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아씨 by 이미자 옛날에 이 길은 꽃가마 타고 말 탄 님 따라서 시집가던 길 Long ago, this road is the road I was married, riding a flowery ‘gama’ that followed my love on a horse 여기던가 저기던가 복사꽃 곱게 피어있던 길 Was it here or was it there? The road on which peach blossoms beautifully bloomed 한세상 다 하여 돌아가는 길 저무는 하늘가에 노을이 섧구나 The road to which I return after a whole lifetime How sorrowful the sunset is in the darkening sky 옛날에 이 길은 새색시 적에 서방님 따라서 나들이 가던 길 Long ago, this road is the road I followed my husband on an excursion as newlyweds 어디선가 저만치서 뻐꾹새 구슬피 울어대던 길 The road on which a cuckoo bird mournfully wept somewhere over there 한세상 다 하여 돌아가는 길 저무는 하늘가에 노을이 섧구나 The road to which I return after a whole lifetime How sorrowful the sunset is in the darkening sky Thumbnail image source: 서울신문 포토라이브러리 Background music: cthestoneman at Instagram