Tuesday, March 29, 2011

About "The Azaleas"(진달래꽃) - the poem from last Sat

This song is about a prayer for the deceased :
the deceased” might have been her lost son or husband who had passed away in war.
In Mayas video, you can see a lot of people who fought for their country and died. So I think Maya chose those images to honor their struggle and memory with the song. 

“Azaleas” – So Wol Kim (1902-1934)
If you are sick of me and want to go, I'll let you go-gently-I won't say a word. 
I will pluck a handful of azaleas from Yaksan in Yangbyon. I will strew them in your path.
Tread gently in these flowers. They deck your parting steps.
If you are sick of me and you want to go, though I die, I won't shed a tear.

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