"TomorrowNeverComes""그런내일은결코오지않을지도"

(byNormaCornettMarek)(시:노마카넷마릭)

IfIknewitwouldbethelasttime그때가–잠자리에든네모습을바라다보는

ThatI’dseeyoufallasleep,마지막순간이었음을알았었더라면,
Iwouldtuckyouinmoretightly나,네이불깃을손보아더깊이덮어주며

AndpraytheLord,yoursoultokeep.하늘에빌었을터.네가늘여기에자리하게해달라고.

IfIknewitwouldbethelasttime그때가–문을나서는네모습을바라다보는
ThatIseeyouwalkoutthedoor,마지막순간이었음을알았었더라면,
Iwouldgiveyouahugandkiss나,한번더너를불러세워
Andcallyoubackforonemore.껴안고입맞추었을터.

IfIknewitwouldbethelasttime그때가–기쁨으로고양된네목소리를듣는
I’dhearyourvoiceliftedupinpraise,마지막순간이었음을알았었더라면,
Iwouldvideotapeeachactionandword,나,너의그몸짓과종알거림을비디오에다담아두었을터.

SoIcouldplaythembackdayafterday.몇번이고되돌려매일매일처럼그런네모습을보게끔.

IfIknewitwouldbethelasttime그때가–네게줄수있었던마지막순간,

Iwouldspareanextraminuteortwo내게주어진짧지만아주특별한순간이었음을알았었더라면,

Tostopandsay"Iloveyou,"나,내발을멈추고네게’사랑한다‘고들려주었으련만–

InsteadofassumingyouwouldknowIdo.당연히네가내마음을다알리라고억측하는대신에.

IfIknewitwouldbethelasttime그때가–네곁에서함께지낼수있었었던

Iwouldbetheretoshareyourday,마지막순간임을알았었더라면…

WellI’msureyou’llhavesomanymore,…그래,난네가언제까지라도그런시간을갖으리라고믿었네

SoIcanletjustthisoneslipaway.그래서난그시간들이그냥스쳐지나도록내버려두었었지.

Forsurelythere’salwaystomorrow물론,‘오늘의태만을메워줄

Tomakeupforanoversight,내일은언제나오는것’이라고말들하며,

Andwealwaysgetasecondchance그래서모든것을정연하게되잡을
Tomakeeverythingright.또한번의기회는언제나갖는다고도말들하지.

Therewillalwaysbeanotherday‘사랑해‘라는말을전할수있는
Tosayour“Iloveyou’s”,또다른하루는언제나올것이라고,
Andcertainlythere’sanotherchance‘힘이되어줄께‘라며상냥함을전할
Tosayour“AnythingIcando’s?”또다른의기회는반드시있을것이라고도.

ButjustincaseImightbewrong그러나행여,내가이렇듯미련하였음에도
AndtodayisallIget,이오늘만이내게허락된전부일경우도있어서,

I’dliketosayhowmuchIloveyou나,네게전하리니–얼마나너를사랑하고있는지
AndIhopeweneverforget.얼마나내가서로잊혀지지않기를소망하고있는지를.

Tomorrowisnotpromisedtoanyone,젊음이나노년에구별없이
Youngoroldalike,내일이누구에게나약속된것은아니어서,

Andtodaymaybethelastchance이오늘이마지막하루일지도모르는것

Yougettoholdyourlovedonetight.그러니사랑하는이들을꼬옥껴안아주어야해.

Soifyou’rewaitingfortomorrow,내일을곧맞이할것이라해서
Whynotdoittoday?오늘그일을못할것도없잖아?
Foriftomorrownevercomes,그내일은결코오지않을수도있어서…

You’llsurelyregretoneday,틀림없이이오늘을후회하게될것이어서…

Thatyoudidn’ttakethatextratime‘웃는얼굴을보이며안아주고입맞출수있었을
Forasmile,ahug,orakiss이특별한하루’를그저헛되이했었음을,

Andyouweretoobusytograntsomeone,바쁘다는이유로‘누군가의

Whatturnedouttobetheironelastwish.마지막이될소망을들어주지못했던것’을.

Soholdyourlovedonesclosetoday,그러니오늘,사랑하는이들을더가까이껴안고

Andwhisperintheirear,그귓가에속삭여들려주시기를,
Thatyoulovethemverymuchand–많이많이사랑하고있다고
You’llalwaysholdthemdear.그리고언제까지나이렇게꼬옥품고있을것이라고.

Taketimetosay"I’msorry,""미안""용서해줘""고맙다""괜찮아"라는말들을

"Pleaseforgiveme,""thankyou,"or"it’sokay."들려주는시간을가지시기를.

Andiftomorrownevercomes,그러면,행여내일이오지않는다해도

You’llhavenoregretsabouttoday.결코오늘을후회하는일은없을터이어서.

(우리말옮김:성학)

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