2016.08.29 18:49
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September Songs from Korea
지난주 4 일 동안 베트남 호치민 시티(구 사이공)으로 출장을 갔다오니
서울은 그 질긴 무더위가 가 버린듯 서늘한 바람이 불기 시작 했읍니다.
몇십년에 걸쳐 불란서 와의 독립전쟁, 남북 내전, 통일, 그리고 중국 또
캄보디아 와의 분쟁등 80 년대 까지 장기간의 전쟁을 겪은 나라답지 않게
사이공 거리는 활기에 차 보였읍니다.
서울의 이번 여름은 맹렬하고 끈질긴 더위 습기로 아이고 정말 견디기--ㅊㅊ
9 월입니다.
이제 슬슬 분당 탄천 따라 산보를 다시 시작해도 될 듯 합니다.
9 월의 노래 몇가지.......
9월이
지구의 북반구 위에
머물러 있는 동안
사과는 사과나무 가지 위에서 익고
대추는 대추나무 가지 위에서 익고
너는
내 가슴속에 들어와 익는다.
지구의 북반구 위에서
서서히 물러가는 동안
사과는
사과나무 가지를 떠나야 하고
내 가슴속을 떠나야 한다
우리나이의 은퇴한 시골 선생님 출신 시인
한 20 여년전 늦 여름 일주일을 애들엄마와 Tanglewood 에서 보내며, 당시 건강 했던
지난주 사이공 방문시 잠시들려본 indepence palace(구 대통령궁 지하 벙커 war room)
prepared by JH Choh(class of 1969)
2016.08.30 00:02
Doc, even though I wish you get a cool autumn breeze over there,
please don't be so glad that the summer is over.
There may be still a lot of lingering hot weather in early September.
본인이 지난 봄에 Vietnam에 들렸을때 거기는 아주 energy가 넘쳐흐르는
바쁜 자유로운 경제상태로 보였지요.
In the streets, even though there were "hammer and sickle" red flag symbolizing communists governement,
the people, merchants, shops, and the streets were not like old Soviet union or North Korea at all.
To me, Vietnam was vibrant and was full of new hopes and freedom.
경제적 발전에 있어서, I thought Vietnam was going to be the second South Korea.
They are smart and hard-working people.
They may even beat South Korea soon. Watch out !
As we see in California, Vietnamese people are taking over some of the Korean market places.
They are rapidly growing.
Why?
Just like Koreans, they had a terrible past and had taken a lot of good lessons from the hard times.
While Thailand was in sleep, Vietnam seemed to be wide awake.
Comment
2016.09.01 22:57
a couple of more September songs, truly Korean
for old timers
패티 김 구월의 노래
for young people
윤종신 구월
Doc, even though I wish you get a cool autumn breeze over there,
please don't be so glad that the summer is over.
There may be still a lot of lingering hot weather in early September.
본인이 지난 봄에 Vietnam에 들렸을때 거기는 아주 energy가 넘쳐흐르는
바쁜 자유로운 경제상태로 보였지요.
In the streets, even though there were "hammer and sickle" red flag symbolizing communists governement,
the people, merchants, shops, and the streets were not like old Soviet union or North Korea at all.
To me, Vietnam was vibrant and was full of new hopes and freedom.
경제적 발전에 있어서, I thought Vietnam was going to be the second South Korea.
They are smart and hard-working people.
They may even beat South Korea soon. Watch out !
As we see in California, Vietnamese people are taking over some of the Korean market places.
They are rapidly growing.
Why?
Just like Koreans, they had a terrible past and had taken a lot of good lessons from the hard times.
While Thailand was in sleep, Vietnam seemed to be wide awake.