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English → Korean Preface Level 7/10

In cloud of clay so cast to heaven

하늘로 던져진 흙먼지 구름 속에서

What shape shall man discern?

인간은 어떤 형상을 분별할 수 있으랴?

These lords may light the mystery

이 군주들은 그 신비를 밝힐 수 있으리니

Of mastery or victory,

지배의 신비 혹은 승리의 신비를,

And these ride high in history,

이들은 역사 속에서 높이 달리지만,

But these shall not return.

그러나 이들은 돌아오지 않으리라.

Gored on the Norman gonfalon

노르만의 군기에 찔린 채로

The Golden Dragon died:

황금 용은 죽었노라:

We shall not wake with ballad strings

우리는 발라드의 현으로 깨우지 못하리

The good time of the smaller things,

작고 소박한 것들의 좋았던 시절을,

We shall not see the holy kings

우리는 성스러운 왕들이

Ride down by Severn side.

세번 강 기슭을 말 달리는 것을 보지 못하리.

Stiff, strange, and quaintly coloured

뻣뻣하고, 낯설고, 기묘하게 채색된

As the broidery of Bayeux

바이외의 자수처럼

The England of that dawn remains,

그 새벽녘의 잉글랜드가 남아 있으니,

And this of Alfred and the Danes

알프레드와 덴마크인들의 이 이야기는

Seems like the tales a whole tribe feigns

온 종족이 꾸며낸 이야기처럼 보이니

Too English to be true.

너무나 잉글랜드적이어서 진실이라 하기 어렵도다.

Of a good king on an island

한 섬을 다스린 선한 왕에 관한,

That ruled once on a time;

옛날 옛적에 다스렸던 왕에 관한;

And as he walked by an apple tree

그가 사과나무 곁을 거닐고 있을 때

There came green devils out of the sea

바다에서 초록빛 악마들이 나타나

With sea-plants trailing heavily

바다 식물을 무겁게 끌며

And tracks of opal slime.

오팔빛 점액의 흔적을 남기며.

Yet Alfred is no fairy tale;

그러나 알프레드는 동화 속 인물이 아니라;

His days as our days ran,

그의 날들은 우리의 날들처럼 흘렀으니,

He also looked forth for an hour

그 또한 잠시 동안 바라보았노라

On peopled plains and skies that lower,

사람들로 가득한 평원과 어두운 하늘을,

From those few windows in the tower

탑 위의 몇 안 되는 그 창문들로부터

That is the head of a man.

그것은 곧 인간의 머리이니.

But who shall look from Alfred's hood

그러나 누가 알프레드의 두건으로부터 바라보며

Or breathe his breath alive?

그의 숨결을 살아서 호흡할 수 있으랴?

His century like a small dark cloud

그의 세기는 작고 어두운 구름처럼

Drifts far; it is an eyeless crowd,

멀리 흘러가노라; 그것은 눈 없는 군중이라,

Where the tortured trumpets scream aloud

고통받는 나팔들이 크게 울부짖고

And the dense arrows drive.

촘촘한 화살들이 몰아치는 곳에서.

Vocabulary

하늘로
haneul-lo — Upward toward the sky, in a heavenward direction
던져진
deonjyeojin — Thrown, cast, or hurled into something
흙먼지
heungmeonji — Dust and dirt rising from the ground
구름
gureum — Cloud, mass of water vapor in sky
속에서
sog-eseo — From within, inside of something
인간은
ingan-eun — Humans, mankind (topic marker attached)
어떤
eotteon — What kind of, some sort of
형상을
hyeongsang-eul — Shape, form, or figure of something
분별할
bunbyeolhal — To discern, distinguish, or make out
su — Ability or possibility to do something
i — This, these (demonstrative determiner)
군주들은
gunjudeul-eun — The rulers, lords, or monarchs (plural)
geu — That, the (third-person demonstrative)
신비를
sinbi-reul — Mystery, secret, or mystical truth
밝힐
balkil — To reveal, illuminate, or make clear
지배의
jibae-ui — Of domination, rule, or control
신비
sinbi — Mystery, enigma, or mystical secret
혹은
hogeun — Or, alternatively, otherwise
승리의
seungni-ui — Of victory, triumph, or conquest
신비를,
sinbi-reul — Mystery or secret (object marker, comma)
이들은
ideul-eun — These people, these ones (plural subject)
역사
yeoksa — History, historical record or account
높이
nopi — Highly, at great height, loftily
달리지만,
dalliji-man — Run or ride fast, but (contrast)
그러나
geureona — However, but, nevertheless
돌아오지
dor-aoji — Not returning, failing to come back
찔린
jjillin — Stabbed, pierced, or pricked by something
채로
chaero — While remaining in that state, as is
황금
hwanggeum — Gold, golden (precious metal or color)
용은
yong-eun — The dragon (topic marker attached)
우리는
uri-neun — We, us (first person plural subject)
현으로
hyeon-euro — With strings, by means of a string
깨우지
kkaeji — Not awakening or rousing something
못하리
mothari — Will be unable to, cannot (future)
작고
jakgo — Small and (connective form of small)
소박한
sobakhan — Simple, plain, and unpretentious
것들의
geotdeul-ui — Of things, belonging to those things
좋았던
joassdeon — The good old, formerly pleasant times
시절을,
sijeol-eul — Era, period, or days of a time
성스러운
seongseureo-un — Holy, sacred, or saintly in nature
왕들이
wangdeul-i — The kings (plural subject marker)
세번
se beon — Three times, thrice
gang — River, large flowing body of water
기슭을
giseuk-eul — The bank, shore, or foot of something
mal — Horse, equine animal
달리는
dallineun — Running, galloping (present participle)
것을
geot-eul — The act or thing (object nominalizer)
보지
boji — Not seeing or witnessing something
못하리.
mothari — Will be unable to see (future negative)
뻣뻣하고,
ppeoppeopago — Stiff, rigid, and inflexible in texture
낯설고,
natseolgo — Unfamiliar, strange, and foreign-feeling
기묘하게
gimyohage — Oddly, strangely, in a peculiar manner
채색된
chaesaengdoen — Colored, painted, or depicted in hues
자수처럼
jasu-cheoreom — Like embroidery or needlework tapestry
새벽녘의
saebyeongnyek-ui — Of the early dawn, at daybreak time
남아
nama — Remaining, staying, left behind
있으니,
iss-euni — Exists, remains (causal connective form)
이야기는
iyagi-neun — The story or tale (topic marker attached)
on — All, whole, entire (modifier form)
종족이
jongjok-i — A tribe, race, or ethnic group (subject)
꾸며낸
kkumyeonaen — Made up, fabricated, or invented story
이야기처럼
iyagi-cheoreom — Like a story, as if a tale
보이니
bo-ini — It seems, appears to be (connective)
너무나
neomuna — Far too much, excessively, overly so
진실이라
jinsil-ira — To say it is truth or reality
하기
hagi — To do, doing (verbal nominalization)
han — One, a single (numeral determiner)
섬을
seom-eul — An island (object marker attached)
다스린
daseullin — Governed, ruled, or administered (past)
선한
seonhan — Good, virtuous, morally righteous
왕에
wang-e — To or about the king (locative)
관한,
gwanhan — Concerning, regarding, about (something)
옛날
yennal — Long ago, in the old days
옛적에
yetjeok-e — In olden times, once upon a time
다스렸던
daseuryeodeon — Who had ruled or governed (past modifier)
관한;
gwanhan — Concerning, relating to (semicolon follows)
그가
geu-ga — He, that person (subject marker attached)
사과나무
sagwanamu — Apple tree, a fruit-bearing apple plant
곁을
gyeot-eul — Beside, next to, the side of something
거닐고
geonilgo — Strolling, wandering leisurely (connective)
있을
iss-eul — While being, when present (modifier)
ttae — Time, moment, when something occurs
바다에서
bada-eseo — From the sea, out of the ocean
초록빛
chorong-bit — Green-colored light or hue, greenish tint
악마들이
akma-deul-i — The devils, demons (plural subject marker)
나타나
natana — Appearing, emerging, coming into view
바다
bada — The sea, ocean, large body of water
식물을
singmul-eul — Plants, vegetation (object marker attached)
무겁게
mugeopge — Heavily, in a heavy or weighty manner
끌며
kkeulmyeo — Dragging, pulling along while doing something
흔적을
heunjeok-eul — A trace, mark, or remnant left behind
남기며.
namgimyeo — Leaving behind while continuing forward
동화
donghwa — Fairy tale, children's fantasy story
sok — Inside, within, the interior of something
인물이
inmul-i — A character, figure, or person (subject)
아니라;
anira — Is not, it is not (negation, semicolon)
그의
geu-ui — His, belonging to him (possessive)
날들은
naldeul-eun — The days (plural topic marker attached)
우리의
uri-ui — Our, belonging to us (possessive)
날들처럼
naldeul-cheoreom — Like our days, similar to our times
흘렀으니,
heulleoss-euni — Flowed or passed by (past causal)
또한
ttohan — Also, in addition, furthermore
잠시
jamsi — For a moment, briefly, a short while
동안
dong-an — During, for a period of time
사람들로
saramdeul-lo — With people, filled with human beings
가득한
gadeukan — Full of, filled with, brimming over
평원과
pyeongwon-gwa — A plain, flatland, and (conjunction)
어두운
eoduun — Dark, dim, shadowy in atmosphere
하늘을,
haneul-eul — The sky (object marker, comma follows)
tap — Tower, tall structure or spire
위의
wi-ui — Above, on top of (possessive locative)
myeot — A few, several, how many
an — Not, inside, within (negation or location)
되는
doen-eun — That amount to, becoming (modifier form)
창문들로부터
changmundeul-robuteo — From the windows (plural ablative form)
그것은
geugeot-eun — That thing, it (topic marker attached)
got — Soon, immediately, that is to say
인간의
ingan-ui — Of a human being, human (possessive)
머리이니.
meori-ini — It is a head, the human head (declarative)
누가
nuga — Who, which person (subject question)
바라보며
barabomyeo — While gazing or looking out at something
숨결을
sumgyeol-eul — A breath, breathing, whisper of breath
살아서
sara-seo — Being alive, living and therefore doing
호흡할
hoheuphal — To breathe, inhale and exhale air
세기는
segi-neun — The century, era (topic marker attached)
구름처럼
gureum-cheoreom — Like clouds, resembling drifting clouds
멀리
meolli — Far away, in the distance, afar
nun — Eyes, or snow (context: eyes here)
없는
eomneun — Without, lacking, not having something
군중이라,
gunjung-ira — It is a crowd, throng of people
고통받는
gotong-badneun — Suffering, enduring pain or anguish
나팔들이
napal-deul-i — The trumpets, horns (plural subject)
크게
keuge — Loudly, greatly, in a large manner
울부짖고
ulbujitgo — Wailing, crying out loudly (connective)
촘촘한
chomchomhan — Dense, thick, tightly packed together
화살들이
hwasal-deul-i — The arrows (plural subject marker attached)
몰아치는
morachineun — Driving, surging, or rushing fiercely
곳에서
got-eseo — From a place, at a location where
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