K-pop Lyrics

It is now clear to me that any literary merit I have is confined to of dream-life,
(naega gajigo inneun munhakjeok gachiga kkum sogeseoui sam,)

strange shadows, and cosmic "outsideness".
(natseon geurimja, geurigo ujujeogin "oebuseong"e gukhandoeeo inneun geoseun bummyeonghada.)

I have no illusions concerning the precarious status of my tales,
(naneun nae iyagideurui buranjeonghameul jal algo itda,)

and do not expect to become a serious competitor of my favourite weird authors
(geuraeseo naega gajang joahaneun jangneu jakgadeulgwaui gyeongjaengjaga doel geosira gidaehaji anneunda.)

Poe, Arthur Machen, Dunsany.
(po, aseo maekaen, deonsaeni.)

The only thing I can say in favour of my work is its sincerity.
(naega saenggakhaneun, nae jakpumui jangjeomiraebwaya ojik jinjeongseong ppunida.)

I refuse to follow the mechanical conventions of popular fiction
(naneun daejungsoseorui gigyejeok gwanseubeul ttareugireul geobuhanda,)

to fill my tales with stock characters and situations,
(naui iyagireul heunhan deungjangimmuldeulgwa sanghwangdeullo chaeuji anki wihae,)

but insist on reproducing real moods and impressions in the best way I can command.
(naega hal su inneun choeseonui bangbeobeuro jinjeonghan gamjeonggwa insangeul jaehyeonhal geoseul gojiphanda.)

The result may be poor,
(gyeolgwaga joji aneul sudo itda,)

but I had rather keep aiming at serious literary expression
(geureona jinjunghan munhakjeok pyohyeoneul chuguhaneun geosi natda,)

than accept the artificial standards of cheap romance.
(ssaguryeo romaenseuui inwijeok gijuneul badadeurineun geopbodan.)

It is now clear to me that any literary merit I have is confined to of dream-life,
(내가 가지고 있는 문학적 가치가 꿈 속에서의 삶,)

strange shadows, and cosmic "outsideness".
(낯선 그림자, 그리고 우주적인 "외부성"에 국한되어 있는 것은 분명하다.)

I have no illusions concerning the precarious status of my tales,
(나는 내 이야기들의 불안정함을 잘 알고 있다,)

and do not expect to become a serious competitor of my favourite weird authors
(그래서 내가 가장 좋아하는 장르 작가들과의 경쟁자가 될 것이라 기대하지 않는다.)

Poe, Arthur Machen, Dunsany.
(포, 아서 매캔, 던새니.)

The only thing I can say in favour of my work is its sincerity.
(내가 생각하는, 내 작품의 장점이래봐야 오직 진정성 뿐이다.)

I refuse to follow the mechanical conventions of popular fiction
(나는 대중소설의 기계적 관습을 따르기를 거부한다,)

to fill my tales with stock characters and situations,
(나의 이야기를 흔한 등장인물들과 상황들로 채우지 않기 위해,)

but insist on reproducing real moods and impressions in the best way I can command.
(내가 할 수 있는 최선의 방법으로 진정한 감정과 인상을 재현할 것을 고집한다.)

The result may be poor,
(결과가 좋지 않을 수도 있다,)

but I had rather keep aiming at serious literary expression
(그러나 진중한 문학적 표현을 추구하는 것이 낫다,)

than accept the artificial standards of cheap romance.
(싸구려 로맨스의 인위적 기준을 받아들이는 것보단.)