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사슴 (Deer)
- 노 천명 (by Chun-myung No)

The long neck makes him a sad creature,
Always gentle and quiet.
The fragrant crown betrays
His noble birth.

Looking at his image
Reflected in the stream,
He recalls the lost myths,
Then in helpless nostalgia,
Cranes the sad neck
To gaze at far-away hills.

-- From "Best Loved Poems of Korea"
at UCB East Asian Library (PL 984 E3 B4 1984 EAST)


==> No, Chun-myung (1913-1957) has become one of the favorite poets with
several books of poetry, which include: Coral Reefs, 1938; Windowside, 1945;
Looking at the Stars, 1953; Deer's Song, 1956. She also publishe books of
essays.




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Deer


That long neck of yours
makes you a sad creature.

Always quiet and gentle
with the fragrant crown
You must come of a noble tribel.

Watching your own image
mirrored in the stream
you recall the lost legend.

Lost in irresistible nostalgia
you crane your sad neck
to gaze at the hills far out.




-- From "Korean Poetry Today : Selected and
translated with an introduction by Jaihiun J. Kim"
at UCB East Asian Library (PL 959.5 K68 1987 EAST)

==> No, Ch'onmyong (1913-1957)
Born in Chang'yon, Hwanghae province, No began writing while she was at
Ehwa Womens University. Affiliated with 'The Poetry Garden', No distinguished
herself as a rare talent and a great woman poet. Single all her life through,
No made her solitude and self-torture her weapon against the hostile universe.
In 'The Song of Deer' she outgrows the netting solitude and introspection
and enters the world of love and repentance. Her work includes 'The Coral
Reefs' (1938), 'The Window Side' (1945), 'Looking at the Stars' (1953), 'The
Song of Deer' (1959) and 'Complete Works by No Ch`on-myong' (1960)