Do Koreans also associate the color green with "envy"? Do they associate any color with "envy"?
Anyway, today, for some reason, I suddenly started thinking about beans and wrote the following silly poem in Korean:
"잡힌 콩알"
"The Captured Bean," by Gerry Bevers
"The Captured Bean," by Gerry Bevers
콩알이 젓가락에 잡혔다.
A bean was caught up by chopsticks.
A bean was caught up by chopsticks.
잡힌데에 너무 창피해서
It was so embarrassed at being caught
It was so embarrassed at being caught
얼굴이 적두인듯 빨갛다.
its face was as red as a red bean.
its face was as red as a red bean.
안 잡힌 친구들을 보고서
Seeing its friends that were not caught,
Seeing its friends that were not caught,
마음이 녹두인듯 부럽다.
its heart was as envious as a green bean.
its heart was as envious as a green bean.
앞에 다가오는 입을 보고
Seeing the approaching mouth in front of it,
Seeing the approaching mouth in front of it,
미래가 흑두인듯 가맣다.
its future seemed as a black as a black bean.
its future seemed as a black as a black bean.
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