진달래꽃

Name: 진달래꽃
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Author: Kim Sowol

Azaleas

by Kim Sowol

Azaleas line a departing lover’s path in a restrained farewell.

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Original language: KoreanLevel: Intermediate124 characters · ≈ 1 minSource: Wikisource

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나보기가me (as the object, with subject marking for the following predicate)역겨워is disgusting / find disgusting

Because you hate me,

가실you will go / you leave (honorific form)ᄯᅢtime / when에는at (that time) / on (that occasion)

when you leave,

말업시without a word고히quietly, gently보내드리우리다I will send (you) off (humble form)

I will quietly let you go without a word.

寧邊Yeongbyeon (place name)에in/at (locative particle)藥山Mount Yaksan

On Mount Yaksan in Yeongbyeon,

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About the book

"Azaleas" is a lyric poem by Kim Sowol included in his 1925 collection of the same name, written in four stanzas of twelve lines. With a circular, beginning-and-ending structure, it depicts parting: the one left behind lays azaleas on the departing person's path, and restrained words deepen through repetition. It uses the traditional 7-5 meter and three-beat folk rhythm, and has been chosen as the poem Koreans love most.

About the author

Kim Sowol (Korean: 김소월, 1902–1934) was a Korean-language poet known for his contributions to early modern poetry. Writing in a style reminiscent of traditional Korean folk songs, he is best remembered for "Azaleas" (진달래꽃), the title poem of his sole poetry collection.

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