Midwinter Night

Hwang Jini

Long and lonely December night,
I wish I could cut you in two,
And keep one half under my covers,
Warm and sweetly scented,

So I might add it to a shorter night
When my love sleeps here with me.

translated by: Chung Seuk Park

동짓달 기나긴 밤을

황진이

冬至ᄉᄃᆞᆯ 기나긴 밤을 한 허리를 버혀내여
春風 니불 아레 서리서리 너헛다가
어론 님 오신 날 밤이여든 구뷔구뷔 펴리라