어제 내린 비 Yesterday's Rain

 

Movie Poster of “Yesterday’s Rain” released 1974

This song “Yesterday’s Rain” was written as the main soundtrack of the eponymous movie in 1974, staged in the movie as sung by one of the protagonists in the singer character. The lyrics was written by Choi In-ho, one of the most popular novelists of the time. It was the first song in the history of Korean movie films created as soundtrack. The movie itself was produced, in quite a hurried manner, to repeat the huge success of  its predecessor “the hometown of stars” 별들의 고향 based on a novel  by the writer Choi, but this movie, of which the scenario was a scissors-and-paste jof out of a couple stories of his, didn’t make an impressive box office performance, while the soundtrack made a great hit. 

The song was sung by the young folk singer Yoon Hyung-ju, who, being student at a renowned medical school, was a very popular idol of the time with a great popularity among young girls. His such image and exquisite voice with a clean high tone contributed a lot to the success of the song.

 

어제는 비가 내렸네,  키작은 나뭇잎새로 맑은 이슬 떨어지는데 비가 내렸네.

우산쓰면 내리는 비는 몸하나야 가리겠지만, 사랑의 빗물은 가릴 수 없네.

 Yesterday it rained, clear beads fell down through the leaves of small trees.

The umbrella may cover you from the rain, but never from the raindrops of  love.

사랑의 비가 내리네 두 눈을 꼭 감아도, 사랑의 비가 내리네 귀를 막아도.

쉬지않고 비가 내리네 눈물같은 사랑의 비가, 피곤한 내몸을 적셔다오. 

Falls the rain of love even when you close your eyes, Falls the rain of love even when you cover your ears.

Falls like endless tears the rain of love,  Please soak this tired body of mine.

조그만 길가 꽃잎이 우산없이 비를 맞더니,지난밤 깊은 꿈속에 활짝 피었네.

밤새워 창을 두드린 간절한 나의 소리여, 사랑의 비야 적셔다오 사랑의 비야 적셔다오. 

A little roadside flower got the rain without umbrella, Bloomed in full in my deep dream last night.

The desperate call of mine that knocked the window all night. Rain of love, please soak me out [repeat]

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A beautiful piano cover of "Yesterday's Rain" by an old pianist 

of the singer Yoon's generation with undisclosed name

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Sy Jo, Author of this article, was born in Busan, and majored in Business Administration at Yonsei University. He worked in  the telecommunication industry, specializing in telecommunications policy and international relations.