Didactic
Miae
You In My Imagination, 2020
Spoken poem and song 00:00:00
Why I Wrote the Poem “You in My Imagination”
“Jueun’s Tears,” the 249th edition of the KBS TV show Companion, was aired on March 14, 2020. For this show, they filmed me and my daughter Juen walking on the “nostril bridge” in Chuncheon. We happened to look at the river and Jueun burst into tears because she was afraid of her reality and felt sorry for me. She was afraid because the river was moving too fast. She was also very nervous, maybe because of the filming. Seeing her, I felt all the more sorry for her and upset. That is why I wrote the poem.
Audio Description
Korean
English
Transcript
Poem
After opening the small window,
Light was coming in carefully.
It shined splendidly.
In the outside world
I find my way by touching things.
I’m like a child going for a walk.
The cool stream of water
Boasts about its strength.
Its voice is so strong.
The mother and daughter
Feel great with that and walk hand in hand,
Singing
Stumbling
At the end of the world, I laugh with happiness.
But you lose
Your balance
And fear comes suddenly.
I burst into tears.
Love knocks
On the two hands.
I was just praying in the knocking hope.
Song
Opening the small window
Light light spills in
It shines splendidly
In the outside world
My child and I
Find our way out together
Singing,
Stumbling,
At the end of the world
I laugh with happiness
The cool stream of water
Boasts about its strength
Its voice is so strong
Side by side, holding hands
My child and me
The light shines down so splendidly
Singing,
Stumbling,
At the end of the world
I laugh with happiness
But you lose your balance
And fear comes suddenly
I burst into tears
Love knocks with two hands
I was just praying…
Praying in hope.
Singing,
Stumbling,
At the end of the world
I laugh with happiness
