Day 14: The Feud Over Mother's Gold Ring

Dialogue

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   A 정희야, 오늘은 왜 이렇게 한숨만 쉬어? 노래 교실에서도 입 한 번 안 벌리고.

   Jeonghuiya, oneureun wae ireoke hansumman swieo? Norae gyosireseodo ip han beon an beolligo.

   Jeonghui, why do you keep sighing today? You didn't open your mouth once in singing class either.

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   B 말도 마. 동생이랑 말 안 한 지 벌써 넉 달째야. 엄마 여의고 나서 금반지 하나 때문에.

   Maldo ma. Dongsaengirang mal an han ji beolsseo neok daljjaeya. Eomma yeouigo naseo Geumbanji hana ttaemune.

   Don't ask. My sister and I haven't spoken for four months now. All over a gold ring, after we lost Mother.

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   A 금반지? 어머니가 늘 끼시던 그 반지 말이야?

   Geumbanji? Eomeoniga neul kkisideon geu banji mariya?

   A gold ring? You mean the one your mother always wore?

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   B 응. 엄마가 살아 계실 때 나 준다고 하셨거든. 근데 정순이가 장례 끝나자마자 그걸 가져가서는, 엄마가 자기한테 줬다는 거야.

   Eung. Eommaga sara gyesil ttae na jundago hasyeotgeodeun. Geunde Jeongsuniga jangnye kkeunnajamaja geugeol gajyeogaseoneun, eommaga jagihante jwotdaneun geoya.

   Yes. Mother said while she was alive that she'd give it to me. But the minute the funeral was over, Jeongsun took it and said Mother had given it to her.

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   A 에휴, 형제끼리 그런 걸로 싸운다고 하면 남들 보기에 창피하기 짝이 없지. 근데 나도 할 말은 없다. 나도 오빠랑 삼 년을 안 보고 산 적이 있어.

   Ehyu, hyeongjekkiri geureon geollo ssaundago hamyeon namdeul bogie changpihagi jjagi eopji. Geunde nado hal mareun eopda. Nado opparang sam nyeoneul an bogo san jeogi isseo.

   Oh dear, sisters fighting over something like that - it looks utterly shameful to other people. But I'm in no position to talk. My brother and I didn't see each other for three years once.

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   B 너도? 그건 처음 듣는 얘기네. 무슨 일로?

   Neodo? Geugeon cheoeum deunneun yaegine. Museun illo?

   You too? That's news to me. What happened?

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   A 아버지 땅 때문에. 다 합쳐 봐야 논 몇 마지기였는데, 서로 자존심 때문에 삼 년을 날렸어. 지금 생각하면 어리석기 짝이 없지.

   Abeoji ttang ttaemune. Da hapchyeo bwaya non myeot majigiyeonneunde, seoro jajonsim ttaemune sam nyeoneul nallyeosseo. Jigeum saenggakamyeon eoriseokgi jjagi eopji.

   Our father's land. All told it was just a few paddies, but we threw away three years out of pride. Thinking about it now, it was as foolish as foolish gets.

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   B 그래서 어떻게 풀었는데? 오빠가 먼저 연락했어?

   Geuraeseo eotteoke pureonneunde? Oppaga meonjeo yeollakaesseo?

   So how did you make up? Did your brother get in touch first?

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   A 아니, 내가 먼저 했지. 오빠가 수술한다는 얘기를 남한테 전해 듣고 나서야 정신이 번쩍 들더라고.

   Ani, naega meonjeo haetji. Oppaga susulhandaneun yaegireul namhante jeonhae deutgo naseoya jeongsini beonjjeok deuldeorago.

   No, I did. It took hearing from someone else that he was having an operation to bring me to my senses.

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    B 나는 못 해. 내가 잘못한 것도 없는데 왜 내가 먼저 숙이고 들어가? 서운해서라도 못 해.

    Naneun mot hae. Naega jalmotan geotdo eomneunde wae naega meonjeo sugigo deureoga? Seounhaeseorado mot hae.

    I can't. I haven't done anything wrong, so why should I be the one to bow my head first? I'm too hurt to do it.

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    A 잘잘못 따지다가 세월 다 가. 살다 보노라면 형제끼리도 그래. 근데 먼저 전화하는 사람이 지는 게 아니더라.

    Jaljalmot ttajidaga sewol da ga. Salda bonoramyeon hyeongjekkirido geurae. Geunde meonjeo jeonhwahaneun sarami jineun ge anideora.

    If you keep counting who's right and who's wrong, the years just slip by. Live long enough and you'll see it happens between brothers and sisters too. But I found out the one who calls first isn't the one who loses.

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    B 그럼 반지는? 그냥 걔한테 줘 버리라고?

    Geureom banjineun? Geunyang gyaehante jwo beorirago?

    And the ring? I'm just supposed to let her have it?

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    A 반지가 그렇게 중요해? 솔직히 말해 봐. 반지 때문에 서운한 거야, 아니면 엄마가 걔한테 줬다는 그 말 때문에 서운한 거야?

    Banjiga geureoke jungyohae? Soljiki malhae bwa. Banji ttaemune seounhan geoya, animyeon eommaga gyaehante jwotdaneun geu mal ttaemune seounhan geoya?

    Does the ring matter that much? Be honest. Are you hurt because of the ring, or because of what she said, that Mother gave it to her?

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    B 곰곰이 생각해 보니 그 말이 더 서운했지. 엄마가 나보다 걔를 더 아꼈다는 말 같아서. 나이 칠십에 이런 걸로 속상한 게 우습기 짝이 없다.

    Gomgomi saenggakae boni geu mari deo seounhaetji. Eommaga naboda gyaereul deo akkyeotdaneun mal gataseo. Nai chilsibe ireon geollo soksanghan ge useupgi jjagi eopda.

    Thinking it over, what she said hurt more. It sounded like Mother cared about her more than me. It's utterly ridiculous, being this upset about something like that at seventy.

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    A 우습긴. 핏줄이 원래 그래. 엄마 앞에서는 칠십 먹은 딸도 애야. 정순이도 아마 똑같은 마음일걸.

    Useupgin. Pitjuri wollae geurae. Eomma apeseoneun chilsip meogeun ttaldo aeya. Jeongsunido ama ttokgateun maeumilgeol.

    Ridiculous? No. That's family for you. In front of her mother, a seventy-year-old daughter is still a child. Jeongsun probably feels exactly the same.

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    B 걔도? 걔는 반지 끼고 신나게 다니는 줄 알았는데.

    Gyaedo? Gyaeneun banji kkigo sinnage danineun jul aranneunde.

    Her too? I thought she was going around happily showing off the ring.

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    A 그걸 네가 어떻게 알아. 넉 달 동안 말도 안 했는데. 오래 살다 보노라면 알게 돼. 이런 건 먼저 전화 거는 사람이 이기는 거야.

    Geugeol nega eotteoke ara. Neok dal dongan maldo an haenneunde. Orae salda bonoramyeon alge dwae. Ireon geon meonjeo jeonhwa geoneun sarami igineun geoya.

    How would you know? You haven't spoken in four months. Live long enough and you'll learn. In things like this, whoever calls first wins.

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    B 전화해서 뭐라고 해? 반지 얘기부터 꺼내면 또 싸울 텐데.

    Jeonhwahaeseo mworago hae? Banji yaegibuteo kkeonaemyeon tto ssaul tende.

    And say what when I call? If I start with the ring, we'll just fight again.

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    A 반지 얘기는 하지 마. "추석에 엄마 산소 같이 갈래?" 그거면 돼. 나머지는 저절로 풀려.

    Banji yaegineun haji ma. "Chuseoge eomma sanso gachi gallae?" Geugeomyeon dwae. Nameojineun jeojeollo pullyeo.

    Don't mention the ring. Just "Want to visit Mother's grave together at Chuseok?" That's enough. The rest will sort itself out.

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    B 엄마 산소... 그래, 추석이 다음 달이지. 오늘 저녁에 한번 걸어 볼게. 대신 걔가 안 받으면 네 책임이야.

    Eomma sanso... geurae, chuseogi daeum dariji. Oneul jeonyeoge hanbeon georeo bolge. Daesin gyaega an badeumyeon ne chaegimiya.

    Mother's grave... right, Chuseok's next month. I'll try calling tonight. But if she doesn't pick up, it's on you.

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