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나는 어릴적에
When I was younger
친구들이 내게 물었지
My friends would ask me
너는 어디서 왔니?
Where are you from?
우리랑은 많이 다르지
You seem so different from us

너는 영어도 못하지
You can't even speak English
너는 수학은 잘하겠지
But math, you must be good at
너는 머리도 까맣지
And your hair, black
너의 집은 어디니?
Where is your home?

나의 집은 엄마가 싸주신 도시락에
My home is in the lunches Mom packed me
나의 집은 언니가 읽어준 동화책에
My home is in the books my big sister read to me
나의 집은 아빠가 사주신 인형속에
My home is in the doll my dad bought me
나의 집은 동생이 아껴준 사탕속에 있어
My home is in the candy my little sister saved for me

나는 한여름에
In the middle of summer
어른이 되어서 갔었지
I went there when I was older
서울이란 곳엔
In the place they call Seoul
나같은 얼굴이 많았지
So many faces that looked like mine

그들도 내게 물었지
They, too, asked me
너는 어디서 왔니?
Where are you from?
우리 말은 할 줄 아니?
Can you speak the way we do?
너의 집은 어디니?
Where is your home?

나의 집은 그대와 꼭잡은 두손 안에
My home is in my hand holding yours
나의 집은 참을 수 없는 웃음소리에
My home is in uncontainable laughter
나의 집은 둘만의 따뜻한 저녁속에
My home is in our quiet nights
나의 집은 노래를 부를 수 있는 곳에 있어
My home is wherever I can sing

Where is your home?
Where will you go?

나의 집은 노래를 부를 수 있는 곳에있어
My home is wherever I can sing

Дом

Quand j'étais plus jeune,
When I was younger
mes amis me demandaient :
My friends would ask me
« D'où viens-tu ?
Where are you from?
Tu sembles si différente de nous. »
You seem so different from us

« Tu ne parles même pas anglais,
You can't even speak English
mais les maths, tu dois être douée.
But math, you must be good at
Et tes cheveux, noirs...
And your hair, black
Où est ta maison ?»
Where is your home?

Ma maison, c'est dans les paniers-repas que maman me préparait,
My home is in the lunches Mom packed me
ma maison, c'est dans les contes de fées que ma grande sœur me lisait,
My home is in the books my big sister read to me
ma maison, c'est dans la poupée que papa m'a offerte,
My home is in the doll my dad bought me
ma maison, c'est dans les bonbons que ma petite sœur gardait pour moi.
My home is in the candy my little sister saved for me

Au cœur de l'été,
In the middle of summer
j'y suis allée une fois adulte.
I went there when I was older
À Séoul,
In the place they call Seoul
il y avait tant de visages qui ressemblaient au mien.
So many faces that looked like mine

Eux aussi m'ont demandé :
They, too, asked me
« D'où viens-tu ?
Where are you from?
Parles-tu comme nous ?
Can you speak the way we do?
Où est ta maison ?»
Where is your home?

Ma maison, c'est dans nos mains serrées,
My home is in my hand holding yours
ma maison, c'est dans un rire incontrôlable,
My home is in uncontainable laughter
ma maison, c'est dans la chaleur de nos soirées,
My home is in our quiet nights
ma maison, c'est partout où je peux chanter.
My home is wherever I can sing

Where is your home?
Where will you go?

Ma maison, c'est partout où je peux chanter.
My home is wherever I can sing