The Emperor of Ice-Cream
"아이스크림 제왕"1)을 노래함
by Wallace Stevens
(부분)번역(transl.): 김종인(Zong-in Kim)
시가 만드는 힘 좋은 사람2) 데려다가
주방 그릇3)에 크림 휘젓는 일 맡기고
(일 거들) 여자들 평상복차림으로 오게 하고
머슴애들 달 지난 신문지에 싼 조화(弔花)들
지참케 한담/ "현실은 환상의 피날레"4) 되지 않겠나...
제왕은 "아이스크림 제왕"일 때만인 것을...(!)
Call the roller of big cigars,
The muscular one, and bid him whip
In kitchen cups concupiscent curds.
Let the wenches dawdle in such dress
As they are used to wear, and let the boys
Bring flowers in last month’s newspapers.
Let be be finale of seem.
The only emperor is the emperor of Ice-cream.
Take from the dresser of deal,
Lacking the three glass knobs, that sheet
On which she embroidered fantails once
And spread it so as to cover her face.
If her horny feet protrude, they come
To show how cold she is, and dumb.
Let the lamp affix its beam.
The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.
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----(Notes):
1): “The Emperor of Ice-Cream”:
- (As) a Representative of Life and Death: (As) this poem captures the
death scene, the poet speaks how some people see death as part of life.
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2): (cf.): "The Idea of Order at Key West." by Wallace Stevens.
..., Key West is a smorgasbord of different cultures, including but not limited to Cubans. Cigar factories are very common in the region and ... old days: by hand. Also, it seems that ice-cream was known to be served at funerals!
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3): the speaker summons a muscular man to whip the ice cream in kitchen cups.
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