Vasko Popa (조영필 역)
작은 상자의 마지막 소식
안에 온 세상을 가진 작은 상자는
그녀 자신과 사랑에 빠졌다
그리고 그녀 자신 안에 임신했다
또 다른 작은 상자를
작은 상자의 작은 상자는
그녀 자신과 또한 사랑에 빠졌다
그리고 그녀 자신 안에 임신했다
또 다른 작은 상자를
그렇게 계속 무한히
작은 상자의 온 세상은
작은 상자의 마지막 상자 안
어딘가에 있어야 한다
그녀 자신과 사랑에 빠진 작은 상자 안의
어떤 작은 상자도
마지막 상자가 아니다
이제 세상을 찾아 보아라
LAST NEWS OF THE LITTLE BOX
The little box with the whole world inside
Fell in love with herself
And conceived inside herself
Another little box
The little box's little box
Fell in love with herself too
And conceived inside herself
Another little box
And so on ad infinitum
The little box's whole world
Should be somewhere
Inside the little box's last box
None of the little boxes
In the little box in love with herself
Is the last one
Try finding the world now
(Anne Pennington)
Last News About the Little Box
The little box which contains the world
Fell in love with itself(herself)
And conceived within itself
Still another little box
The little box of the little box
Also fell in love with itself(herself)
And conceived within itself
Still another little box
And so it went on forever
The world inside the little box (The world from the little box)
Ought to be inside
The last of the little boxes (The last offspring of the little box)
But none(not one) of the little boxes
In love with itself (Inside the little box in love with herself)
Is the last one
Let's see you find the world now
(Charles Simic)
Note:
*The Serbo-Croat word kutija refers to a small container - whether it is made of metal ('a tin') or wood ('a box') is irrelevant. (시집 주, 424쪽)