E177
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| 余於七十五歲生男。八十一歲又生男。皆婢妾出也。八十生子。近世罕見。人曰慶事。而余則以爲災變也。戱吟二絶。呈于西郊竹溪兩老契皆和之。尤可笑之。七五生兒世固稀。如何八十于生兒。從知造物眞多事。饒此衰翁任所爲。八十兒生恐是灾。不堪爲賀只堪咍。從敎恠事人爭說。其奈風情尙未灰。 |
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| 내가 75세에 아들을 낳고 81세에 또 아들을 낳았으니, 모두 비첩의 몸에서 태어났다. 80세에 자식을 낳은 것은 근세에 드문 일로 사람들은 경사라 하나, 나는 재변이라고 여긴다. 장난삼아 두 절구를 지어서 서교(西郊 송찬)와 죽계(竹溪 한안) 두 늙은 친구에게 보냈더니, 두 노인이 모두 화답하였다. 그런데 이것이 세상에 전파되었으니, 더욱 우습다. 나의 시에,
75세 생남도 세상에 드문 일인데 / 七五生男世古稀 어이하여 80에 또 생남했나 / 如何八十又生兒 알겠구나. 조물주가 참으로 하는 일이 많아 / 從知造物眞多事 이 늙은이를 후대하여 하는 대로 내버려 둔 것을 / 饒此衰翁任所爲 80 생남은 재앙인가 두려우니 / 八十生兒恐是災 축하는 당치 않소 웃기나 하소 / 不堪爲賀只堪咍 괴이한 일이라고 다투어 말하게나 / 從敎怪事人爭說 어쩌리 세상 풍정이 아직 사라지지 않은 것을 / 其奈風情尙未灰 하였다. |
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| 1. I had a son at the age of seventy-five. And at age eighty, I had another son. Both of them were born from my concubine. Having a son at eighty is rarely seen in recent times. People may consider it a cause for celebration, but I see it as a disaster. In a playful manner, I composed two quatrains and sent them to Song Ch’an and An Ch’ŏsŏng 安處誠 (1477–1517; sobriquet Chukkye [Bamboo Creek]). The two old men both responded with matching poems. It is even more amusing that my poems became widely read. 七五生男世固稀如何八十又生兒從知造物眞多事饒此衰翁任所爲八十生兒恐是災不堪爲賀只堪咍從敎怪事人爭說其奈風情尙未灰 Having a son at seventy-five is indeed a rare occurrence. How could I at eighty have another child!From this I know the Creator is truly meddlesome,bestowing upon this aging manmore than he can handle!Having a son at eighty, I’m afraid it’s a mischance.It’s not worthy of congratulations, only worthy of ridicule.All kinds of strange thingspeople will now say.But what can I do when my passion has yet to fade away? |
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