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Korean Poets

Full Moon

Hwang Jini
Korean
c. 1506 – c. 1560
https://poetscorner184787659.files.wordpress.com/2023/05/z-05-24-23.mp3

Green water, do not boast
of your rapid flow from the blue mountains.
It is hard to return
when you’ve reached the blue sea.
A full moon graces these peaceful hills:
Won’t you rest a while?

Translation by David Bannon

Comment May 24, 2023May 17, 2023 Matthew Baker

Dansim-Ga

Jeong Mong-ju
Korean
1338 – 1392
https://poetscorner184787659.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/z-04-03-23.mp3

 

Though I die and die again a hundred times,
That my bones turn to dust, whether my soul remains or not,
Ever loyal to my Lord, how can this red heart ever fade away?

Comment April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 Matthew Baker

Cleansing Drinks at Ungcheon

Yi Jehyeon
Korean
1288 – 1367
https://poetscorner184787659.files.wordpress.com/2023/01/z-01-10-23.mp3

 

Atop the sandy banks, with my wine deplete, I wish that the sunshine inclines.
Washing my feet in the clear stream, I gaze at birds flying.
This meaning by itself is beautiful — Who shall receive it?
As a student of Confucius, I too dance upon the rain altar and return home.

Comment January 10, 2023January 6, 2023 Matthew Baker
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