玉嬌梨 — Page 1

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제1회 재주 있는 어린 아씨, 아버지 대신 시를 짓다

Chapter One: A Talented Young Lady Composes a Poem in Her Father's Place

시에 이르기를: 육경의 근본은 사람의 마음속에 있으니, 웃음과 욕설도 모두 글이라 자세히 찾아보라.

A poem says: The Six Classics find their source within the human heart; look carefully and you will find that even laughter and insult are literature.

천지는 연극의 무대이니 얕잡아 보지 말고, 고금의 논쟁을 눈을 깊이 뜨고 보아야 하리.

Heaven and earth are a stage; do not look down upon it, and you must look with deep eyes at the debates of past and present.

정위의 시가 뜻 없이 전해진 것이 아니요, 춘추에 어지럽게 기록된 것이 어찌 음란함이랴.

The odes of Zheng and Wei were preserved not without purpose, and the chaotic entries in the Spring and Autumn Annals are surely not mere licentiousness.

더욱이 자운(子雲)은 천 년 뒤에도 삶과 죽음으로 지기(知己)에게 감사하였다.

And furthermore, Zi Yun, a thousand years on, gave thanks through life and death to those who truly knew him.

이야기하자면, 정통(正統) 연간에 과거에 급제하여 태상정경(太常正卿) 벼슬을 지낸 사람이 있었으니, 성은 백(白)이요 이름은 현(玄), 자는 태현(太玄)으로 금릉(金陵) 사람이었다.

The story goes that during the Zhengtong reign period, there was a man who had passed the imperial examinations and served as the Director of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices; his surname was Bai, his given name was Xuan, his courtesy name was Taixuan, and he was a native of Jinling.

왕진(王振)이 권세를 농단하자 벼슬을 버리고 고향으로 돌아왔다.

When Wang Zhen monopolized power, he hung up his official hat and returned home.

이 백태상은 위로는 형도 없고 아래로는 아우도 없었으며, 다만 누이동생 하나가 있었는데 산동(山東) 노부사(盧副使)에게 시집가서 멀리 떠나 있었으므로, 홀몸으로 외롭게 살았다.

This Grand Provisioner Bai had no elder brother above him and no younger brother below; he had only one sister, who had married a Deputy Commissioner Lu in Shandong and gone far away, so he lived alone in isolation.

그는 성품이 침착하고 욕심이 적었으며, 명리를 탐하지 않고, 남에게 아첨하기를 게을리하고, 다만 시와 술로 스스로 즐겼다.

By nature he was calm and had few desires; he did not covet fame or profit, was reluctant to flatter others, and simply took pleasure in poetry and wine.

도시의 번잡한 교제를 싫어하여 마침내 시골에 터를 잡고 살았다.

Disliking the clamorous social engagements of the city, he eventually settled in the countryside.

성에서 약 예순에서 일흔 리 떨어진 곳에 금석촌(錦石村)이라는 마을이 있었다.

About sixty or seventy li from the city was a village called Jinshi Village.

이 마을은 사방이 푸른 산으로 둘러싸여 있고, 한 줄기 맑은 시내가 서쪽에서 동쪽으로 굽이굽이 흘러 돌아가며, 양쪽 둑에는 복숭아꽃과 오얏꽃이 만발하여 산수의 정취가 넘쳤다.

This village was surrounded on all sides by green mountains, a clear stream wound its way from west to east in meandering curves, and on both banks peach and plum blossoms bloomed in abundance, giving the place considerable scenic charm.

이 마을에는 비록 천여 호의 주민이 있었지만, 부귀한 집을 꼽자면 백태상이 으뜸이었다.

Although this village had over a thousand households, if one were to name the wealthiest and most distinguished family, it would be that of Grand Provisioner Bai.

이 백태상은 벼슬도 높고 집도 부유하며 학문과 정치적 명망 또한 크게 소문이 나 있었지만, 다만 나이 사십이 넘도록 자식이 없음을 한탄하였다.

This Grand Provisioner Bai held a high office, his family was wealthy, and his learning and political reputation were greatly celebrated, but his only regret was that he had passed the age of forty without an heir.

몇 명의 첩을 들이기도 했지만 참으로 이상한 일로, 삼오 년을 곁에 두어도 아무런 소식이 없었다.

He had taken several concubines, but strangely, even after keeping them by his side for three or five years, there was not the slightest sign of a child.

그 첩들이 떠나 다른 곳으로 시집을 가면 일 년도 채 안 되어 모두 아이를 낳았다.

When those concubines left and married elsewhere, each of them gave birth to a child within a year.

백공은 탄식하며 운명이라 여기고 다시는 첩을 들이지 않았다.

Master Bai sighed and accepted it as fate, and never again took a concubine.

부인 오씨(吳氏)는 이곳저곳에서 신불에게 기도하고 향을 피우며 소원을 빌었다.

His wife, Madam Wu, prayed to gods and Buddhas in every direction, burning incense and making vows.

그렇게 마흔네 살이 되어서야 겨우 딸 하나를 낳았다.

It was not until she was forty-four that she finally gave birth to a daughter.

딸이 태어나던 날, 백공은 꿈에 한 신인(神人)이 아름다운 옥 한 덩어리를 하사하는 꿈을 꾸었는데, 그 색이 붉은 태양처럼 불그스름하여, 그로 인해 유아(乳名)를 홍옥(紅玉)이라 지었다.

On the day she was born, Master Bai dreamed that a divine being presented him with a piece of beautiful jade, its color red as the sun, and so he gave the child the milk name Hongyu.

백공 부부는 늦도록 자식이 없다가 딸을 낳았으니, 비록 딸이었지만 매우 기뻐하였다.

Master Bai and his wife had gone so long without a child that, even though it was a daughter, they were overjoyed.

이 홍옥은 용모가 매우 뛰어나서, 참으로 봄버들 같은 눈썹에 가을 물결 같은 눈을 가졌으며, 더욱이 성품이 총명하여 여덟아홉 살이 되자 여공(女工)과 바느질을 배워 모든 면에서 남들보다 뛰어났다.

This Hongyu was of extraordinary beauty, with brows like spring willows and eyes like autumn waves; moreover she was clever by nature, and by the time she was eight or nine she had learned needlework and sewing, excelling at everything she tried.

불행히도 열한 살 때 어머니 오씨가 먼저 세상을 떠났고, 그 후로 날마다 백공을 따라 글을 읽고 글씨를 썼다.

Unfortunately, when she was eleven, her mother Madam Wu passed away first, and after that she followed Master Bai every day in reading and writing.

과연 산천의 빼어난 기운이 모여든 것인지, 천지의 음양이 어긋나지 않은 것인지, 빼어난 용모에 또한 뛰어난 총명함을 갖추어, 열네다섯 살이 되자 글을 알고 문장을 지을 수 있게 되어, 마침내 여학사(女學士)가 되었다.

Truly the gathered essence of mountains and rivers was bestowed upon her, and the yin and yang of heaven and earth did not fail; she possessed both remarkable beauty and outstanding intelligence, so that by the time she was fourteen or fifteen she could read books and compose essays, and had become a genuine female scholar.

백공이 시와 술에 정을 붙여 날마다 시를 읊었으므로, 홍옥 소저는 특히 시사(詩詞) 방면에 뛰어났다.

Because Master Bai had devoted himself to poetry and wine and recited verse every day, Miss Hongyu was especially gifted in the area of poetry and song lyrics.

집에서 한가할 때, 백공이 시를 짓고 나면 홍옥에게 화운(和韻)하도록 하고, 홍옥이 시를 지으면 백공과 함께 퇴고하였다.

When they were at leisure at home, Master Bai would compose a poem and then have Hongyu compose a matching rhyme, and when Hongyu composed a poem they would polish it together.

백공은 이런 딸이 생기자 아들 걱정은 하지 않고, 다만 재주 있고 용모도 출중한 훌륭한 사위를 골라 딸과 짝지어 주고자 하였으나, 한때에는 마땅한 사람이 없어 열여섯 살이 되도록 혼사가 이루어지지 않았다.

Having gained such a daughter, Master Bai no longer worried about a son; he simply hoped to select an accomplished and good-looking husband for her, but for the time being no suitable candidate appeared, and so she remained unmarried until she was sixteen.

그러던 중 조정에 토목지변(土木之難)이 일어나 정통제가 북쪽으로 끌려가고 경태제(景泰帝)가 즉위하였으며, 왕진은 처형되고 조신들이 복직되었다.

Then the Tumu Crisis occurred at court; the Zhengtong Emperor was taken north into captivity, the Jingtai Emperor ascended the throne, Wang Zhen was executed, and the court officials were recalled to service.

백공의 이름은 구신(舊臣)의 명부에 올라 있어, 이부(吏部)에서 회의를 거쳐 여전히 백공을 태상정경으로 추천하였고, 머지않아 임명 명령이 금릉에 도달하였다.

Master Bai's name was on the list of former officials, and after a meeting the Board of Personnel still recommended him as Director of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices; the appointment order arrived in Jinling before long.

백공은 본래 벼슬하기를 원하지 않았으나, 홍옥의 혼사가 아직 이루어지지 않았기에 이렇게 생각하였다: '내가 훌륭한 사위를 고르려 하나, 이 한 고을의 인재는 한계가 있고, 어찌 경사(京師)만 하랴, 천하의 문인들이 모이는 곳인데 어찌 뛰어난 동상(東床)의 준재가 없으랴, 이 기회에 올라가는 것이 어떨까? 혹 인연이 있어 훌륭한 사위를 얻으면 반자(半子)의 의지도 할 수 있겠지.'

Master Bai had no wish to serve in office, but since Hongyu's marriage had not yet been arranged, he thought to himself: 'I want to select a fine husband, but the talent in this one county is limited — how could it compare to the capital, which is the gathering place of scholars from all under heaven? Surely there must be outstanding young men of talent there. Why not take this opportunity to go? If fate permits and I find a good husband, I can rely on him as a son-in-law.'

마음을 정하고서 사양하지 않고 길일을 택하여 홍옥 소저를 데리고 함께 경사로 올라가 부임하였다.

Having made up his mind, he did not decline the appointment; he chose an auspicious day and took Miss Hongyu with him to the capital to take up his post.

경사에 도착하여 조정에 인사를 드리고 부임하여, 사가(私家)를 하나 찾아 살았다.

On arriving at the capital, he paid his respects at court, took up his post, and found a private residence to live in.

태상시(太常寺)는 한적한 아문(衙門)이었는데, 더욱이 백공은 비록 충의(忠義)하였으나 소탈하고 나태한 사람이라 일 처리를 좋아하지 않았다.

The Court of Imperial Sacrifices was a quiet and undemanding government office; moreover, although Master Bai was loyal and righteous, he was a man of casual temperament who disliked dealing with affairs.

국가의 큰일이 있어 구경(九卿)이 회의를 할 때도, 두 아문과 해당 부서가 주도할 뿐이었고, 태상경은 명목상의 자리로 그저 동의만 할 뿐이어서, 크게 심력을 쏟을 일이 없었다.

Even when there was a great matter of state and the Nine Ministers held a conference, the two main offices and the relevant board took charge; the Director of Sacrifices was merely a nominal position required only to nod in agreement, so there was nothing that greatly taxed his energy.

매일 공무가 끝나면 오직 술을 마시고 시를 지을 뿐이었다.

Every day when official business was done, he did nothing but drink wine and compose poetry.

몇 달이 지나자 시와 술을 좋아하는 동료들이 한 무리 생겨서, 꽃 구경이니 버들 구경이니 서로 왕래하였다.

After a few months, a group of colleagues who shared his love of poetry and wine came together, and they visited one another for flower-viewing and willow-gazing.

때는 9월 중순이었는데, 백공의 문하생 한 명이 국화 화분 열두 개를 보내와 서재 계단 아래에 놓아두었다.

It was the middle of the ninth month, when one of Master Bai's students sent twelve pots of chrysanthemums that were placed at the foot of the steps outside the study.

닭벼슬 모양의 자주색 꽃도 있고, 취양비(醉楊妃) 품종도 있으며, 은학령(銀鶴翎) 품종도 있어, 화분마다 모두 고귀한 품종이었다.

There were cockscomb-shaped purple ones, the variety called Drunken Imperial Consort, and the variety called Silver Crane Feather — every pot contained a fine variety.

그윽한 향기와 성긴 자태가 발 가득히 그림자를 드리우니, 황금비녀 열두 개를 병풍처럼 늘어놓은 것에 못지않았다.

Their deep fragrance and sparse, graceful form cast shadows across the entire curtain; it was no less striking than twelve golden hairpins arranged like a screen.

백공은 매우 좋아하여, 날마다 술을 들고 감상하였다.

Master Bai was greatly delighted and every day enjoyed them over wine.

그날 마침 시를 읊으며 감상하고 있는데, 갑자기 오한림(吳翰林)과 소어사(蘇御史)가 방문했다는 보고가 들어왔다.

That very day, while he was reciting poetry and admiring the flowers, he suddenly received the report that Academician Wu and Censor Su had come to call.

이 오한림은 바로 백공의 처남으로, 이름은 오규(吳珪), 호는 서암(瑞庵)이며, 백공과 같은 고향 사람으로, 의리를 매우 중히 여기는 사람이었다.

This Academician Wu was Master Bai's brother-in-law; his name was Wu Gui, his courtesy name was Ruian, he was from the same hometown as Master Bai, and he was a man who placed the greatest importance on loyalty and righteousness.

이 소어사는 이름이 소연(蘇淵), 자가 방회(方回)로, 비록 하남(河南) 출신의 진사이나 본래 금릉 사람이었다.

This Censor Su was named Su Yuan, with the courtesy name Fanghui; although he was a jinshi from the Henan register, his ancestral home was also Jinling.

그는 또한 백공과 같은 해에 과거에 합격한 동년(同年)이었으며, 시와 술로 왕래하였기에 세 사람은 매우 친밀하게 지냈다.

He was also a classmate of Master Bai, having passed the examinations in the same year, and because they associated over poetry and wine, the three men were on very close terms.

정사의 여가에, 이편에서 저편을 찾거나 저편에서 이편을 방문하곤 하였다.

In their leisure time from official duties, it was always one visiting the other, back and forth.

백공은 두 사람이 왔다는 말을 듣고 급히 나가 맞이하였다.

Hearing that the two had come, Master Bai hurried out to welcome them.

세 사람은 평소 왕래하는 사이라 정분이 두터워 객식(客式)이 전혀 없었다.

The three men were accustomed to each other's company and their affection was deep, so there was not the slightest formality between them.

만나자마자 백공이 웃으며 말하였다: '요 이틀 국화가 한창 만발하였는데, 두 형은 어찌 와서 구경하지 않으셨소?'

As soon as they met, Master Bai smiled and said: 'These past two days the chrysanthemums have been in full glorious bloom — why did you two brothers not come to admire them?'

오한림이 말하였다: '그저께는 이념대(李念臺)가 남직례학원(南直隸學院)에 부임하게 되어 그의 전별연에 참석하느라 시간이 없었소.

Academician Wu said: 'The day before yesterday, Li Niantai was appointed to the Nanzhili Academy, and I was at his farewell banquet so I had no time.

어젯밤에 와서 구경하려 했더니, 막 문을 나서는 순간 늙은 양(楊) 영감이 수문장(壽文章) 한 편을 가져와 서서 짓기를 기다리는 바람에 또 하루를 허비했소이다.

Last night I was just about to come and admire the flowers, but the moment I stepped out the door, that tiresome old Yang appeared with a congratulatory essay, standing there waiting for it to be written as a birthday tribute to the Grand Commander Shi's wife, and that wasted another day.