The Winter Sea

 

겨울 바다에 가 보았지
인고(忍苦)의 물이
수심(水深) 속에 기둥을 이루고 있었네

출전: “현대문학” (1967)

(Translated by Chae-Pyong Song and Anne Rashid)
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I went out to see the winter sea.
The water of endurance was creating
pillars in the depths of the water.

    The Winter Sea by Kim Nam-jo (1927- )

Mark Dobson | Winter days at the coast.