Piccolissima — Page 7
Leaving the sugar to slip down by her side, she remained lost in melancholy reflections from which she was drawn by a light murmur, such as one hears sometimes in the silence of the night when persons are speaking in a low voice in a distant part of the house.
설탕이 그녀의 옆으로 미끄러져 내려가도록 내버려 둔 채, 그녀는 우울한 상념에 잠겨 있었는데, 집의 먼 곳에서 누군가 낮은 목소리로 이야기할 때 밤의 고요 속에서 가끔 들려오는 것과 같은 가벼운 속삭임에 의해 그 상념에서 깨어났다.
Piccolissima listened with deep attention for some time.
피콜리시마는 한동안 깊은 주의를 기울여 들었다.
Usually she disliked the sound of conversation; it struck harshly on her organs, and seemed a sort of mimic thunder; but these sounds had nothing discordant, nothing disagreeable in them, to her ear.
평소 그녀는 대화 소리를 싫어했는데, 그것은 그녀의 감각 기관에 거칠게 부딪혀 일종의 모방된 천둥처럼 느껴졌다. 그러나 이 소리들은 그녀의 귀에 불협화음도, 불쾌한 것도 전혀 없었다.
As Piccolissima had been forced to observe rather than to act, her faculties took a new direction, and a development of which she was unconscious herself took place, and her joy and her surprise were great when she found that, in what had at first appeared to her a confused murmur, she distinguished, as she listened attentively, intelligible words.
피콜리시마는 행동하기보다는 관찰하도록 강요받아 왔기에, 그녀의 능력은 새로운 방향을 취했고, 그녀 자신도 의식하지 못한 발전이 이루어졌다. 그리하여 처음에 혼란스러운 웅성거림으로 보였던 것 속에서, 주의 깊게 귀를 기울이자 알아들을 수 있는 단어들이 구별되는 것을 발견했을 때, 그녀의 기쁨과 놀라움은 컸다.
"It was hardly worth while," said a small, sharp voice, "it was hardly worth the trouble it cost me to leave my cradle.
"거의 가치가 없었어," 작고 날카로운 목소리가 말했다, "내 요람을 떠나느라 들인 수고에 비해 거의 가치가 없었어.
I have come into the world where all is dead around me.
나는 주변의 모든 것이 죽어 있는 세상으로 나왔어.
Ah! if I had only known that this world was so cold and dull, I should not have made efforts which almost destroyed me, to break the roof and leave my narrow house."
아! 이 세상이 이토록 춥고 따분한 곳인 줄 알았더라면, 지붕을 뚫고 나의 좁은 집을 떠나기 위해 나를 거의 망가뜨릴 뻔한 그런 노력을 하지 않았을 텐데."
"Patience," replied another voice, a little quieter, but much like the other; "I have lived longer than thou, who art only a few seconds old.
"참아," 다른 목소리가 대답했는데, 조금 더 조용하지만 앞의 목소리와 매우 비슷했다. "나는 겨우 몇 초밖에 안 된 너보다 더 오래 살았어.
Vocabulary
- 설탕이
- seoltang-i — Sugar (subject marker attached)
- 그녀의
- geunyeo-ui — Her; belonging to her
- 옆으로
- yeop-euro — To the side; sideways
- 미끄러져
- mikkeuреojyeo — Sliding; slipping down
- 내려가도록
- naeryeogadorok — So as to go down; in order to descend
- 내버려
- naebeolyeo — Leave alone; neglect; abandon
- 채
- chae — While still in a state; as it is
- 그녀는
- geunyeo-neun — She (topic marker attached)
- 우울한
- uulhan — Gloomy; melancholy; depressed
- 상념에
- sangnyeome — In thoughts; absorbed in contemplation
- 잠겨
- jamgyeo — Submerged in; immersed; absorbed in
- 있었는데
- isseonnеunde — Was (in a state), but; while being
- 집의
- jib-ui — Of the house; belonging to the house
- 먼
- meon — Distant; far away
- 곳에서
- gos-eseo — From a place; at a spot
- 누군가
- nugunga — Someone; somebody
- 낮은
- najeun — Low; quiet (of voice or position)
- 목소리로
- moksorico — With a voice; in a tone of voice
- 이야기할
- iyagial — To speak; about to talk
- 때
- ttae — When; time; moment
- 밤의
- bam-ui — Of the night; nighttime's
- 고요
- goyo — Silence; stillness; tranquility
- 속에서
- sog-eseo — Within; inside; amidst
- 가끔
- gakkeum — Sometimes; occasionally; now and then
- 들려오는
- deullyeooneun — Coming to one's ears; drifting in as sound
- 같은
- gateun — Same; similar; like
- 가벼운
- gabyeoun — Light; gentle; soft
- 속삭임에
- soksag-ime — In a whisper; by a whispering sound
- 의해
- uihae — By means of; through; by (cause/agent)
- 그
- geu — That; the (demonstrative)
- 상념에서
- sangnyeomeseo — From contemplation; out of deep thought
- 깨어났다
- kkaeeonassda — Woke up from; snapped out of
- 한동안
- handong-an — For a while; for some time
- 깊은
- gipeun — Deep; profound; intense
- 주의를
- juuireul — Attention; caution (object marker)
- 기울여
- giuryeo — Tilting; leaning; paying (attention)
- 들었다
- deureossda — Listened; heard (past tense)
- 평소
- pyeongso — Normally; usually; in ordinary times
- 대화
- daehwa — Conversation; dialogue
- 소리를
- sorireul — Sound; noise (object marker)
- 싫어했는데
- sireohennеunde — Disliked; hated, but (past contrast)
- 그것은
- geugeos-eun — That thing (topic marker); it
- 감각
- gamgak — Sense; sensation; perception
- 기관에
- gigwan-e — In the organ; to the sensory organ
- 거칠게
- geochilge — Roughly; harshly; coarsely
- 부딪혀
- budichyeo — Colliding with; striking against
- 일종의
- iljong-ui — A kind of; a sort of; a type of
- 모방된
- mobangdoen — Imitated; mimicked; reproduced artificially
- 천둥처럼
- cheondungcheoreom — Like thunder; resembling thunder
- 느껴졌다
- neukkkyeojyeossda — Was felt; seemed; was perceived
- 그러나
- geureona — However; but; nevertheless
- 이
- i — This; these (demonstrative)
- 소리들은
- sorideur-eun — These sounds (topic marker, plural)
- 귀에
- gwie — To the ear; for the ears
- 불협화음도
- bulhyeophaeum-do — Dissonance; discord (also, even)
- 불쾌한
- bulkwaеhan — Unpleasant; disagreeable; offensive
- 것도
- geosdo — Even the thing; nothing (with negation)
- 전혀
- jeonhyeo — Not at all; absolutely not; entirely
- 없었다
- eopseossda — There was not; did not exist
- 행동하기보다는
- haengdonghagibodaneun — Rather than acting; instead of behaving
- 관찰하도록
- gwanchalhadolock — So as to observe; in order to watch
- 강요받아
- gangyobad-a — Having been forced; compelled to
- 능력은
- neungnyeog-eun — Ability; capability (topic marker)
- 새로운
- saeroun — New; novel; fresh
- 방향을
- banghyang-eul — Direction; orientation (object marker)
- 취했고
- chwihessgo — Took on; adopted (and then)
- 그녀
- geunyeo — She; her
- 자신도
- jasindo — Even herself; oneself also
- 의식하지
- uisikhaji — Not being aware; not conscious of
- 못한
- motan — Unable to; could not (modifier)
- 발전이
- baljeon-i — Development; progress (subject marker)
- 이루어졌다
- irueojyeossda — Was achieved; took place; was accomplished
- 그리하여
- geurihayeo — Thus; therefore; and so
- 처음에
- cheoeum-e — At first; in the beginning
- 혼란스러운
- hollanseureoun — Confusing; chaotic; disorderly
- 웅성거림으로
- ungseonggeorim-euro — As a murmur; as an indistinct chatter
- 보였던
- boyeossdeon — Had appeared; seemed to be (past modifier)
- 것
- geot — Thing; something; matter
- 주의
- juui — Attention; caution; notice
- 깊게
- gipge — Deeply; profoundly; attentively
- 귀를
- gwireul — Ear (object marker); listening
- 기울이자
- giurija — Upon leaning in; once paying attention
- 알아들을
- aradeur-eul — Understandable; able to comprehend (modifier)
- 수
- su — Ability; possibility; way to
- 있는
- inneun — Existing; there is; present (modifier)
- 단어들이
- daneo-deuri — Words (plural, subject marker)
- 구별되는
- gubyeoldoeneun — Being distinguished; differentiated; discerned
- 것을
- geos-eul — Thing (object marker); the fact that
- 발견했을
- balgyeonhaesseul — Upon discovering; having found (modifier)
- 기쁨과
- gippeum-gwa — Joy and; happiness (with connector)
- 놀라움은
- nollaoum-eun — Surprise; astonishment (topic marker)
- 컸다
- keossda — Was great; was large; was significant
- 거의
- geoui — Almost; nearly; hardly
- 가치가
- gachiga — Value; worth (subject marker)
- 없었어
- eopseosseo — There was none; it was worthless (informal)
- 작고
- jakgo — Small and; little and
- 날카로운
- nalkaroun — Sharp; piercing; shrill
- 목소리가
- moksoriga — Voice (subject marker); a voice said
- 말했다
- malhaessda — Said; spoke; stated (past tense)
- 내
- nae — My; mine (possessive)
- 요람을
- yoram-eul — Cradle (object marker); one's birthplace
- 떠나느라
- tteonaneura — In the process of leaving; trying to leave
- 들인
- deurin — Put in; invested; spent (modifier)
- 수고에
- sugo-e — For the effort; to the trouble taken
- 비해
- bihae — Compared to; in comparison with
- 나는
- na-neun — I; me (topic marker)
- 주변의
- jubyeon-ui — Surrounding; around; nearby
- 모든
- modeun — All; every; entire
- 것이
- geos-i — Thing (subject marker); everything
- 죽어
- jug-eo — Dead; dying; in a dead state
- 세상으로
- sesang-euro — Into the world; toward the world
- 나왔어
- nawasseo — Came out; emerged; was born (informal)
- 아
- a — Ah; oh (exclamation of feeling)
- 세상이
- sesang-i — The world (subject marker)
- 이토록
- itorok — This much; so; to this extent
- 춥고
- chubgo — Cold and; chilly and
- 따분한
- ttabunhan — Boring; dull; tedious
- 줄
- jul — The fact; that (it is); expectation
- 알았더라면
- arassdeoramyeon — If (I) had known; had I realized
- 지붕을
- jibung-eul — Roof (object marker)
- 뚫고
- ttulgo — Piercing through; breaking through
- 나의
- na-ui — My; mine (possessive formal)
- 좁은
- jobeun — Narrow; cramped; small
- 집을
- jib-eul — House (object marker); home
- 떠나기
- tteonagi — Leaving; departing (nominalized verb)
- 위해
- wihae — For the sake of; in order to
- 나를
- na-reul — Me (object marker); myself
- 망가뜨릴
- manggatteurirl — To ruin; to damage; to break (modifier)
- 뻔한
- ppeonhan — Nearly happened; almost (past near-miss)
- 그런
- geureon — Such; that kind of; like that
- 노력을
- noryeog-eul — Effort; endeavor (object marker)
- 하지
- haji — Not do; without doing (negative)
- 않았을
- anasseul — Would not have done (conditional modifier)
- 텐데
- tende — I wish; it would have been; regret
- 참아
- chama — Endure; bear; hold on (imperative)
- 다른
- dareun — Another; different; other
- 대답했는데
- daedaphaenneunde — Answered; replied, but (past contrast)
- 조금
- jogeum — A little; slightly; a bit
- 더
- deo — More; further; additionally
- 조용하지만
- joyonghajiman — Quiet, but; silent though
- 앞의
- ap-ui — Previous; of the front; former
- 목소리와
- moksoliwa — Voice and; with the voice
- 매우
- maeu — Very; extremely; quite
- 비슷했다
- biseuthaessda — Was similar; resembled; was alike
- 겨우
- gyeou — Barely; just; only (with difficulty)
- 몇
- myeot — Several; a few; how many
- 초밖에
- chobakke — Only seconds; nothing more than seconds
- 안
- an — Not; inside; within (negation/location)
- 된
- doen — Become; who has become (past modifier)
- 너보다
- neoboda — Than you; more than you
- 오래
- orae — Long; for a long time
- 살았어
- sarasseo — Lived; have been alive (informal past)
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