Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 919
I know that I have been useful in the world--far more useful than such a green stick.'
'나는 내가 세상에서 유용했다는 것을 알고 있다--그런 푸른 막대기보다 훨씬 더 유용하게.'
This was a view that might be taken, and I don't think it quite a peculiar one;
이것은 취할 수 있는 견해였고, 나는 그것이 전혀 특이한 것이라고 생각하지 않는다;
but for all that, the fir tree looked very well: it was like a little poetry in the dust-heap;
하지만 그럼에도 불구하고, 전나무는 매우 보기 좋았다: 그것은 쓰레기 더미 속의 작은 시 같았다;
and truly there is dust enough in the streets on moving-day.
그리고 이삿날에는 거리에 먼지가 충분히 많다.
The way is difficult and troublesome then, and I feel obliged to run away out of the confusion;
그때는 길이 어렵고 번거로우며, 나는 그 혼잡에서 도망쳐야 할 것 같은 기분이 든다;
or, if I am on the tower, I stay there and look down, and it is amusing enough.
아니면, 내가 탑 위에 있다면, 나는 그곳에 머물며 아래를 내려다보는데, 그것은 충분히 재미있다.
"There are the good people below, playing at 'changing houses.'
"아래에는 착한 사람들이 '집 바꾸기' 놀이를 하고 있다.
They toil and tug away with their goods and chattels, and the household goblin sits in an old tub and moves with them.
그들은 짐과 동산을 가지고 힘겹게 끌고 가며, 집의 도깨비는 낡은 통 속에 앉아 그들과 함께 이동한다.
All the little griefs of the lodging and the family, and the real cares and sorrows, move with them out of the old dwelling into the new;
하숙과 가족의 모든 작은 슬픔들, 그리고 진정한 걱정과 비탄은 그들과 함께 낡은 집에서 새 집으로 이동한다;
and what gain is there for them or for us in the whole affair?
그리고 이 모든 일에서 그들이나 우리에게 무슨 이득이 있는가?
Yes, there was written long ago the good old maxim: 'Think on the great moving-day of death!'
그렇다, 오래전에 좋은 옛 격언이 쓰여 있었다: '죽음의 위대한 이삿날을 생각하라!'
That is a serious thought.
그것은 심각한 생각이다.
I hope it is not disagreeable to you that I should have touched upon it?
내가 그것을 언급한 것이 당신에게 불쾌하지 않기를 바란다.
Death is the most certain messenger, after all, in spite of his various occupations.
죽음은 결국, 그 다양한 임무에도 불구하고, 가장 확실한 전령이다.
Vocabulary
- 나는
- na-neun — I (subject marker, first person singular)
- 내가
- nae-ga — I (subject marker, emphatic first person)
- 세상에서
- se-sang-e-seo — In the world, among all things
- 유용했다는
- yu-yong-haet-da-neun — That (something) was useful or beneficial
- 것을
- geo-seul — The thing (object marker particle attached)
- 알고
- al-go — Knowing, being aware of something
- 있다
- it-da — To exist, to be, to have
- 그런
- geu-reon — Such, that kind of, like that
- 푸른
- pu-reun — Blue or green, describing color of nature
- 막대기보다
- mak-dae-gi-bo-da — Compared to a stick or rod
- 훨씬
- hwol-ssin — Much more, by far, considerably greater
- 더
- deo — More, additionally, to a greater degree
- 유용하게
- yu-yong-ha-ge — Usefully, in a helpful or practical manner
- 이것은
- i-geo-seun — This is, referring to something nearby
- 취할
- chwi-hal — To take, adopt, or assume (a stance)
- 수
- su — Ability, possibility (used in grammar constructs)
- 있는
- it-neun — Existing, present, available (modifier form)
- 견해였고
- gyeon-hae-yeot-go — Was a view or opinion, and furthermore
- 그것이
- geu-geo-si — That thing (as subject of sentence)
- 전혀
- jeon-hyeo — Not at all, absolutely not, entirely
- 특이한
- teu-gi-han — Unusual, peculiar, or distinctive in nature
- 것이라고
- geo-si-ra-go — Saying that it is a certain thing
- 생각하지
- saeng-ga-ka-ji — Not thinking, not considering (negative form)
- 않는다
- an-neun-da — Does not do, negation of action
- 하지만
- ha-ji-man — However, but, nevertheless, on the other hand
- 그럼에도
- geu-reom-e-do — Even so, despite that, nonetheless
- 불구하고
- bul-gu-ha-go — Regardless of, notwithstanding, in spite of
- 전나무는
- jeon-na-mu-neun — The fir tree (topic marker attached)
- 매우
- mae-u — Very, extremely, highly, quite much
- 보기
- bo-gi — Looking at, sight, appearance or view
- 좋았다
- jo-at-da — Was good, was pleasant, was nice
- 그것은
- geu-geo-seun — That thing (topic marker, refers to something)
- 쓰레기
- sseu-re-gi — Garbage, trash, waste, rubbish
- 더미
- deo-mi — Pile, heap, mound of things
- 속의
- so-gui — Inside of, within, of the interior
- 작은
- ja-geun — Small, little, tiny in size
- 시
- si — Poem, poetry, verse
- 같았다
- ga-tat-da — Was like, resembled, seemed similar to
- 그리고
- geu-ri-go — And, also, additionally, furthermore
- 이삿날에는
- i-sat-nal-e-neun — On moving day (the day of relocation)
- 거리에
- geo-ri-e — On the street, in the road
- 먼지가
- meon-ji-ga — Dust (as subject), fine particles in air
- 충분히
- chung-bun-hi — Sufficiently, enough, adequately, plenty
- 많다
- man-ta — There is a lot, many, abundant
- 그때는
- geu-ttae-neun — At that time, back then, in that moment
- 길이
- gi-ri — Road, path (as subject); also means length
- 어렵고
- eo-ryeop-go — Difficult, and also hard or challenging
- 번거로우며
- beon-geo-ro-u-myeo — Troublesome and, cumbersome, bothersome
- 혼잡에서
- hon-jap-e-seo — From the congestion, chaos, or crowded confusion
- 도망쳐야
- do-mang-chyeo-ya — Must escape, need to flee or run away
- 할
- hal — Will do, about to do (future modifier)
- 것
- geot — Thing, fact, nominalization particle
- 같은
- ga-teun — Same, similar, like, resembling
- 기분이
- gi-bun-i — Feeling, mood (as subject of sentence)
- 든다
- deun-da — Feels like, comes to mind, arises
- 아니면
- a-ni-myeon — Or, otherwise, if not that
- 탑
- tap — Tower, pagoda, tall structure
- 위에
- wi-e — On top of, above, over something
- 있다면
- it-da-myeon — If one is there, if it exists
- 그곳에
- geu-go-se — In that place, there, at that location
- 머물며
- meo-mul-myeo — Staying and, remaining while doing something
- 아래를
- a-rae-reul — Below (as object), downward direction
- 내려다보는데
- nae-ryeo-da-bo-neun-de — Looking down at, gazing downward with interest
- 재미있다
- jae-mi-it-da — Interesting, fun, entertaining, enjoyable
- 아래에는
- a-rae-e-neun — Below, underneath, at the lower level
- 착한
- cha-kan — Good-natured, kind, virtuous, well-behaved
- 사람들이
- sa-ram-deul-i — People (as subject), folks, individuals
- 집
- jip — House, home, dwelling place
- 바꾸기
- ba-kku-gi — Changing, switching, exchanging (nominalized form)
- 놀이를
- no-ri-reul — Game, play, activity (as object)
- 하고
- ha-go — Doing, and (connective form of 하다)
- 그들은
- geu-deul-eun — They, those people (topic marker)
- 짐과
- jim-gwa — Luggage, burden, load, and (with conjunction)
- 동산을
- dong-san-eul — Property, estate, movable assets (as object)
- 가지고
- ga-ji-go — Having, carrying, holding, possessing
- 힘겹게
- him-gyeop-ge — Strenuously, with great effort, laboriously
- 끌고
- kkeul-go — Dragging, pulling, hauling along
- 가며
- ga-myeo — Going and, while going, as one goes
- 집의
- ji-bui — Of the house, belonging to the home
- 도깨비는
- do-kkae-bi-neun — The goblin, Korean spirit/sprite (topic marker)
- 낡은
- nal-geun — Old, worn out, dilapidated, shabby
- 통
- tong — Barrel, container, tub, large vessel
- 속에
- so-ge — Inside, within, in the interior of
- 앉아
- an-ja — Sitting, seated (connective form)
- 함께
- ham-kke — Together, along with, in company
- 이동한다
- i-dong-han-da — Moves, travels, relocates to another place
- 하숙과
- ha-suk-gwa — Boarding house, lodging, and (with conjunction)
- 가족의
- ga-jo-gui — Of the family, belonging to family
- 모든
- mo-deun — All, every, entire, whole
- 슬픔들
- seul-peum-deul — Sorrows, griefs, sadnesses (plural form)
- 진정한
- jin-jeong-han — True, genuine, sincere, authentic
- 걱정과
- geok-jeong-gwa — Worry, anxiety, concern, and (conjunction)
- 비탄은
- bi-tan-eun — Grief, lamentation, deep sorrow (topic marker)
- 집에서
- ji-be-seo — From the house, at home, from home
- 새
- sae — New, fresh; also means bird
- 이
- i — This; also a particle or the number two
- 일에서
- i-re-seo — From this work, in this matter
- 그들이나
- geu-deul-i-na — Whether them, them or, either them
- 우리에게
- u-ri-e-ge — To us, for us, to our group
- 무슨
- mu-seun — What kind of, what, which sort of
- 이득이
- i-deu-gi — Gain, benefit, profit (as subject)
- 있는가
- in-neun-ga — Is there, does it exist (question form)
- 그렇다
- geu-reo-ta — That is so, yes, indeed, that's right
- 오래전에
- o-rae-jeo-ne — Long ago, in the distant past, formerly
- 좋은
- jo-eun — Good, nice, pleasant, fine quality
- 옛
- yet — Old, ancient, former, of the past
- 격언이
- gyeo-geo-ni — Proverb, maxim, saying (as subject)
- 쓰여
- sseu-yeo — Was written, inscribed (passive connective form)
- 있었다
- i-sseot-da — There was, existed, had been present
- 죽음의
- ju-geu-mui — Of death, belonging to death, death's
- 위대한
- wi-dae-han — Great, magnificent, grand, extraordinary
- 이삿날을
- i-sat-na-reul — Moving day (as object), day of relocation
- 생각하라
- saeng-ga-ka-ra — Think about it! Consider it (imperative)
- 심각한
- sim-ga-kan — Serious, grave, severe, solemn
- 생각이다
- saeng-ga-gi-da — It is a thought, that is thinking
- 그것을
- geu-geo-seul — That thing (as object of sentence)
- 언급한
- eon-geu-pan — Mentioned, referred to, brought up
- 것이
- geo-si — The fact that, the thing (as subject)
- 당신에게
- dang-si-ne-ge — To you, for you (formal second person)
- 불쾌하지
- bul-kwae-ha-ji — Unpleasant, disagreeable (negative construct)
- 않기를
- an-ki-reul — Not doing (object form of negation)
- 바란다
- ba-ran-da — Hopes, wishes, desires something sincerely
- 죽음은
- ju-geu-meun — Death (as topic), death is, mortality
- 결국
- gyeol-guk — In the end, ultimately, after all, finally
- 다양한
- da-yang-han — Various, diverse, varied, multiple kinds
- 임무에도
- im-mu-e-do — Even in duties, among tasks too
- 가장
- ga-jang — Most, the most, greatest degree
- 확실한
- hwak-sil-han — Certain, sure, definite, reliable
- 전령이다
- jeol-lyeong-i-da — Is a messenger, courier, herald
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