Крест Юн Дон Джу / Experiment04 - Rip the paper

 Yun Dong-ju is an independence activist, poet, and writer who spent Korea's Japanese occupation. A famous collection of poems is titled 'Heaven, Wind, Stars, and Poems.' 

He wrote poems based on criticism of Japan and the Japanese Government-General of Korea, and his poems by The Resistance Poet have been loved a lot in Korea. He also left behind many works in beautiful languages for self-reflection.

The poem I'm introducing this time is a poem titled 'The Cross', and I've tried to transcribe the Russian translation.


Крест / Юн Дон Джу

Блуждающее солнце, 
зацепилось сейчас 
за макушку церкви, за крест. 

Как же оно смогло взобраться 
на самую верхушку? 

Не слышен даже колокольный звон, 
только .я, насвистывая, брожу. 

И когда, 
Как страдавшему человеку -
благословенному Иисусу, 
дан будет мне крест ... 

Склоню голову 
И под темнеющим небом 
тихо пролью кровь, 
что распустите.я, как цветок. 

31 мая 1941 г. 




This Russian translation was taken from the translated poetry collection [Heaven, Wind, Stars, and Poems] published by Pushkinhouse Publishing in South Korea.

Let's look at the original Korean version together.



십자가  /  윤동주


쫓아오던 햇빛인데 
지금 교회당 꼭대기 
십자가에 걸리었습니다. 

첨탑이 저렇게도 높은데 
어떻게 올라갈 수 있을까요. 

종소리도 들려오지 않는데 
휘파람이나 불며 서성거리다가

괴로웠던 사나이 
행복한 예수 그리스도에게처럼 
십자가가 허락된다면 

모가지를 드리우고 
꽃처럼 피어나는 피를 
어두워 가는 하늘 밑에 
조용히 흘리겠습니다. 

1941. 5. 31. 



This poem written by Yun Dong-ju can be seen as a metaphorical expression of the self-sacrifice for the independence of Korea during the Japanese colonial period, comparing it to the self-sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

It was even harder to find pictures that matched this poem. So I chose a picture that emphasized the contrast.

Experiment04

Maybe because the printer at home is a little short of ink, the color is a little strange. Strangely, the atmosphere seems to go well with this poem.

Color Original

b&w Original

The original flower colors are very intense red and orange.


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