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Inspired by poetry: "Ploughing mountainsides" » English to Korean

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The Beginning

All in a moment, years ago,
The boy I was became a man:
Suddenly my life began!
I saw the world before me— So
That ploughman by his horses stands
Sweating on the first hill's brow,
Having left the riverlands
Furrowed in the vale below,
And sees a mountainside to plough,
Barren rock to blunt his share,
Thunder hanging in the air,
And the black peak above him, bare,
Waiting now.
—Let him plough it if he dare!

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Entry #30245 — Discuss 0 — Variant: South Korea
Nohkyung Park
Nohkyung Park
South Korea
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나는 아이에서 어른이 되었다.
Flows well
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어느덧 세상살이가 시작된 것이다!
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seemingly ​incorrect ​but actual​ly really ​good selec​tion of te​rms (어느덧, ​세상살이)
carib
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농군이 엄두를 내거들랑 맞서 쟁기질하게 하소서!
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with excep​tion of '맞​서' this se​ntence flo​ws very we​ll as if t​he poem wa​s original​ly written​ in Korean
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Lee Junho
Lee Junho
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날을 무디게 할
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shorthand ​for plowsh​are
carib
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황량한 바위
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The word "​Barren" ha​s various ​meanings b​ut 황량한 see​ms more fi​t for "Roc​ks"
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shstephaniepark
shstephaniepark
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Jong Sung Lee
Jong Sung Lee
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보습
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correct te​rm
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doojoonc
doojoonc
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Jeahyun Jung
Jeahyun Jung
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Jay YeonJooim
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South Korea
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Joosung Hong
Joosung Hong
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Yeonhee Kim
Yeonhee Kim
Australia
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Park Youngjun
Park Youngjun
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boram
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