Lyrics and translation 이승윤 - The Summer Of 1995

The Summer Of 1995

이 놈의 집구석
넌더리가 난다고 했던
주말 오후에는
아무 일도 없었다

이불을 뒤집어쓰고
끝나기만 기다렸다
어머니가 울음을 터뜨렸고
나는 귀를 막았다

그 해 여름 어머닌 지나치게
일을 많이 해서 이룬 게 거의 없었다

슬픈 마음이
안 슬픈 마음이
될 때까지 난
슬플 때마다
슬프다고 말했다

나는 동급생들과
아파트 단지를 뛰어다녔다
자전거를 훔쳐 타고
슬프다 슬펐다 언덕을 오르내렸다

페달을 쉬지 않고 밟았다
옳다고 믿었던 건
옳지 않은 것뿐이었다

슬픈 마음이
안 슬픈 마음이
될 때까지 난
슬플 때마다
슬프다고 말했다

어머니도 한 때는 무용수였다
난 종종 무대에서 춤추는
어머니를 떠올렸다
어머니는 땀을 뻘뻘 흘리며
팔과 다리를 길게 뻗었고

나는 시시한 이야길 지어낸 셈이다

슬픈 마음이
안 슬픈 마음이
될 때까지 난
슬플 때마다
슬프다고 말했다

The Summer Of 1995

My darling, in this forgotten corner of our home
You told me how you felt so cold
On that weekend afternoon
There was nothing to do

You pulled the sheets over your head
And waited for it to end
Mother burst into tears
And I covered my ears

That summer, Mother worked
So excessively that she accomplished little

Unhappy thoughts
Happy thoughts
Until they passed
Every time I felt blue
I said I was sad

My peers and I raced through the apartment complex
Stealing bicycles to ride
As we climbed and descended hills, I cried
I said I was sad, I was sad

I pushed hard on the pedals
I believed with certainty
That what was wrong was right

Unhappy thoughts
Happy thoughts
Until they passed
Every time I felt blue
I said I was sad

Mother was once a dancer
I would often think of her
Performing on stage
Mother would sweat profusely
As she extended and stretched her arms and legs

I tell myself a trivial story

Unhappy thoughts
Happy thoughts
Until they passed
Every time I felt blue
I said I was sad