Spoon River Anthology — Page 14

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Their spirits looked upon my torture;

그들의 영혼은 나의 고통을 바라보았고;

They drank it as it were the water of life;

그들은 그것을 생명의 물인 양 마셨다;

With reddened cheeks, brightened eyes,

붉어진 뺨과 빛나는 눈으로,

The rising flame of my soul made their spirits gilt,

내 영혼의 솟아오르는 불꽃이 그들의 영혼을 금빛으로 물들였다,

Like the wings of a butterfly drifting suddenly into sunlight.

햇빛 속으로 갑자기 날아드는 나비의 날개처럼.

And they cried to me for life, life, life.

그리고 그들은 내게 삶을, 삶을, 삶을 달라고 외쳤다.

But in taking life for myself,

하지만 나 자신을 위해 삶을 취하는 과정에서,

In seizing and crushing their souls,

그들의 영혼을 붙잡고 짓이기면서,

As a child crushes grapes and drinks

아이가 포도를 으깨어 마시듯

From its palms the purple juice,

손바닥에서 흘러내리는 자줏빛 즙을,

I came to this wingless void,

나는 이 날개 없는 공허 속으로 들어오게 되었다,

Where neither red, nor gold, nor wine,

붉음도, 금빛도, 포도주도 없고,

Nor the rhythm of life are known.

삶의 리듬조차 알 수 없는 곳으로.

Minerva Jones

미네르바 존스

I am Minerva, the village poetess,

나는 미네르바, 마을의 여류 시인,

Hooted at, jeered at by the Yahoos of the street

거리의 야후들에게 야유와 조롱을 받았지,

For my heavy body, cock-eye, and rolling walk,

내 육중한 몸과 사팔눈, 그리고 뒤뚱거리는 걸음걸이 때문에,

And all the more when "Butch" Weldy

그리고 "부치" 웰디가

Captured me after a brutal hunt.

잔인한 추격 끝에 나를 붙잡았을 때는 더더욱.

He left me to my fate with Doctor Meyers;

그는 나를 마이어스 의사에게 맡기고 내 운명에 던져버렸다;

And I sank into death, growing numb from the feet up,

그리고 나는 죽음 속으로 가라앉았다, 발끝부터 점점 마비되어가며,

Like one stepping deeper and deeper into a stream of ice.

얼음 같은 물속으로 점점 더 깊이 발을 들이미는 사람처럼.

Will some one go to the village newspaper,

누군가 마을 신문사에 가서,

And gather into a book the verses I wrote?—

내가 쓴 시들을 모아 책으로 엮어주지 않겠는가?—

I thirsted so for love

나는 사랑에 그토록 목말랐고

I hungered so for life!

나는 삶에 그토록 굶주렸다!

"Indignation" Jones

"분노" 존스

You would not believe, would you

당신은 믿지 않겠지, 그렇지 않은가

That I came from good Welsh stock?

내가 훌륭한 웨일스 혈통 출신이라는 것을?

That I was purer blooded than the white trash here?

내가 이곳의 백인 천민들보다 더 순수한 혈통을 가졌다는 것을?

And of more direct lineage than the

그리고 더 직접적인 혈통을 이어받았다는 것을,

New Englanders And Virginians of Spoon River?

스푼 리버의 뉴잉글랜드인들과 버지니아인들보다도?

You would not believe that I had been to school

내가 학교를 다녔다는 것도 믿지 않겠지

And read some books.

그리고 몇 권의 책을 읽었다는 것도.

Vocabulary

그들의: geudeul-ui — Possessive pronoun meaning 'their' or 'of them'
영혼은: yeonghon-eun — Soul or spirit, with topic marker attached
나의: na-ui — Possessive pronoun meaning 'my' or 'mine'
고통을: gotong-eul — Pain or suffering, with object marker attached
바라보았고: baraboak-go — Looked at or gazed upon, then continued action
그들은: geudeul-eun — Third-person plural pronoun 'they' with topic marker
그것을: geugeot-eul — Pronoun 'it' or 'that thing' with object marker
생명의: saengmyeong-ui — Of life; relating to life or living existence
물인: mul-in — Water, identified as something specific
양: yang — Manner or appearance; as if, like something
마셨다: masyeotda — Past tense verb meaning 'drank' or 'consumed liquid'
붉어진: bulgeojin — Having become red or flushed
뺨과: ppyam-gwa — Cheek(s) with connective particle 'and'
빛나는: bitnaneun — Shining, gleaming, or glowing brightly
눈으로: nun-euro — Eyes, with instrumental particle 'with/by means of'
내: nae — Possessive form of 'I', meaning 'my'
솟아오르는: sosaoreu-neun — Rising up, surging, or soaring upward
불꽃이: bulkkoch-i — Flame or spark, with subject marker attached
영혼을: yeonghon-eul — Soul or spirit, with object marker attached
금빛으로: geumbit-euro — With a golden color or golden light
물들였다: muldeullyeotda — Dyed, tinged, or colored something in a hue
햇빛: haetbit — Sunlight; the light emitted by the sun
속으로: sok-euro — Into the inside or interior of something
갑자기: gapjagi — Suddenly or abruptly without warning
날아드는: naradeu-neun — Flying in or darting into a space
나비의: nabi-ui — Of a butterfly; belonging to a butterfly
날개처럼: nalgae-cheoreom — Like wings; resembling the wings of something
그리고: geurigo — Conjunction meaning 'and' or 'and then'
내게: naege — To me; dative form of first-person pronoun
삶을: salm-eul — Life or living existence, with object marker
달라고: dallago — Requesting that something be given; 'please give'
외쳤다: oechyeotda — Cried out, shouted, or exclaimed loudly
하지만: hajiman — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'
나: na — First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'
자신을: jasin-eul — Oneself; reflexive pronoun with object marker
위해: wihae — For the sake of; in order to benefit someone
취하는: chwihaneun — Taking or obtaining something for oneself
과정에서: gwajeong-eseo — In the process or course of doing something
붙잡고: butjapgo — Grabbing or seizing and holding onto something
짓이기면서: jittigimyeonseo — Crushing or squashing while doing something simultaneously
아이가: ai-ga — Child or kid, with subject marker attached
포도를: podo-reul — Grapes, with object marker attached
으깨어: eukkaee — Having crushed or mashed something thoroughly
마시듯: masideus — As if drinking; in the manner of drinking
손바닥에서: sonbadak-eseo — From the palm of the hand
흘러내리는: heulleonaerineun — Flowing down or dripping downward continuously
자줏빛: jajutbit — Purple or violet color; a purplish hue
즙을: jeup-eul — Juice or liquid extract, with object marker
나는: na-neun — First-person pronoun 'I' with topic marker
이: i — Demonstrative meaning 'this' referring to nearby thing
날개: nalgae — Wings; the appendages used for flying
없는: eomneun — Lacking, without, or not having something
공허: gongheo — Emptiness, void, or hollow feeling inside
들어오게: deureooге — To come in or enter into a place
되었다: doeeotda — Past tense of 'become'; came to be something
포도주도: podoju-do — Wine also; even wine is absent here
없고: eopgo — There is not, and; lacking and continuing clause
삶의: salm-ui — Of life; belonging to or pertaining to life
리듬조차: rideum-jocha — Even the rhythm; not even the rhythm exists
알: al — To know; base form of knowing verb
수: su — Ability or possibility; used in grammar structures
곳으로: got-euro — To a place or location; directional marker used
마을의: maeul-ui — Of the village or town; belonging to it
여류: yeoyu — Female; referring to a woman in a profession
시인: siin — Poet; a person who writes poetry
거리의: geori-ui — Of the street; belonging to the street
야유와: yayu-wa — Jeering or heckling, with connective particle 'and'
조롱을: jorong-eul — Mockery or ridicule, with object marker attached
받았지: badatji — Received or was given something, you know
육중한: yukjunghan — Heavy, bulky, or massive in physical build
몸과: mom-gwa — Body, with connective particle 'and'
걸음걸이: georeum-geori — Gait or manner of walking; one's walk style
때문에: ttaemune — Because of; due to a certain reason or cause
잔인한: janинhan — Cruel, brutal, or merciless in behavior
추격: chugyeok — Pursuit or chase of someone or something
끝에: kkeut-e — At the end of; after the conclusion of something
붙잡았을: butjabaт-eul — Having grabbed or caught hold of someone
때는: ttae-neun — When; at the time of a certain event
더더욱: deoeouk — Even more; all the more so intensely
그는: geu-neun — He; third-person singular male with topic marker
의사에게: uisa-ege — To the doctor; dative marker indicating recipient
맡기고: matkigo — Entrusted or handed over to someone's care
운명에: unmyeong-e — To fate or destiny; at the mercy of fate
던져버렸다: deonjyeobeoryeotda — Threw away or cast off completely and finally
죽음: jugeum — Death; the state of no longer being alive
가라앉았다: garaankatda — Sank or settled downward; submerged gradually
점점: jeomjeom — Gradually, increasingly, or little by little
마비되어가며: mabidoeeogamyeo — Becoming paralyzed gradually while doing something
얼음: eoreum — Ice; frozen water in solid form
같은: gateun — Same as or like; resembling something else
물속으로: mulsok-euro — Into the water; into the interior of water
더: deo — More; to a greater degree or extent
깊이: gippi — Deeply; to a great depth or profundity
발을: bal-eul — Foot or feet, with object marker attached
사람처럼: saram-cheoreom — Like a person; in the manner of a human
누군가: nugunга — Someone; an unspecified person or individual
마을: maeul — Village or town; a small community settlement
신문사에: sinmunsa-e — At or to the newspaper company or office
가서: gaseo — Having gone; after going to a place
내가: naega — I; first-person pronoun with subject marker
쓴: sseun — Written; past modifier form of 'to write'
시들을: sideul-eul — Poems, plural, with object marker attached
모아: moa — Having gathered or collected things together
책으로: chaek-euro — Into a book; as or in the form of a book
않겠는가: anketneunга — Won't you?; rhetorical question asking willingness
사랑에: sarang-e — For love; in love; relating to love or affection
그토록: geutorok — So much, to that extent; that intensely or greatly
목말랐고: mongmallatgo — Was thirsty for; yearned deeply and continued
삶에: salm-e — For life or in life; relating to living existence
굶주렸다: gumjuryeotda — Was starved or famished; hungered greatly for something
분노: bunno — Anger, fury, or intense indignation
당신은: dangsin-eun — You; formal second-person pronoun with topic marker
믿지: mitji — Believe; base form used in negative constructions
않겠지: anketji — You probably won't; rhetorical disbelief expression
그렇지: geureoji — Isn't that so?; seeking confirmation or agreement
않은가: aneunга — Is it not?; rhetorical question form negating
훌륭한: hullyunghan — Excellent, admirable, or outstanding in quality
혈통: hyeoltong — Bloodline, lineage, or ancestry of a person
출신이라는: chulsin-iraneun — Being from or originating from a certain place
것을: geot-eul — The fact that; nominalizer with object marker
이곳의: igot-ui — Of this place; belonging to here or this location
백인: baegin — White person; Caucasian or white-skinned individual
순수한: sunsuhan — Pure, unadulterated, or genuine without mixture
가졌다는: gajyeotdaneun — The claim of having possessed or owned something
직접적인: jikjeokjeogin — Direct or immediate; pertaining to direct connection
것을: geot-eul — The fact that; nominalizer with object marker
학교를: hakgyo-reul — School, with object marker attached
다녔다는: danyeotdaneun — The claim of having attended school regularly
것도: geot-do — The fact that also; nominalizer with 'also' particle
않겠지: anketji — You probably won't believe; rhetorical disbelief
몇: myeot — A few or several; indefinite small number
권의: gwon-ui — Counter for books, with possessive marker
책을: chaek-eul — Book, with object marker attached
읽었다는: ilgeotdaneun — The claim of having read something previously
것도: geot-do — The fact that also; with 'also' particle attached

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