"Azaleas", in The Columbia Anthology of Modern Korean Poetry (Columbia University Press, 2004), trans. David R. McCann, p. 19; quoted in China on the Mind (Routledge, 2013), by Christopher Bollas, p. 70
“
나 보기가 역겨워
가실 때에는
죽어도 아니 눈물 흘리오리다.
• When you go away,
Sick of seeing me,
though I die; No, I shall not shed a tear.
— Kim Sowol
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "나 보기가 역겨워
가실 때에는
죽어도 아니 눈물 흘리오리다.
• When you go away,
Sick of seeing me,
though I die; No, I shall not shed a tear." in the context of ""Azaleas", in The Columbia Anthology of Modern Korean Poetry (Columbia University Press, 2004), trans. David R. McCann, p. 19; quoted in China on the Mind (Routledge, 2013), by Christopher Bollas, p. 70" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Kim Sowol
Kim Sowol (Korean: 김소월; 1902–1934) was a Korean language poet famous for his contributions to early modern poetry.
About Kim Sowol
Kim Sowol (Korean: 김소월; 1902–1934) was a Korean language poet famous for his contributions to early modern poetry.
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