Friday, March 30, 2012

Korea Art 1 (입춤, 성주풀이)



(Korean Traditional Dance and Music)
성주풀이, 입춤

신윤복(1758 ~ ? ) - 미인도
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드라마 황진이(하지원)

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영화 황진이(송혜교)


Tuesday, March 20, 2012

曉坐 (새벽에 일어나 앉아)




曉坐
정약용(丁若鏞)(1762~1836)

缺月生殘夜
淸光能幾何
艱難躋小嶂
無力度長河
萬戶方酣睡
孤羈獨浩歌


 曉坐   (새벽에 일어나 앉아)

 새벽에 뜬 조각달

 그 빛이 얼마나 가랴.

 간신히 작은 산을 기어올랐으나

 긴 강은 건널 힘이 없네.

 집집마다 모두 단잠에 빠졌는데

 외로운 나그네 홀로 노래하네.



Monday, March 19, 2012

Russell quotes



(Bertrand Russell,1872~1970)



Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life:  the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.

단순하지만 너무도 강렬한 세가지의 열정이 나의 삶을 지배해 왔다:
그것은 사랑에 대한 갈망, 지식에 대한 탐구, 그리고 인류의 고통에 대한 참을 수 없는 연민이었다.



Wander alone like a rhinoceros. (무소의 뿔 처럼 혼자서 가라)





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소리에 놀라지 않는 사자 처럼,

그물에 걸리지 않는 바람 처럼,

흙탕물에 더럽혀지지 않는 연꽃과 같이,

무소의 뿔 처럼 혼자서 가라. 
.....
ㅡ 숫타니파타 中 ㅡ



Like a lion that does not tremble at every sound,

like the wind that does not cling to the meshes of a net, 

like the lotus that is unsoiled by the mud, 

Wander alone like a rhinoceros.


Excerpt from Sutta Nipata




Sunday, March 18, 2012

True colors


Cyndi Lauper - True Colors


You with the sad eyes
Don't be discouraged
Oh I realize
Its hard to take courage
In a world full of people
You can lose sight of it all
And the darkness inside you
Can make you feel so small

But I see your true colors

Shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful,
Like a rainbow

Show me a smile then,

Don't be unhappy, can't remember
When I last saw you laughing
If this world makes you crazy
And you've taken all you can bear
You call me up
Because you know I'll be there

And I'll see your true colors

Shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful,
Like a rainbow

(When I last saw you laughing)

If this world makes you crazy
And you've taken all you can bear
You call me up
Because you know I'll be there

And I'll see your true colors

Shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show

Your true colors

True colors
True colors
Shining through

I see your true colors

And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid






Friday, March 16, 2012

Knowledge has no limit. (지식에는 끝이 없다.)



Monk by the sea - Caspar David Friedrich


吾生也有涯, 而知也無涯, 以有涯隨無涯, 殆已.
우리의 삶은 끝이 있지만, 지식에는 끝이 없다. 끝이 있는 것으로 끝이 없는 것을 추구하니, 이는 위태로운 일이로다. (莊子)
Our life has a limit but knowledge has no limit. If you use what is limited to pursue what has no limit, you will be in danger. (zhuangzi)



요즘들어 부쩍 '천학비재(淺學菲才)' 라는 말을 절감하게 된다, 문득 장자의 글귀가 생각나는 3월의 회색빛 하루를 보내며......