(I'm anxious that my talent is insufficient, there are so many artists in the world more outstanding than me...)
재능이 하늘에서 오는 것이라면 하늘을 원망하고
부모에게서 오는 것이라면 부모를 원망하고
너에게서 오는 것이라면 너를 원망하라
그럼 누가 남을까?
If talent comes from heaven, resent heaven
If it comes from your parents, resent your parents
If it comes from you, resent yourself
Then who will be left?
(Because of perfectionism, I can't start or finish my work.)
완성된 작품 중에도 졸작이 있고
미완의 작품 중에도 명작은 있지
시작과 끝은 중요하지 않아
정말 중요한 건 뭘까?
There are terrible works among finished ones
And there are masterpieces among unfinished ones
Starting and finishing are not important
So what is truly important?
(I'm in a slump. I don't want to create anything.)
기쁠 땐 찬가를 쓰고
슬플 땐 만가를 써라
슬럼프에 빠질 땐
뭘 써야할까?
When you're happy, write a hymn
When you're sad, write a dirge
When you're in a slump
What should you write?
(What is the boundary between art and obscenity?)
니 머리가 뜨거워지면 예술
아랫도리가 뜨거워지면 외설
이렇게 배웠겠지
한 몸에 위아래가 어디 있어?
If your head gets hot, it's art
If your crotch gets hot, it's obscenity
You probably learned it that way
But on one body, where is there an up and down?
(Is artistic talent innate, or can it be made through effort?)
알고 싶어?
책 만 권을 읽고
작품 만 개를 만들고
다시 물어봐.
You want to know?
Read ten thousand books
Make ten thousand works
And then ask again.