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This post continues my endeavor to "learn" all of the pieces contained within 50 Greats for the Piano , the free Piano book ...

John Dryden Three Poets, in three distant Ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The First in loftiness of thought surpassed; ...

By 주요한 My Translation When peach blossoms heart aches as my thought  continues on Original 복사꽃이 피면 가슴 아프다 속생각 너무나 한 없으므로.

Abraham Cowley Awake, awake, my Lyre! And tell thy silent master's humble tale In sounds that may prevail; Sounds that gentle thou...

By 주요한 (1900 ~ 1979) My Translation Spring flows With a dance Between the rocks of ravine Spring flows With a Smile Between the fl...

I recently got a Yamaha Clavinova CLP-340 Digital Piano.  This piano came with a book of piano music, called 50 Greats for the Piano.  ...

김억 My Translation It's night It's Spring Night alone is sorrowful Spring alone is thoughtful Day flies by Spring passes b...

 George Herbert When God at first made Man, Having a glass of blessings standing by; Let us (said He) pour on him all we can: Let the wo...

The English poetries posted in this blog will initially come from The Golden Treasury, an anthology of poetries first published in 19th Cent...

By John Donne (1572 - 1631) (Any suggestion as to improve my pronunciation will be most welcomed.) Go and catch a falling star, Get with...