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박두진의 시 'A message from the Crane', please help! :)

GCooke
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박두진의 시 'A message from the Crane', please help! :)

Postby GCooke » November 11th, 2010 12:07 am

안녕!

I am trying to find this poem, by Pak Tu-Jin 박두진, written in Korean.

The poem is called 'message from the Crane'. I have tried searching for '백로에서 문자' and '백로에서 메시지' on Naver, I can't find anything I think my guess is pretty wrong haha :) (sadly I only have baby-level Korean)

If anyone could give me the name of the poem in Korean, or a link, I would be extremely grateful!

This is the poem (English translation)

A Message from the Crane

On a deserted islet in the ocean
Stay even if the sun sets, and the moon
Stay even if winds howl and rain

During the day chat with waves
At night repeat the names of stars
Memorize the names of countless stars

Eat grass berries
Wet your throat with dewdrops

Weave your dress with flowers
Inscribe your syllables on the sand

Wait there
On that lonely island

Don't say my words are foolish
The words I send to the winds

Flying over six oceans
I'll bring you back
The joy
Of wings growing from my shoulders
Of my flesh and bones

Till that day that morning
Wait

julialim
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Postby julialim » March 8th, 2011 9:09 am

안녕하세요.
Hello GCooke 님

I am afraid to say that I did search it but i couldn't find 박두진's poem matched with yours.

Sorry ...
:( :(

By any chance you find the Korean title, please let me know.

Thank you.
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