Lee Gil-won

Born in Cheongju Korea.1944
Graduated from Yonsei Univ.Sedul
Board Member of PEN International
hdndr President of Korean PEN
Publication:Sunset Glow etc.
Literary award:The Commendation for Development
of Korean Culture and Arts etc.

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< Mother`s Sunset >

Each day my mother
Cuts a length ofsunset
And hides it in her bosom,
That sunset over Yonghwa Temple
Where Father passed by, showing his back,
Leaving a few gingko nuts.

"Youbrdthers, live in harmony with each other."
Each time she says this like a last testament
My heart pounds
Lest she, without my knowing,
Should hide in the sunset.

< 어머니의 노을 >

어머니는 날마다
노을 한 자락씩 베어 가슴에 숨긴다
은행 몇 알 남긴 아버지가
등 보이고 지나간 용화사 노을을

-너의 형제들 의좋게 지내라-
유언처럼 말할 때마다
가슴이 두근 거린다
나 모르게
노을 속에 숨을 것 같아서



< Word 6 : Thorns >

Cast them away
The thoms hiding in your words.
You must speak like the stars in the night sky,
Words htat live and breathe like precious stones.
Your thom-studded words
Merely loiter at my side
Like fishing rods going after the goldfish.

< 말 6 : 가시 >

버려라
말 속에 숨은 가시를
밤하늘의 별처럼 말해야 해
보석처럼 살아 숨 쉬는 말을
가시 박힌 네 말
붕어 노리는 낚시처럼
네 곁을 서성일 뿐