어우렁더우렁 /박미리
와서는 가고 입고는 벗고
잡으면 놓아야 할
윤회의 소풍 길에
우린 어이타 인연 되었을꼬,
봄날의 영화 꿈인듯 접고
너도 가고 나도 가야 할
그 뻔한 길 왜 왔나 싶어도
그래도...
아니 왔다면 후회 했겠지...
노다지처럼 널린 사랑 때문에 웃고
가시 처럼 주렁한 미움 때문에 울어도
그래도 그 소풍 아니면
우리 어이 인연 맺어졌으랴,
한 세상 살다 갈 소풍 길
원 없이 울고 웃다가
말똥 밭에 굴러도 이승이 낮단 말
빈 말 안되게...
어우렁 더우렁
그렇게 살다 가 보자
Living Together, Side by Side
written by / Park Mi-ri
tranaslated into English by chodong
Coming and going, putting on and taking off,
holding on only to let go—
on this journey of reincarnation, this brief excursion,
how is it that our paths crossed?
Like a dream of spring’s fleeting splendor,
we arrive only to eventually depart;
one might wonder why we even set foot on this predictable path—
yet, surely...
had we never come, we would have only felt regret.
We laugh because love is scattered everywhere like a hidden treasure,
and we weep because hatred clings to us like sharp, tangled thorns.
But then again, if not for this excursion,
how could our lives have ever intertwined?
On this journey through the world—this fleeting outing—
let us laugh and cry to our hearts’ content.
Even if we end up rolling in a pile of horse manure, they say this life is still better—
so let us make sure that’s not just an empty saying...
Living together, side by side—
let us journey through this life, just like that.