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Goryeo kayo - Spring Overflows the Pavilion
Identifier
027052
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
A description of the experience
From the Columbia Anthology of Traditional Korean Poetry – edited by Peter Lee
From Spring Overflows the Pavilion
Were I to build a bamboo hut on the ice
And die of cold with him on the ice,
Were I to build a bamboo hut on the ice
And die of cold with him on the ice,
O night of our love, run slow, run slow.
When I lie alone, restless,
How can I fall asleep?
Only peach blossoms wave over the west window.
Ungrieved, you scorn the spring breeze,
Scorn the spring breeze.
I have cherished those who vowed
"May my soul be with yours."
I have cherished those who vowed
"May my soul be with yours."
Who, who persuaded me this was true?
