Azaleas by kim sowol Famous Korean poetry Translated

Korean poetry-"Azaleas" by Kim Sowol is a hallmark of modern Korean poetry. In this poem, the speaker, facing a painful farewell, scatters azalea flowers on the path of a departing lover. Though unable to let go emotionally, they maintain a calm tone, concealing intense sorrow behind dignified words. The poem captures the poignant beauty of restrained love and silent farewell.

 

 

 

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1. 진달래 꽃 (Azaleas)

 

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나 보기가 역겨워
가실 때에는
말없이 고이 보내드리오리다.

영변에 약산
진달래꽃
아름 따다 가실 길에 뿌리오리다.

가시는 걸음 걸음
놓인 그 꽃을
사뿐히 즈려 밟고 가시옵소서.

나 보기가 역겨워
가실 때에는
죽어도 아니 눈물 흘리오리다.

 

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2. Azaleas by kim sowol-Translated(Korean poetry)

Azaleas(진달래 꽃)

 

나 보기가 역겨워 가실 때에는

When you leave, feeling disgusted by me,

 

말없이 고이 보내드리오리다.

I will silently send you off, quietly.

 

영변에 약산 진달래꽃

At Yeongbyeon’s gentle hills,

 

아름 따다 가실 길에 뿌리오리다.
I will pluck the azalea flowers,

 

가시는 걸음 걸음 놓인 그 꽃을
And scatter them on the road you travel.

 

사뿐히 즈려 밟고 가시옵소서.
With every step you take,

 

나 보기가 역겨워 가실 때에는
Please step gently on the flowers that fall.

 

죽어도 아니 눈물 흘리오리다.
Even in death, I will not shed a tear.

 

 

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3. Azaleas in Bloom: A Poetic Tribute to Kim Sowol’s Timeless Verse

 

• Experience spring’s delicate charm like never before — through the gentle lens of the season’s first blossoms.

• In this video, we bring Kim Sowol’s iconic poem to life with vivid imagery of nature in bloom and a tender musical backdrop.

• Filmed during the peak of the flowering season, this artistic interpretation captures the melancholic beauty and quiet strength found in Sowol’s words.
• We invite you to feel the emotions behind the verse, as poetry and the spring landscape harmonize in this moving visual tribute.