Lee Pil-won was the leader of the duet ‘Toi and Moi’, of which the starting female partner was Park In-hee. In the two years’ time he worked with Park In-hee, the duet released three albums leading the new wave of folk songs in the popular music of 1970s’ Korea until they parted in 1972 with Park going for solo. This song 님이 오는 소리 or ‘The Sound of Nim coming’ was released in 1974 in the fourth album of ‘Toi et Moi’ with a new female member. The song came to be revived as sound track for the movie 아가씨 ‘The Handmaiden’ released in 2016, directed by Park Chan-wook, and made its second hit four decades after its first release.
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님이 오는 소리같이 어디서 들리는 소리 내 가슴을 조이는 그 소리
Sound from somewhere like Nim coming The sound that squeezes my heart
그러나 오지 않네 이 밤이 지나도록 안타까운 내 마음은 그칠 줄 모르고
But Nim never came past the night My
wistful heart never stops yearning
님이 오는 소리만 기다려져 님이 오는 소리만 기다려져
Keeps me waiting for the sound of Nim
coming (repeat)
기다리는 내 마음에 기쁨이 넘쳐흘러라 그대 나를 찾아서 저기 오네
The waiting heart of mine brims with joy He’s coming for me over there
푸른 꿈 가득 안고 행복을 가득 안고 기다리는 내 마음에 꽃을 피우네
Holding the verdant dream, holding the happiness full in the
bosom, flowers are blooming in the waiting heart
어서 와요 그대여 기다렸어요
행복한 꿈을 꿔요 옛날같이.
Come quick, darling, been
waiting for you Let's dream happy
dreams like we used to do
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The sound track for the movie ‘the Handmaiden’
was sung by Gain, member of the K-Pop girl group Brown-Eyed Girls, and Minseo,
a new generation singer.
end.
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