어이
Meanings
Adverb
1. how (dated, chiefly poetic, poetic)
Pronunciation
eoi
Examples3
그때 일을 우리가 어이 잊으랴
그때 일을 우리가 어이 잊으랴
허리띠를 조이며 혁명가를 부르던
그때 그 나날들을
How can we ever forget about those days?
How should we even forget about those days?
Singing revolutionary songs, while tightening our belts,
Every day of those days
포연이 몰아치는 고지우에서
불보다 뜨거움을 안겨준 전우
당원의 그 생명을 구원 못하면
내 어이 수령님의 전사라 하리
On the height amidst heavy gunsmoke,
My sister-in-arms in fiery comradeship lay dying.
Were I not to save this party member's life,
How could I ever be called a Leader's soldier!
정들은 고향집 멀리떠나
북변의 청춘들이
그 어이 눈바람 헤치면서
철길 놓았던가요
Think about those young people
In the northern border, away from their beloved hometowns,
How did they battle through snowstorms to build the railway
—Was it for the sake of their names being remembered?