Memories of a Summer Day
It is now August, and it is super hot here. Before it started to get warmer two months ago, I had written a simple poem and forgot its existence. Then, I found it in my notepad today and decided to post it on my blog. When I sometimes walk down the street, countless thoughts pop into my head, so that's why I liken it to a roundabout. Since time is something we can't stop, I used a visual metaphor of an iced tea glass emptying and my memory being irreversible.
Memories of a Summer Day - By Changyong Im
시간의 흐름 속에 멈춘 그날
That day frozen in the flow of time
아이스티 한 모금에 녹아내린 6월의 기억
Memories of June are meltin' with a sip of iced tea
햇살 따스한 거리를 걸으며
Walkin' down a sunny street
미용실 창가에 비친 내 모습을 바라봅니다
I look at my reflection in the hair salon window
'다음에'라는 말로 미뤄둔 변화의 순간들
Moments of change I put off with "next time"
원형 교차로를 돌아가는 차들처럼
Like cars goin' around a roundabout
나의 생각도 끝없이 맴돕니다
My thoughts keep spinning
어디로 향하는지 모른 채
Not knowin' where I'm headed
빌딩 창문에 비친 전광판 시계
An outdoor digital clock on a buildin' window
매 초마다 깜빡이는 숫자들
The numbers flashin' every second
흘러가는 시간을 붙잡고 싶어도
Time flies by, however much I want to hold on to it
게임장에서 들리는 '쿵' 소리에
The sound of 'thud' from an arcade
현실로 돌아옵니다
Brings me back to reality
누군가의 승리와 패배가 교차하는 곳
Where someone's victory and defeat cross over
푸른 나무와 회색 빌딩 사이로
In between green trees and gray buildings
오늘의 발걸음을 이어갑니다
I am still on the move today.
과거와 현재가 공존하는 이 도시에서
In this city do the past and the present rub their elbows.
아이스티 잔이 비워질 때쯤
By the time I drained out my iced tea
그날의 기억도 서서히 사라집니다
The day's memories gently slip away.
다시 돌아갈 수 없는 시간 속으로
into a time forever out of reach.
