ep96. “나무 중 가장 어여쁜” - A. E. 하우스먼 ("Loveliest of Trees" - A. E. HOUSMAN)

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96. Loveliest of Trees - A. E. HOUSMAN (1859-1936) p143
“나무 중 가장 어여쁜” - A. E. 하우스먼
Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
Is hung with bloom along the bough,
And stands about the woodland ride
Wearing white for Eastertide.

Now, of my threescore years and ten,
Twenty will not come again,
And take from seventy springs a score,
It only leaves me fifty more.

And since to look at things in bloom
Fifty springs are little room,
About the woodlands I will go
To see the cherry hung with snow.
나무 중 가장 어여쁜 벚나무가 지금
가지마다 만발한 꽃을 매달고
숲속 길옆에 늘어서 있네
부활절 맞아 흰옷을 차려입고

이제 육십에 열을 더한 내 나이에
스무 살 청춘은 돌아오지 않으리라
칠십의 봄에서 스물을 빼면
나에겐 쉰만이 남네.

활짝 핀 꽃을 구경하기엔
쉰 봄날도 덧없는 곳
나 숲속으로 가야겠네
눈이 매달린 벚꽃 보러.

theme: The main theme of 'Loveliest of Trees' is the impermanence of human life. It also taps into the themes of natural beauty, death, and the transience of life.
In "The Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now," A.E. Housman uses symbols such as bloom, spring, and winter. "Bloom" and "spring" both symbolize renewal and rebirth, suggesting that the speaker is about to take on a new approach to life.