulls the name of our memories,
Promise me we’ll never cry.
Because this “together” was long awaited—
Tomorrow will surely make us smile.

☀️ [Chorus]
On that dazzling day of sunlight,
If I run to you in a single stride
And fall into your open arms—
As the seasons circle endlessly—

The time we gather, like footsteps in the sand,
Like drifting petals in the wind—
It can still be remembered, right?

🌿 [Bridge: The Slow Bloom]
The days I once hid away begin to bloom one by one.
Clumsy and slow as I am, may I dare to follow you?
To the place where gentle spring rain
Is waving us along.

☀️ [Final Chorus]
On that dazzling day of sunlight,
If I step just a little closer
And fall into your open arms—
As the seasons circle endlessly—

The time we gather, like footsteps in the sand,
Like drifting petals in the wind—
It can last forever, right?

🌸 Lyrics Meaning & Emotional Core

“April’s Cat” is a gentle and hopeful meditation on healing, trust, and the tentative steps toward love after a period of loneliness and pain. The title itself evokes the capricious, cautious nature of a cat—approaching slowly, ready to retreat at any sign of danger, yet ultimately seeking warmth and connection.

• Core Theme: The Cautious Approach to Love
  The song’s narrator has spent a “winter all alone,” a metaphor for a period of isolation, heartbreak, or emotional numbness. The arrival of spring—and the beloved—signals a thaw. But the thaw is not instantaneous; it’s gradual, tentative. The narrator is “trembling” and “afraid,” scared that the crying nights might betray their vulnerability, scared that this person might leave “just the same” as others have. This is the cat-like behavior: approaching with caution, ready to bolt at the first sign of danger.

• The Dazzling Day and the Single Stride
  The chorus repeatedly returns to the image of a “dazzling day of sunlight” and the desire to “run to you in a single stride” and “fall into your open arms.” This is the fantasy of total surrender, of overcoming all fear and hesitation in one glorious moment. But the very repetition of this fantasy suggests that it remains just out of reach—a hope, not yet a reality.

• Footsteps in the Sand and Drifting Petals
  The metaphors for the time they gather together are deliberately ephemeral: “footsteps in the sand” (easily erased by the tide) and “drifting petals in the wind” (beautiful but fleeting). The narrator worries whether such fragile moments can be “remembered” or “last forever.” This is the anxiety of someone who has lost before: the fear that even this precious connection might dissolve.

• Healing Through Touch
  The second verse acknowledges the “wounds that never fade away.” These are the scars of past hurts that still influence present behavior. The narrator sometimes “sulks” and apologizes, still trapped in old patterns. But the beloved’s hands, “wrapping around me,” offer a new possibility: they “make me dream through this night.” Touch becomes a form of healing, a promise of safety.

• The Promise Against Tears
  The pre-chorus makes a beautiful, poignant request: “Promise me we’ll never cry.” It’s an impossible promise—life guarantees tears—but it speaks to a deep desire for protection, for a love that will shield them from further pain. The phrase “this ‘together’ was long awaited” emphasizes that this connection is not casual; it’s the culmination of a long period of waiting and hoping.

• The Slow Bloom
  The bridge is the song’s emotional climax. The days the narrator once “hid away” (the painful past, the guarded self) are now beginning to “bloom one by one.” This is the process of opening up, of trusting again. The narrator admits to being “clumsy and slow,” but asks permission to “dare to follow” the beloved to a place where “gentle spring rain is waving us along.” This is a request for patience, for understanding, for a love that moves at the narrator’s pace.

• The Shift from “Remembered” to “Last Forever”
  The final chorus makes a subtle but significant change. The question shifts from “Will it be remembered?” to “It can last forever, right?” This is the movement from a fear of being forgotten to a hope for permanence. The narrator is daring to believe that this time might be different, that these fragile, fleeting moments might actually accumulate into something enduring.

In essence, “April’s Cat” is a love song for the wounded and wary. It speaks to anyone who has been hurt before and approaches new love with trembling steps and a guarded heart. The cat is the perfect metaphor: independent yet yearning for warmth, cautious yet capable of deep affection. The narrator wants to run, to fall, to be held—but needs reassurance, patience, and the promise that this time, the footsteps in the sand might not be so easily washed away. It can last forever, right?