Day 35: Restoring Mother's Only Photo

Dialogue

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   A 안녕하세요. 사진 복원도 하신다고 해서 왔어요. 우리 엄마 사진인데, 살릴 수 있을까요?

   Annyeonghaseyo. Sajin bogwondo hasindago haeseo wasseoyo. Uri eomma sajininde, sallil su isseulkkayo?

   Hello. I heard you restore photos. This is a photo of my mother. Do you think it can be saved?

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   B 네, 이쪽으로 앉으십시오. 1970년대 사진 같은데, 접힌 자국이 꽤 깊습니다.

   Ne, ijjogeuro anjeusipsio. 1970nyeondae sajin gateunde, jeopin jagugi kkwae gipseumnida.

   Yes, please have a seat here. It looks like a photo from the seventies. The creases are quite deep.

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   A 엄마가 지갑에 넣고 오십 년 가까이 애지중지 들고 다니셨거든요. 아무리 오래된 사진이기로서니 이렇게까지 망가질 수가 있나요?

   Eommaga jigabe neoko osip nyeon gakkai aejijungji deulgo danisyeotgeodeunyo. Amuri oraedoen sajinigiroseoni ireokekkaji manggajil suga innayo?

   My mother carried it in her wallet and treasured it for nearly fifty years. I know it's an old photo, but how can it be this badly damaged?

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   B 지갑 속에서 접혔다 펴졌다 해서 그렇습니다. 그래도 얼굴은 생각보다 흐릿하지 않아서 충분히 살릴 수 있습니다.

   Jigap sogeseo jeopyeotda pyeojyeotda haeseo geureoseumnida. Geuraedo eolgureun saenggakboda heuritaji anaseo chungbunhi sallil su itseumnida.

   That's from being folded and unfolded in the wallet. Still, the face isn't as faded as you'd think, so we can definitely save it.

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   A 다행이네요. 작년에 엄마가 돌아가셨는데 다음 주가 첫 기일이에요. 추모식에 크게 걸어 두려고요. 제대로 찍은 사진이 이것 하나뿐이라서요.

   Dahaengineyo. Jangnyeone eommaga doragasyeonneunde daeum juga cheot giirieyo. Chumosige keuge georeo duryeogoyo. Jedaero jjigeun sajini igeot hanappuniraseoyo.

   What a relief. I lost my mother last year, and next week is the first anniversary, so I want to hang it up big at the memorial. This is the only proper photo of her.

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   B 그러시군요. 그럼 몇 가지만 여쭙겠습니다. 접힌 자국과 얼룩은 지우고, 배경도 깨끗하게 정리해 드릴까요?

   Geureosigunyo. Geureom myeot gajiman yeojjupgetseumnida. Jeopin jagukgwa eollugeun jiugo, baegyeongdo kkaekkeutage jeongnihae deurilkkayo?

   I see. Then just a few questions. We'll remove the creases and stains; shall we tidy up the background as well?

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   A 네, 뒤에 지나가는 버스랑 사람들은 다 지워 주세요. 엄마가 종로에서 노래 대회에 나갔을 때 찍은 거예요.

   Ne, dwie jinaganeun beoseurang saramdeureun da jiwo juseyo. Eommaga Jongnoeseo norae daehoee nagasseul ttae jjigeun geoyeyo.

   Yes, please remove the bus and the people passing behind her. This was taken when my mother entered a singing contest in Jongno.

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   B 노래 대회요? 그래서 이렇게 한껏 차려입으셨군요. 입상도 하셨습니까?

   Norae daehoeyo? Geuraeseo ireoke hankkeot charyeoibeusyeotgunyo. Ipsangdo hasyeotseumnikka?

   A singing contest? So that's why she's dressed up to the nines. Did she win a prize?

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   A 일등이요. 노래라면 우리 엄마를 따라갈 사람이 동네에 없었어요. 시장에서 생선을 팔면서도 하루 종일 흥얼거리셨으니까요.

   Ildeungiyo. Noraeramyeon uri eommareul ttaragal sarami dongnee eopseosseoyo. Sijangeseo saengseoneul palmyeonseodo haru jongil heungeolgeorisyeosseunikkayo.

   First place. When it came to singing, nobody in the neighbourhood could touch my mother. She hummed all day long, even while selling fish at the market.

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    B 표정만 봐도 알 것 같습니다. 그러면 얼굴은 어떻게 해 드릴까요? 요즘은 피부를 매끈하게 보정해 달라는 분이 많으십니다.

    Pyojeongman bwado al geot gatseumnida. Geureomyeon eolgureun eotteoke hae deurilkkayo? Yojeumeun pibureul maekkeunhage Bojeonghae dallaneun buni maneusimnida.

    I can tell just from her expression. Then what would you like done with her face? A lot of people these days ask for the skin to be smoothed out.

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    A 네, 그렇게 해 주세요. 눈가 주름도 다 없애 주시고요. 엄마가 주름 때문에 사진 찍는 걸 그렇게 싫어하셨거든요.

    Ne, geureoke hae juseyo. Nunga jureumdo da eopsae jusigoyo. Eommaga jureum ttaemune sajin jjingneun geol geureoke sireohasyeotgeodeunyo.

    Yes, please do that. And get rid of all the lines around her eyes too. She hated having her picture taken because of her wrinkles.

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    B 알겠습니다. 다만 조심스럽게 한 말씀 드려도 될까요? 이 눈가 주름은 나이 때문이 아니라 활짝 웃으셔서 생긴 주름 같습니다.

    Algetseumnida. Daman josimseureopge han malsseum deuryeodo doelkkayo? I nunga jureumeun nai ttaemuni anira hwaljjak useusyeoseo saenggin jureum gatseumnida.

    Certainly. But may I gently mention one thing? These lines around her eyes don't look like they come from age; they look like they come from smiling so broadly.

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    A 웃어서 생긴 주름이요? 한 번도 그렇게 생각해 본 적이 없는데요.

    Useoseo saenggin jureumiyo? Han beondo geureoke saenggakae bon jeogi eomneundeyo.

    Lines from smiling? I've never once thought of it that way.

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    B 이걸 다 지우면 얼굴은 매끈해지시겠지만, 무대에서 노래하시던 그 순간의 표정도 같이 사라질 수 있습니다.

    Igeol da jiumyeon eolgureun maekkeunhaejisigetjiman, mudaeeseo noraehasideon geu sunganui pyojeongdo gachi sarajil su itseumnida.

    If we remove them all, her face will be smoother, but the expression she had in that moment, singing on stage, might disappear with them.

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    A ...생각해 보니 제가 기억하는 엄마는 늘 웃고 있었어요. 아버지 병원비 때문에 힘드실 때도요. 제가 그걸 지우려고 했네요.

    ...Saenggakae boni jega gieokaneun eommaneun neul utgo isseosseoyo. Abeoji byeongwonbi ttaemune himdeusil ttaedoyo. Jega geugeol jiuryeogo haenneyo.

    ...Now that I think about it, the mother I remember was always smiling. Even when my father's hospital bills made things hard. And I was about to erase that.

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    B 그럼 주름은 그대로 두고 접힌 자국과 얼룩만 지우겠습니다. 바랜 부분은 그 시절 느낌이 나게 은은하게 살려 드리겠습니다.

    Geureom jureumeun geudaero dugo jeopin jagukgwa eollungman jiugetseumnida. Baraen bubuneun geu sijeol neukkimi nage euneunhage sallyeo deurigetseumnida.

    Then we'll leave the lines as they are and remove only the creases and stains. The faded parts we'll bring back softly, so it still feels like a photo from that time.

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    A 네, 그렇게 해 주세요. 혹시 흑백 사진에 색을 입히는 것도 되나요? 엄마가 그날 빨간 원피스를 입었다고 하셨거든요.

    Ne, geureoke hae juseyo. Hoksi heukbaek sajine saegeul ipineun geotdo doenayo? Eommaga geunal ppalgan wonpiseureul ibeotdago hasyeotgeodeunyo.

    Yes, please. Oh, and could you colour the black and white? My mother told me she wore a red dress that day.

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    B 가능합니다. 다만 색은 추측해서 입히는 거라, 원래 색을 아시면 훨씬 자연스럽게 나옵니다. 그 원피스를 기억하시는 분이 계십니까?

    Ganeunghamnida. Daman saegeun chucheukaeseo ipineun geora, wollae saegeul asimyeon hwolssin jayeonseureopge naomnida. Geu wonpiseureul gieokasineun buni gyesimnikka?

    That's possible. But since the colour is a guess, it comes out much more natural if you know the real shade. Is there anyone who remembers that dress?

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    A 이모가 아직 갖고 계세요. 엄마가 대회 끝나고 동생한테 물려줬대요. 내일 사진을 찍어서 보내 드릴게요.

    Imoga ajik gatgo gyeseyo. Eommaga daehoe kkeunnago dongsaenghante mullyeojwotdaeyo. Naeil sajineul jjigeoseo bonae deurilgeyo.

    My aunt still has it. Mom handed it down to her little sister after the contest. I'll take a photo of it tomorrow and send it to you.

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    B 좋습니다. 기일 전날까지 액자에 넣어 두겠습니다. 어머님 노래를 한 곡 들으면서 작업하고 싶을 만큼 멋진 사진입니다.

    Joseumnida. Giil jeonnalkkaji aekjae neoeo dugetseumnida. Eomeonim noraereul han gok deureumyeonseo jageopago sipeul mankeum meotjin sajinimnida.

    Wonderful. We'll have it framed by the day before the anniversary. It's such a lovely photo I wish I could listen to one of her songs while I work on it.

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    A 노래라면 저도 엄마한테 좀 배웠어요. 엄마 반만큼도 못 하지만, 찾으러 올 때 한 소절 불러 드릴게요.

    Noraeramyeon jeodo eommahante jom baewosseoyo. Eomma banmankeumdo mot hajiman, chajeureo ol ttae han sojeol bulleo deurilgeyo.

    I did learn a little singing from her. I'm not half as good, but when I come to collect it, I'll sing you a few bars.

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