바스코 포파 (조영필 역)
테라지예(Terazije)*
누군가에게 너는 하얀 도시의 가슴 위
도시 광장이다
왼편과 오른편의 태양이
그들의 빛과 어두움을
네 위에서 저울질하네
구름 속의 매매상들
영혼과 하품 속에서
네 위에서 그들의 물건을 제시하네
불을 먹는 이와 번개 같은 걸음꾼
그리고 천둥 조련사
네 위에서 그들의 기술을 과시하네
우리에게 너는 돌 손이다
네 위에서 생명선을 읽는다
우리는 결코 그 끝을 본 적이 없네
Terazije
To some you are a city square
On the breast of the white town
The left and right suns
Weigh out on you
Their light and darkness
The dealers in clouds
In souls and yawns
Set out their wares on you
Fire-eaters and lightning-walkers
And thunder-tamers
Show off their skills on you
To us you are a stone hand
We read a life-line on you
We have never seen its end
(translated by Anne Pennington, 2011)
Note:
테라지예: '(물)저울'의 뜻을 가진 베오그라드의 중심 광장. 자세한 내용은 아래 참조.
Terazije (Serbian Cyrillic: Теразијe) is the central town square and the surrounding neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Stari Grad.
With regard to the origin of the name Terazije, the historian and writer Milan Đ. Milićević wrote: "In order to supply Belgrade with water, the Turks built towers at intervals along the đeriza or an aqueduct, a water supply system which brought water in from the springs at Veliki Mokri Lug. The water was piped up into the towers for the purpose of increasing the pressure, in order to carry it further. Those towers were: one, where the Terazije Fountain is today (roughly at the small square between the [hotels] Balkan and Moskva; second was where the Ruski car Tavern is; and the third was where kafana Grčka Kraljica is now. The tallest of the three was the one at Terazije. That tower, beside its height, also stood on the spacious clearance, away from the surrounding houses and was taller than any of the neighboring buildings. All those towers were called "water terazije" by the Turks. Because of that, the entire neighborhood of the new section of Belgrade, especially the one between the Stari Dvor and close to the Stambol Gate, is today called Terazije".
For the word itself, it literally means "[water] scales", more commonly known as "water balances" or su terazisi. But the tower-like structures were more than just scales - they were maintaining water pressure when conveying water to neighbourhoods at a high-level. The towers were 3 to 10 m (9.8 to 32.8 ft) tall and had a cistern at the summit from which the water flowed into distribution pipes. The Ottoman đeriza followed the route of the ancient aqueduct from the period of Singidunum, the Roman predecessor of Belgrade.
The top of the Terazije Ridge is rich in water springs. Water used to run down the slope, where the modern Prizrenska Street is, into the Zeleni Venac area. Zeleni Venac is built in the area that was previously part of the trench which surrounded the Belgrade Fortress in the 18th century. When the trench was covered, a pond was formed, partially filled by the stream from Terazije.
Being outside of the moat and the city walls at the time, it was considered "distant" by the citizens. As it was located in front of the Stambol Gate and close to the Tsarigrad Road, some artisan shops and khans developed in time. The road was leading through the gate into the city and across the moat. Also, the existence of the water tower, with drinking fountain, helped the area to become sort of the "parking lot" in front of the city entrance.
(출처: 위키피디아)
*Terazije('The Scales') is the central square of Belgrade. (시집 주, 417쪽)