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Sin Heum 申欽

scholar-official · Joseon Korea · 1566–1628

A scholar-official of mid-Joseon. He made thirty sijo while living in the country after being pushed out of office.

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early 17th century

A rustling outside the window: is it you? I got up to look. On the path where the orchids grow, what are fallen leaves doing? Ah, this heart of mine has its limits, and I fear it will break right through.

창 밧긔 워석버석 님이신가 니러 보니 혜란(蕙蘭) 혜경(蹊徑)에 낙엽은 므스 일고 어즈버 유한(有限)ᄒᆞᆫ 간장(肝腸)이 다 그츨가 ᄒᆞ노라

A sijo, in Cheonggu yeongeon

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