The New Song For Jeong-Eub Temple Poem by Kinsley Lee

- Lighting up holding the arrow-root lamp.

If the full of longing stretcheth to the dark-side,
If looking up the time turneth to the purgatory days,
If it dawn the night,
The spirit fire shall appear.
Aa-ch Arong Diri

On the end of the twisted the posture to the right-side,
To hoist with the sprits and bodies,
And turn on the light
For the underworld which you will come.
Oe-Geuiya Oegang-Dori

The day come and go to the other side.
When you pass away, mournful are the somehow the ways,
Wait you all night.
Lighting up and holding the arrow-root lamp.
Longing for, truly, truly.
(Translated by Kinsley Lee)


(Written by Nyung-Ha, Kwon)