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First edition azalea
First edition azalea
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The pinnacle of Korean sentiment and lyricism!
The most beloved poem among Koreans: "Azaleas"
Cover edition that recreates the emotion of the first edition

The most beloved poem among Koreans: "Azaleas"

Kim So-wol's "Azaleas," published in Gaebyeok in 1922, is still loved by people today and is one of the greatest Korean poems of the 20th century. It has even been ranked number one in various surveys as the "most beloved poem by Koreans."
Kim So-wol's "Azaleas" has been loved by readers since its first publication in 1925 and is still being published regularly to this day.

The first edition of “Azalea” published by The Story this time was produced using the original cover design of the first edition from 1925.
The text has been edited to conform to Korean spelling rules for readers' convenience, but the original text has been preserved as much as possible so that the meaning of the poem is not damaged.
Occasionally, footnotes are provided to help readers understand words that are no longer in use or difficult Chinese characters.


This poetry collection includes not only the title poem, “Azalea,” but also other exquisite poems such as “First Marriage,” “Sanyu Flower,” “Mom, Sister,” and “A Distant Future.”
Kim Sowol is famous as a poet who sang of the representative national emotion of 'han' and the sorrow for a lost country, maximizing the sadness with an appealing feminine voice.
Despite the farewell poems of numerous writers, the reason Kim So-wol's poetry is considered a representative poem containing the sorrow and grief of our people and the pain of the times can be said to be because of the simple and concise melody of folk songs and the use of friendly, colloquial poetic language.

Kim Sowol created unique poetic language and melodies based on his own emotions, and he fully captured the pain and suffering of his people in his poetry.
Kim Sowol, a representative poet of our nation, is still loved by many readers today.

index
To you
Long time ago / Picking grass / Sea / On the mountain / Old story / Your song / Lost subject / Your words / To you / On the bank of a dry river

Spring night

Spring night / Night / A person who comes in a dream / The old days when I dreamed

two people

Snowy evening / Purple clouds / Two people / Unforgettable / Rooster cries / I didn't realize it before / Sleeping or awake, sitting or standing / Even as the sun sets on the mountaintop

Uninhabited mountain

Dream / A day that makes my heart flutter / The end of the sky / Gaeami / Swallow / Owl / The Great Wall / Tree buds

Once upon a time

Cigarette / Lost Subject / Parents / Parents / Forgotten Night / Silk Fog / Memory / Love / Bad Dream / Spring Rain / The Night I Dreamed of Him / The Smell of a Woman / Powdered Face / Seoul Night / Wife's Body

halfmoon

On an autumn morning / On an autumn evening / Half moon

cricket

The desire to meet / The old days / A sincere heart that believes deeply / A dream / A friend and a lover / A paper crane / The coming snow / A lump of sorrow / Optimism / The wind and spring / Snow / A deep, deep promise / The red tide / A foreign land / A thousand miles / Life and death / A fisherman / A cricket / Moonlight

The sea changes into a mulberry field

You who cry over misfortune / The sea turns into a mulberry field / Will you say what's on your mind / Yellow candle / Later path / Couple / My home / Dawn / Clouds

Summer Moonlight (and 2 more)

Summer Moonlight / Coming Spring / Water Dryness

Bariun body

Bariun body / our house / the field stones / I wish we had a land to be our plowshare / on the furrows / in the evening / clasped hands / silent prayer / solemn

solitude

Ecstasy / A night of denunciation / A cold evening / A first soul / A grave

Yeosu (travel sadness)

Yeosu 1 / Yeosu 2

azalea

Road / Song of Gae-yeoul / Gae-yeoul / The Road to Wangsimni / Mandarin Duck Needle / Heartlessness / Mountain / Azalea / Sakju-gu Castle / Board / Chunhyang and Lee Doryeong / The Flying Bird / Thoughts of Home / Cornelian Cherry Blossoms

The night when candles are lit

A night of lighting candles / Wealth and fame / Regret / Lack of trust / If one lives, one dies / Is it right to ask for death at the very least? / Hope / Prospects / I lived ignorant of the world / Dream Road

Golden Grass

Golden Grass / Gangchon / First Skirt / Moonrise / Mom, Sister

The chicken is cocklebur

The chicken is cocklebur

About the author
Author's Chronology

Into the book
I'm disgusted to see you
When you go
I will send you off quietly

Yaksan in Yeongbyeon
azalea
On the way to Arumtada, I will sprinkle some roots

Go step by step
The flower that was placed
Please tread gently and go.

I'm disgusted to see you
When you go
Even if I die, I will not shed tears
--- From "Azalea"
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: March 28, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 208 pages | 128*188*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791194591382
- ISBN10: 1194591388

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