E101

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Kim Chŏngguk on

Selected Words of Sajae

Compendium of Remarks on Poetry

Written by Kim Chŏngguk, Compiled by Hong Manjong

E099, E100, E101, E102, E103, E104, E105, E106, E107, E108

Basic Info
Contains	C143, M188
Mentions Person	유운
Mentions Place	공주, 충청
Is Part Of	Selected Words of Sajae, Spring

Original Text
柳從龍雲性軼宕。不拘小節。嘗爲忠淸御史。初入公州。意以謂必選進妙妓薦枕。下帳大臥以俟之。州官以御史不如他使客。恐忤霜威。不敢進妓。只令以通引衛宿廡下。終宵耿耿。寂無人跡聲。詰朝將發。吟一絶書寢屛曰。公山太守怯威稜。御史風情識未曾。空館無人消永夜。南來行色淡於僧。聞者大噱。

Korean Translation

English Translation

By nature, Yu Un 柳雲 (1485–1570; styled Chongnyong) was free-spirited and did not concern himself with trifling ethical matters. Once, he was appointed as a censor to Ch’ungch’ŏng province. Upon arriving at Kongju, he anticipated that a fine kisaeng would be sent to his lodging for the night. So he lay behinda curtain and waited. The provincial governor, however, believed that the censor must be different from other official guests. Fearing of offending the censor’s solemn dignity, he did not dare to send a kisaeng and just instructed a yamen runner to stand guard. Yu anxiously waited all night. It was quiet with no sound of human presence. The next morning, before his departure, Yu wrote the following poem on the bed screen, 公山太守怯威稜御史風情識未曾空館無人消永夜南來行色淡於僧 The prefect of Kongsan felt nervous about authority.The censor’s interest in romance,he had yet to grasp.In the empty guest house with no one, I endured a long night.The guest from the south now looks as dull as a monk. Everyone who heard the poem burst into laughter.

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