"ChristmasintheTrenches""참호에서맞은크리스마스"
MynameisFrancisTolliver,내이름은프란시스탈리버,
IcomefromLiverpool,리버플이내고향.
Twoyearsago2년전학교수업을마치고돌아온나를
thewarwaswaitingformeafterschool.전쟁이기다리고있었네.
ToBelgiumandtoFlanderstoGermanytohere벨기에,플랑드르,독일을거쳐이곳에이르기까지
IfoughtforKingandcountryIlovedear.나는왕과사랑하는고국을위해싸웠다오.
‘TwasChristmasinthetrenches참호속에서크리스마스를맞이한날.
wherethefrostsobitterhung,서릿발이차갑게매달린
ThefrozenfieldsofFrance얼어붙은프랑스의전선에는
werestillnoChristmassongwassung,크리스마스캐롤하나노래불러지지않았지.
OurfamiliesbackinEngland고향에돌아가면그곳엔가족들이
weretoastingusthatday,축배를올리고있을그날,
Theirbraveandgloriousladssofaraway.멀리떨어져용감히명예로이싸우는이자식들을위해…
Iwaslyingwithmymessmate전우들과몸을기대어누었던
onthecoldandrockyground차가운바위덩이의지면…
Whenacrossthelinesofbattle그때전장의선을너머
cameamostpeculiarsoundSays,기묘한소리가들려오며
"Nowlistenup,meboys!""여보게들,들어주시요!"하더군…
eachsoldierstrainedtohear모두들귀를기울이자
AsoneyoungGermanvoicesangoutsoclear.한젊은독일병의청량한노래소리가들렸네.
"He’ssingingbloodywell,youknow!""기막힌노래솜씨군!"
mypartnersaystome내옆의전우가입을연그순간,
Soononebyone하나둘다른독일병들의노래소리도
eachGermanvoicejoinedininharmony더해져하나가되어퍼지고….
Thecannonsrestedsilent,포성도휴식을취하는듯소리를죽이고
thegascloudsrollednomore화연도더이상일지않게되고
AsChristmasbroughtusrespitefromthewar.그런크리스마스가우리에게전장의휴식을갖게했네
Assoonastheywerefinished그노래소리가그치고
andareverentpausewasspent한순간의경건한고요가깃들자,
"GodRestYeMerryGentlemen""하늘이우리에게즐기라고휴식을주시기를"하고
struckupsomeladsfromKent시골녀석들이찬송가를떠들썩히불러댔어.
Thenexttheysangwas"StilleNacht,"그때적들이‘StilleNacht’를노래하였고
"Tis’SilentNight’,"saysI그것이‘고요한밤‘이라는캐롤임을우리들은알았지.
Andintwotonguesonesongfilledupthatsky.그래서두언어의,모두들의노래가하늘에퍼졌다네.
"There’ssomeonecomingtowardsus!""이리로오는녀석이있어!"
thefrontlinesentrycried최전선의보초가소리질렀지.
Allsightswerefixedononelonefigure모두의시선이
comingfromtheirside적진영에서다가오는한인물에집중되었어.
Histruceflag,likeaChristmasstar,휴전을구하는깃발이,마치크리스마스의별처럼,
shoneonthatplainsobright밝게대지를밝혔다네
Ashebravelystrodeunarmedintothenight.그밤,아무런무장없이용감히발을내딛는그를.
Soononebyoneoneitherside금방양진영에서하나둘
walkedintoNoMan’sland중립지역으로병사들이걸어나와
Withneithergunnorbayonet총도총검하나들지않고
wemettherehandtohand우리는그곳에서만났네.
Wesharedsomesecretbrandy그리고귀한술을나누어마시며
andwewishedeachotherwell서로의안녕을기원했오.
Andinaflare-litsoccergame발연등을밝히고축구를해서는
wegave’emhell.녀석들을뭉게주었지.
Wetradedchocolates,cigarettes,고향에서보내온쵸코렛과담배,
andphotographsfromhome가족사진들을서로교환하며
Thesesonsandfathersfaraway멀리떨어진자식과노부모를
fromfamiliesoftheirown남겨둔사연들을주고받았지.
YoungSandersplayedhissqueezebox샌더스녀석이어커디온을연주하자
andtheyhadaviolin그들은바이올린을켰네.
Thiscuriousandunlikelybandofmen.남자들의절묘하고신기한협주…
Soondaylightstoleuponus날이밝아
andFrancewasFranceoncemore프랑스는언제나의프랑스의모습을드러내
Withsadfarewells슬픈작별을나누며
weeachbegantosettlebacktowar우리들은각기제자리의전장으로다시돌아가야했지.
Butthequestionhauntedeveryheart그러나,모두의가슴속에는의문이맴돌았어,
thatlivedthatwondrousnight함께그경이로운밤을지냈으니
"WhosefamilyhaveIfixedwithinmysights?""어느가족에게나는조준을맞출수있을까?"라고.
‘TwasChristmasinthetrenches,참호속에서맞이한크리스마스,
wherethefrostsobitterhung그곳엔냉혹한서리가매달렸지만,
ThefrozenfieldsofFrancewerewarmed얼어붙었던프랑스의전장에는따뜻한기운이퍼졌지
assongsofpeaceweresung평화의노래가불리어졌을때.
Forthewallsthey’dkeptbetweenus모두를전장으로몰아
toexacttheworkofwar양편으로가른벽이
Hadbeencrumbledandweregoneforevermore.허물어져더이상그곳에는없었네.
MynameisFrancisTolliver,내이름은프란시스탈리버,
inLiverpoolIdwell지금은리버플에살고있소.
EachChristmascomesinceWorldWarI그대전이후크리스마스를지낼때마다
I’velearneditslessonswell나는교훈을되새기네
Thattheoneswhocalltheshots총을쏘라고명령한자들은
won’tbeamongthedeadandlame죽어희생한양들속에는없이,
Andoneachendoftheriflewe’rethesame.외려서로총대를겨냥했던우리들이똑같은처지였다는것.
(우리글번역:성학