Ecco la versione in inglese dell’articolo e della poesia Suwon le versioni in coreano, inglese e italiano:
A Poet of Blonde Hair, Draws ‘Suwon’ in Poetry
A Leading Italian Poet, Laura Garavaglia Awarded the 2nd KS International Literary Prize
An Italian Poet draws global attention to her beautiful poem about the City of ‘Suwon’.’
‘The Council of Loving Poetry’ (Corp.) represented by Poet Choi Dongho announced that Laura Garavglia was chosen the winner of the 2nd KS International Literary Prize.
Laura Garavaglia, in her award acceptance speech said that she was enchanted by “the majesty of Suwon Hwasung and the moving history associated with it,” recalling ‘The World Poetry Reciting Festival’ where she participated last September.
Stressing that ‘Feelings have no boundaries, no differences of religion, ethnicity or culture,’ she expressed her wish that the words of poetry, by serving as an ideal bridge between Korea and Italy help to further strengthen the cultural relationships between the two countries.
Prof. Choi Dongho(Distinguished Prof. Kyungnam Univ.), Prof. Bang Minho(Seoul National Univ.), Prof. Kim Kooseul(Emeritus Prof. Hyupsung Univ.), Prof. Yeo Taechon(Dongduk Women’s Univ.) Prof. Kim Jongwhoon(Korea Univ.) were on the review committee.
According to the committee, “Her words, intellectually restrained, explore a wide spectrum from abstract ideas to concrete things.”
Referring to Laura Garavaglia, Prof. Kim Kooseul said, “Laura Garavaglia, an international poet leading the Italian poetry world, is sure to contribute to introducing the City of Suwon to the world by her excellent poem ‘Suwon.’
‘The Council of Loving Poetry’, founded in 1998 publishes the quarterly Lyric Poetry and Poetics, and organizes Kim Daljin Literary Prize
‘The KS International Literary Prize’ was founded by ‘The Council of Loving Poetry,’ as an earnest wish for a human city ‘Suwon’ to be revived an international cultural arts city. ‘KS’ stands for ‘Korea Suwon’ or ‘Kyungkido Province Suwon.’
The following is the poem, ‘Suwon’ by Laura Garavaglia.
태고의 햇빛이
저녁의 침묵을 반으로 갈랐다.
수원은 백조와 소리가 같다.
왕들의 도시
성벽으로 둘러싸인
고대의 요새
잔인한 아버지와
뒤주에서 죽어간
불행한 왕자의 이야기
푸른 잔디,
기억 속에서만
살아가는 사람들의
체념의 고요
수원은 한 줄기 빛
활이 화살을 쏜다
재빠르고 힘센 시어들이
명중한다.
SUWON
The ancient light of the sun
cut in half the silence of the evening.
Suwon has the same sound of swan.
City of Kings
an ancient fortress
surrounded by walls
the story of a cruel father
and an unhappy prince
sentenced to die in a basket to store rice.
The green lawns, the resigned quiet
of those who live only in memory.
Suwon is a flash of light
the bow shoots the arrow
the fast and strong poetry words
hit home.
Suwon
La luce antica del sole
Taglia a metà il silenzio della sera
Suwon ha il suono della parola cigno
nella lingua inglese. Città di re.
Una fortezza antica
circondata da mura
la storia di un padre crudele
e di un principe infelice
condannato a morire in un canestro
per conservare il riso.
Dentro le mura
Il verde dei prati, la quiete rassegnata
Di chi vive solo nel ricordo.
Suwon è un lampo
mentre la freccia scocca dall’arco.
E le parole della poesia,
rapide e forti, vanno dritte al segno.
Laura Garavaglia