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내 늙은 아내는 아침저녁으로

내 재떨이를 부시어다 주는데

내가 "야 이건 양귀비 얼굴보다 곱네,

양귀비 얼굴엔 분때라도 묻었을 텐데." 하면

꼭 대여섯 살 먹은 계집아이처럼

좋아라고 소리쳐 웃는다

그래 나는 천국이나 극락에 가더라도

그녀와 함께 가볼 생각이다.

내 늙은 아내 / 서정주

날 떠나지 않겠다고 말해줘, 지금 이 글을 읽고 있는 너 말이야

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I met you in the dark
어둠 속에서 널 만났고

You lit me up
넌 날 환하게 비춰주었어

You made me feel as though
I was enough
내가 충분한 사람이란 걸 느끼게 해줬지
We danced the night away
우린 밤새도록 춤을 췄고
We drank too much
술도 많이 마셨어
I held your hair back when
You were throwing up
니가 토할 때 나는 니 머리카락을 뒤로 잡아주기도 했지

Then you smiled over your shoulder
네가 어깨너머로 살짝 웃음 짓던 그때
For a minute, I was stone cold sober
잠시 동안 난 술이 확 깼어
I pulled you closer to my chest
너를 내 가슴으로 끌어당겼지
And you asked me to stay over
넌 내게 같이 있어줄 거냐 물었어
I said, I already told ya
그리고 난 이렇게 말했지
I think that you should get some rest
"벌써 말했잖아, 넌 그냥 좀 쉬어야 해"

I knew I loved you then
난 그때부터 널 사랑했어
But you'd never know
넌 전혀 몰랐겠지
Cause I played it cool when I was scared of letting go
널 보내는 게 두려워서 그냥 관심 없는 척 했거든
I know I needed you
내겐 네가 필요했지만
But I never showed
절대 그 사실을 드러내지 않았어
But I wanna stay with you
하지만 너와 함께하고 싶어
Until we're grey and old
나이들어 머리가 하얗게 될 때까지
Just say you won't let go
Just say you won't let go
그냥 날 떠나지 않겠다고 말해줘

I wake you up with some breakfast in bed
침대에서 자고 있는 널 깨우며 침대위로 아침을 가져다 줄거야
I'll bring you coffee
커피 한잔도 갖다주며
With a kiss on your head
네 이마에 키스도 하고
And I'll take the kids to school
그리고 아이들을 학교에 등교시키면서
Wave them goodbye
손흔들어 인사하겠지
And I'll thank my lucky stars for that night
그리고 그날 밤 내 행운의 별들에게 감사할 거야

When you looked over your shoulder
네가 어깨너머로 날 쳐다볼 때면
For a minute, I forget that I'm older
잠시 동안 내가 나이를 먹었단 사실을 잊어버리곤 해
I wanna dance with you right now, oh
너랑 함께 지금 춤추고 싶어
And you look as beautiful as ever
넌 언제나 그랬듯 아름다워 보여
And I swear that everyday you'll get better
맹세컨대 매일매일 더 예뻐지겠지
You make me feel this way somehow
넌 나에게 이런 감정을 느끼게 해

I'm so in love with you
난 진짜 너랑 사랑에 빠진 것 같아
And I hope you know
너도 알아줬으면 좋겠어
Darling your love is more than worth its weight in gold
내 사랑, 네 사랑은 금보다 더 소중하고 가치 있어
We've come so far my dear
우린 너무 멀리 와버린 것 같아
Look how we've grown
우리가 지내온 날들을 봐
And I wanna stay with you
난 너와 함께이고 싶어
Until we're grey and old
머리가 하얗게 될 때까지
Just say you won't let go
Just say you won't let go
그냥 날 떠나지 않겠다고 말해줘

I wanna live with you
너와 함께 살고 싶어
Even when we're ghosts
심지어 죽어서 유령이 된 이후에도 너와 함께하고 싶어
Cause you were always there for me
내가 널 가장 필요로 할 때
When I needed you most
넌 항상 내 곁에 있어줬으니까

I'm gonna love you till
난 널 사랑할 거야
My lungs give out
내 숨이 멎을 때까지
I promise till death we part
죽음이 우릴 갈라놓을 때까지
Like in our vows
우리가 맹세한 것처럼
So I wrote this song for you
그래서 이 노래를 널 위해 쓴 거야
Now everybody knows
이젠 모두가 알게 됐어
That it's just you and me
너와 나, 우리 둘이 함께란 걸
Until we're grey and old
나이들어 머리가 하얘질 때까지
Just say you won't let go
Just say you won't let go
날 떠나지 않겠다고 말해줘

Just say you won't let go
Oh, just say you won't let go
날 떠나지 않겠다고 말해줘

Havana ooh na-na ay
Half of my heart is in Havana ooh-na-na ay ay
He took me back to East Atlanta na-na-na
All of my heart is in Havana ay
There's somethin' 'bout his manners uh huh
Havana ooh na-na

He didn't walk up with that "how you doin'?"
When he came in the room
He said there's a lot of girls I can do with
But I can't without you
I'm doin' forever in a minute
That summer night in June
And papa says he got malo in him
He got me feelin' like

Ooh... I knew it when I met him
I loved him when I left him
Got me feelin' like
Ooh... and then I had to tell him
I had to go oh na-na-na-na-na

Havana ooh na-na ay
Half of my heart is in Havana ooh-na-na ay ay
He took me back to East Atlanta na-na-na uh huh
All of my heart is in Havana ay
My heart is in Havana
Havana ooh na-na

Jeffery
Just graduated fresh on campus mmm
Fresh out East Atlanta with no manners damn
Fresh out East Atlanta
Bump on her bumper like a traffic jam jam
Hey I was quick to pay
that girl like Uncle Sam here you go ay
Back it on me shawty cravin' on me
Get to diggin' on me on me
She waited on me then what?
Shawty cakin' on me got the bacon on me wait up
This is history in the makin' on me on me
Point blank close range that be
If it cost a million that's me that's me
I was gettin' mula man they feel me

Havana ooh na-na ay ay
Half of my heart is in Havana ooh-na-na oh ay ay
He took me back to East Atlanta na-na-na oh no
All of my heart is in Havana
My heart is in Havana
Havana ooh na-na

Ooh na-na oh na-na-na
Take me back back back like
Ooh na-na oh na-na-na
Take me back back back like
Ooh na-na oh na-na-na
Take me back back back like
Ooh na-na oh na-na-na
Take me back back back
Yeah ay...
Ooh...
Take me back to my Havana...

Havana ooh na-na
Half of my heart is in Havana ooh-na-na oh yeah
He took me back to East Atlanta na-na-na
All of my heart is in Havana
My heart is in Havana ay
Havana ooh na-na

Uh huh
Oh na-na-na...
No no no take me back
Oh na-na-na
Havana ooh na-na

          할아버지는 걱정이 많았고 이모는 느긋했다. 할아버지는 ‘늘 이렇다’는 말을, 이모는 ‘지나간다’는 말을 자주 했다.

          그 두 말은 결국 같은 말이었을까?

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