Yi Sun-sin 李舜臣
admiral · Joseon Korea · 1545–1598
The admiral who led the Joseon navy in the Imjin War. He kept a diary almost every day through the seven years of war and was killed in its last sea battle.
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c. 1595 · In camp on Hansan Island, in the war
On this land of water the autumn light is fading. Startled by the cold, the wild geese fly high in their ranks. A night of tossing and turning with a troubled heart. The waning moon shines on my bow and sword.
水國秋光暮 驚寒鴈陣高
憂心輾轉夜 殘月照弓刀Yi Chungmugong jeonseo, book 1, "Chanted at Night on Hansan Island"
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