Day 2: Grandpa's Letter in the Watch Box

Dialogue

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   A 아빠, 할아버지 책상 맨 아래 서랍에 이 상자가 있었어. 안에 시계랑 편지가 있는데, 봉투에 내 이름이 적혀 있어.

   Appa, harabeoji chaeksang maen arae seorabe i sangjaga isseosseo. Ane sigyerang pyeonjiga inneunde, bongtue nae ireumi jeokyeo isseo.

   Dad, this box was in the bottom drawer of Grandpa's desk. There's a watch and a letter inside, and my name is on the envelope.

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   B 정말이네. 할아버지 글씨다. 봉투도 안 뜯은 채로 고스란히 있네. 장례식 치르느라 정신이 없어서 이런 게 있는 줄도 몰랐어. 아빠가 읽어 줄까?

   Jeongmarine. Harabeoji geulssida. Bongtudo an tteudeun chaero goseuranhi inne. Jangnyesik chireuneura jeongsini eopseoseo ireon ge inneun juldo mollasseo. Appaga ilgeo julkka?

   So it is. That's Grandpa's handwriting. The envelope hasn't even been opened. With the funeral and everything, I had no idea this was here. Want me to read it to you?

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   A 응, 읽어 줘. 할아버지 글씨는 너무 꼬불꼬불해서 나는 한 글자도 못 읽겠어.

   Eung, ilgeo jwo. Harabeoji geulssineun neomu kkobulkkobulhaeseo naneun han geuljado mot ilgesseo.

   Yeah, read it. Grandpa's writing is so squiggly I can't read a single letter.

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   B 어디 보자. "사랑하는 하준이 보아라. 이 시계는 할아버지가 스무 살 때 첫 월급으로 산 것이다."

   Eodi boja. "Saranghaneun Hajuni boara. I sigyeneun harabeojiga seumu sal ttae cheot wolgeubeuro san geosida."

   Let's see. "To my dear Hajun. I bought this watch with my first pay packet when I was twenty."

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   A 할아버지가 스무 살 때면 엄청 옛날이잖아. 근데 아직도 가? 아빠, 여기 옆에 튀어나온 거 돌리니까 초침이 움직여. 진짜 가!

   Harabeojiga seumu sal ttaemyeon eomcheong yennarijana. Geunde ajikdo ga? Appa, yeogi yeope twieonaon geo dollinikka chochimi umjigyeo. Jinjja ga!

   When Grandpa was twenty? That's ages ago. Does it still work? Dad, when I turn this knob on the side, the second hand moves. It really works!

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   B 방금 태엽을 감은 거야. 할아버지는 그걸 '시계 밥 준다'고 하셨어. 평생 애지중지하셔서 매일 아침 밥을 주셨지. 다음 줄 읽는다. "네가 크거들랑 이 시계를 차고 씩씩하게 다니거라."

   Banggeum taeyeobeul gameun geoya. Harabeojineun geugeol 'sigye bap junda'go hasyeosseo. Pyeongsaeng aejijungjihasyeoseo maeil achim babeul jusyeotji. Daeum jul ingneunda. "Nega keugeodeullang i sigyereul chago ssikssikage danigeora."

   You just wound it. Grandpa called that "feeding the watch." He treasured it all his life and fed it every morning. Here's the next line. "When you are grown, wear this watch and walk tall."

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   A '크거들랑'이 뭐야? 할아버지는 왜 맨날 이상한 말을 쓰셨어?

   'Keugeodeullang'i mwoya? Harabeojineun wae maennal isanghan mareul sseusyeosseo?

   What's "keugeodeullang"? Why did Grandpa always use weird words?

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   B '크면'이라는 뜻이야. 할아버지 어릴 때는 어른들이 다 그렇게 말씀하셨대. 옛날 말투라서 좀 멋있지 않아?

   'Keumyeon'iraneun tteusiya. Harabeoji eoril ttaeneun eoreundeuri da geureoke malsseumhasyeotdae. Yennal malturaseo jom meositji ana?

   It means "when you grow up." When Grandpa was little, all the grown-ups talked like that. It's old-fashioned, so it sounds kind of cool, doesn't it?

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   A 난 벌써 컸잖아. 작년보다 키가 오 센티나 컸어. 그러니까 지금 차도 되지?

   Nan beolsseo keotjana. Jangnyeonboda kiga o sentina keosseo. Geureonikka jigeum chado doeji?

   But I'm already big. I've grown five centimetres since last year. So I can wear it now, right?

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    B 잠깐, 뒤에 더 있어. "네 손목이 이 시곗줄에 꼭 맞거들랑 그때 차거라. 헐거우면 잃어버리기 쉬우니라."

    Jamkkan, dwie deo isseo. "Ne sonmogi i sigyetjure kkok matgeodeullang geuttae chageora. Heolgeoumyeon ireobeorigi swiunira."

    Wait, there's more. "When your wrist fits this strap snugly, wear it then. If it is loose, it is easily lost."

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    A 헐렁하긴 한데, 줄에 구멍 하나만 더 뚫으면 되잖아. 아빠가 뚫어 주면 되지.

    Heolleonghagin hande, jure gumeong hanaman deo ttureumyeon doejana. Appaga ttureo jumyeon doeji.

    It's a bit loose, but we can just make one more hole in the strap. You can do it for me.

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    B 할아버지가 일부러 기다리라고 쓰신 거야. 할아버지 유언이나 마찬가지인데, 우리 마음대로 구멍을 뚫으면 서운해하시지 않을까?

    Harabeojiga ilbureo gidarirago sseusin geoya. Harabeoji yueonina machangajiinde, uri maeumdaero gumeongeul ttureumyeon seounhaehasiji aneulkka?

    Grandpa wrote that on purpose so you'd wait. It's almost like his last wish. If we just punch a hole anyway, don't you think he'd be hurt?

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    A 할아버지는 이제 못 보시잖아. 그래도... 좀 서운하실 것 같긴 해.

    Harabeojineun ije mot bosijana. Geuraedo... jom seounhasil geot gatgin hae.

    Grandpa can't see anymore. But... I guess he would be a bit hurt.

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    B 아빠 생각엔 다 보고 계실 거야. 너 설날마다 세배하면 할아버지가 뭐라고 하셨는지 기억나? "허허, 우리 하준이 많이 컸구려."

    Appa saenggagen da bogo gyesil geoya. Neo seollalmada sebaehamyeon harabeojiga mworago hasyeonneunji gieongna? "Heoheo, uri hajuni mani keotguryeo."

    I think he's still watching. Remember what Grandpa said every New Year when you bowed to him? "Well, well, our Hajun has grown so big."

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    A 기억나! 할머니한테도 맨날 '구려, 구려' 하셨잖아. 그래서 내가 할아버지를 '구려 할아버지'라고 불렀어.

    Gieongna! Halmeonihantedo maennal 'guryeo, guryeo' hasyeotjana. Geuraeseo naega harabeojireul 'guryeo harabeoji'rago bulleosseo.

    I remember! He said "-guryeo, -guryeo" to Grandma all the time too. That's why I called him "Grandpa Guryeo."

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    B 그랬지. 할아버지랑 얽힌 애틋한 추억이 너한테도 많구나. 편지 마지막 줄도 그래. "이 편지를 읽을 즈음이면 우리 하준이 많이 컸겠구려."

    Geuraetji. Harabeojirang eolkin aeteutan chueogi neohantedo mankuna. Pyeonji majimak juldo geurae. "I pyeonjireul ilgeul jeueumimyeon uri hajuni mani keotgetguryeo."

    You did. You've got lots of precious memories of Grandpa too. The last line of the letter is like that. "By the time you read this letter, how big you will have grown."

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    A 그럼 이렇게 하자. 시계는 내 책상 서랍에 넣어 두고, 손목에 맞을 때까지 내가 매일 밥만 줄게. 그건 되지?

    Geureom ireoke haja. Sigyeneun nae chaeksang seorabe neoeo dugo, sonmoge majeul ttaekkaji naega maeil bamman julge. Geugeon doeji?

    Then let's do this. I'll keep the watch in my desk drawer and just feed it every day until it fits my wrist. That's okay, right?

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    B 기특한 생각이다. 할아버지 말씀을 제대로 지키는 거네. 할아버지가 들으셨으면 틀림없이 "우리 손주 다 컸구려" 하셨을 거야.

    Giteukan saenggagida. Harabeoji malsseumeul jedaero jikineun geone. Harabeojiga deureusyeosseumyeon teullimeopsi "uri sonju da keotguryeo" hasyeosseul geoya.

    That's a very grown-up idea. That's really doing what Grandpa told you. If he'd heard that, I'm sure he'd have said, "Our grandson's all grown up."

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