The Radiant Star of Taiwan, Lee Kuei-Shien

 

The star of Taiwan that once shone on earth

Can now be seen from anywhere,

Becoming an eternal light in the sky,

It watches over us forevermore.

 

Though our meeting was brief,

It felt like the bond of a lifelong friend.

His clear gaze, his warm touch—

Etched deeply in my heart,

 

The noble poet has ascended,

Shining the sacred light of poetry,

Following the path he left behind,

We, too, shall walk together.

 

The tree of poetic life grows,

Drinking from the waters of the Tamsui River,

Blooming once more in radiant beauty,

That ever-flowing stream shall never run dry,

And in my heart, it shall flow eternally.

찬란한 대만의 별 리쿠이셴

 

지상에서 빛나던 대만의 별,

이제는 어디서든 볼 수 있어,

영원히 빛나는 하늘의 별로

우리 곁을 지키고 있네.

 

단 한 번의 짧은 만남이었지만,

일생을 함께한 친구처럼

맑은 눈빛, 따스한 손길

가슴 깊이 새겨지네.

 

고매한 시성은 하늘에 올라

숭고한 시의 빛을 비추고,

그가 남긴 시의 길 따라

우리도 함께 걸어가네.

 

시의 생명나무는 자라나며

담수이강 물을 마시고

다시금 아름다운 꽃을 피우리라.

영원히 마르지 않을 그 강물이

내 가슴속에서도 흐르리라.

Biography

Poetess Ms. Yang Geum-Hee, born in 1967 in Jeju, Korea, has authored two poetry collections, Happiness Account and Ieodo: Island of Legend and Existence, as well as an essay collection titled Happy Companion. She was the founding president of the Ieodo Literature Association and the second president of the Korean Association of World Literature.

Ms. Yang has also served as editor-in-chief at Jejuin News, a researcher at the Jeju Sea Grand Center at Jeju National University, and a specially appointed professor at Jeju International University.

Currently, she is an editorial writer for Samdailbo Newspaper, a special researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences at Jeju National University, the president of Jeju PEN, the Vice President of the Korean Institute for Peace and Cooperation, and an executive member of the Korean Association of Ethics.

Ms. Yang has received eight literary awards for her contributions to literature. Her poetry has been translated into multiple languages and introduced in the United States, China, Japan, Germany, Russia, Italy, Spain, England, Taiwan, Nepal, Egypt, Greece, Pakistan, Vietnam, Albania, Bangladesh, Kosovo, Tajikistan, and beyond.