Chong Chun

젊은이 청춘 지고 또 피는 꽃잎처럼

Like the petals of a flower that bloom and wither in youth.

달 밝은 밤이면 창가에 흐르는 내 젊은 연가가 그곳을 펴

On a bright moonlit night, my youthful love song flows by the window and unfolds there.

가고 없는 날들을 잡으려 잡으려 빈손짓에 슬퍼지면

When I try to grasp the days that are gone, and become sad with empty gestures.

차라리 보내야지 돌아서야지 그렇게 세월은 가는 거야

I might as well let go and turn away; that's how time passes.

가고 없는 날들을 잡으려 잡으려 빈손짓에 슬퍼지면

If I try to grasp the days that are gone, my empty gestures make me sad.

나를 두고 가리면 용서하겠지만 날 버리고 가는 세월이야

If you leave me behind, I will forgive you, but it's the time that leaves me behind that I cannot accept.

정무도 없어라 허전한 마음을 정답던 옛 동산 찾는가

Without any official duties, are you seeking the old hill that used to soothe your empty heart?