Day 119: Lee Jung-seob's Silver-Foil Paintings

Dialogue

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   B 아버지, 여기 설명 좀 보세요. 제가 읽어 드릴게요.

   Abeoji, yeogi seolmyeong jom boseyo. Jega ilgeo deurilgeyo.

   Dad, look at the description here. I'll read it for you.

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   A 그래, 읽어 봐라. 글씨가 작아서 잘 안 보인다.

   Geurae, ilgeo bwara. Geulssiga jagaseo jal an boinda.

   Go on, read it. The writing's too small for me to see.

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   B "이중섭은 전쟁 중 가족과 떨어져 살며 그림을 그렸다. 그는 은박지에 그림을 그리며 가족을 생각했다."

   "Ijungseobeun jeonjaeng jung gajokgwa tteoreojyeo salmyeo geurimeul geuryeotda. Geuneun eunbakjie geurimeul geurimyeo gajogeul saenggakaetda."

   "During the war, Lee Jung-seob painted while living apart from his family. As he drew on silver foil, he thought of them."

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   A 은박지... 우리 아버지도 담배 은박지에 그림을 그리셨는데.

   Eunbakji... uri abeojido dambae eunbakjie geurimeul geurisyeonneunde.

   Silver foil... My father used to draw on the foil from cigarette packs, too.

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   B 할아버지가요? 처음 듣는 얘기예요.

   Harabeojigayo? Cheoeum deunneun yaegiyeyo.

   Grandpa did? I've never heard that before.

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   A 종이가 귀할 때였으니까. 한번은 담배를 다 피우시더니 은박지를 펴서 못으로 황소를 그려 주셨어.

   Jongiga gwihal ttaeyeosseunikka. Hanbeoneun dambaereul da piusideoni eunbakjireul pyeoseo moseuro hwangsoreul geuryeo jusyeosseo.

   Paper was precious back then. Once, he finished his cigarettes, smoothed out the foil and drew me a bull with a nail.

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   B 황소요? 저기 있는 이중섭 황소 그림처럼요?

   Hwangsoyo? Jeogi inneun Ijungseop hwangso geurimcheoreomyo?

   A bull? Like Lee Jung-seob's bull painting over there?

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   A 그래. 너도 알다시피 그 시절엔 다들 가난했잖아. 할아버지는 그 그림을 이중섭 흉내라고 하셨지.

   Geurae. Neodo aldasipi geu sijeoren dadeul gananhaetjana. Harabeojineun geu geurimeul Ijungseop hyungnaerago hasyeotji.

   That's right. As you know, everyone was poor in those days. Your grandpa called it his Lee Jung-seob impression.

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   B 다음 설명도 읽어 드릴게요. "가족은 일본으로 떠났으며, 그는 편지에 그림을 그려 보내며 그리움을 달랬다."

   Daeum seolmyeongdo ilgeo deurilgeyo. "Gajogeun Ilboneuro tteonasseumyeo, geuneun pyeonjie geurimeul geuryeo bonaemyeo geuriumeul dallaetda."

   I'll read the next one too. "His family left for Japan, and he eased his longing by sending them letters full of drawings."

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    A 가족이랑 떨어져서 얼마나 외로웠을까.

    Gajogirang tteoreojyeoseo eolmana oerowosseulkka.

    How lonely he must have been, apart from his family.

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    B 편지 그림을 보니까 아이들이 물고기랑 게랑 놀고 있네요. 다 행복해 보여요.

    Pyeonji geurimeul bonikka aideuri mulgogirang gerang nolgo inneyo. Da haengbokae boyeoyo.

    In the letter drawings, the kids are playing with fish and crabs. They all look so happy.

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    A 보고 싶은 마음을 그렇게 그린 거겠지.

    Bogo sipeun maeumeul geureoke geurin geogetji.

    That must have been his way of drawing how much he missed them.

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    B 아버지, 집에 할아버지 은박지 그림 아직 있어요?

    Abeoji, jibe harabeoji eunbakji geurim ajik isseoyo?

    Dad, do you still have Grandpa's foil drawing at home?

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    A 글쎄다. 이사를 몇 번 했더니... 아, 앨범 사이에 끼워 둔 것 같기도 하다.

    Geulsseda. Isareul myeot beon haetdeoni... a, aelbeom saie kkiwo dun geot gatgido hada.

    Hmm. We've moved a few times since... Oh, I might have tucked it inside a photo album.

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    B 그럼 오늘 집에 가서 같이 찾아봐요. 찾으면 제가 액자에 넣어 드릴게요.

    Geureom oneul jibe gaseo gachi chajabwayo. Chajeumyeon jega aekjae neoeo deurilgeyo.

    Then let's look for it together when we get home. If we find it, I'll have it framed for you.

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