The Song Of The Tae-Mountain Poem by Kinsley Lee

The Song Of The Tae-Mountain

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Sah-Eon, Yang

Even the Tae-mountain is high,
But the limit is the sky.

If man goes up and up again
Then there is no reason not to gain

The persons
Can climb but not try,
And saying the peak is too high.
(Translated by Kinsley Lee)

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
The original poem was written in Korean as a traditional Korean Sijo, by Sah-Eon, Yang, translated in English as a modern Sijo by Kinsley Lee.
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Sir, please advise the PoemHunter Administration to open a page for the poet Sah-Eon, Yang, where you could show-case your translation along with the original poem

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Lovely poem, Sir. Thank you for introducing us to the poetic world of Sah-Eon, Yang. Please try to share more of his poems. Thank you.

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