Kim Sowohl

 

Golden  Meadow                                     

Meadow,
meadow,
golden  meadow.
The  burning fire in the deep, deep mountain valley,
is the golden meadow by the grave of my beloved—
Spring has come, the Spring light has come
on the tip of the willow, and on its thin branches,
the Spring light has come, the Spring day has come
to the deep, deep mountain valley, on the golden meadow.

  

금   잔   디

잔디,
잔디,
금잔디
심심삼천에 붙는 불은
가신 님 무덤 가에 금잔디
봄이 왔네,  봄빛이 왔네,
버드나무 끝에도 실 가지에
봄빛이 왔네,  봄날이 왔네,
심심산천에도 금잔디에.

published in InTranslation, Brooklyn Rail. (July 2016)