조선의 마지막 왕, 고종의 비밀 편지

1895년cheongu-baek-o-nyeon 늦은neujeun 밤bam, 경복궁gyeongbokgung 근처의geuncheoui 낡은nalgeun 서점에서seojeomeseo 나는naneun 오래된oraedoen 책chaek 속에soge 숨겨진sumgyeojin 한han 통의tongui 편지를pyeonjireul 발견했다balgyeonhaetda.ⓘLate one night in 1895, in an old bookstore near Gyeongbok Palace, I discovered a letter hidden inside an old book. 편지의pyeonjiui 주인은juineun 다름dareum 아닌anin 고종gojong 황제였다hwangjeyeotda.ⓘThe owner of the letter was none other than Emperor Gojong. 그는geuneun 러시아reosia 공사관으로gongsagwaneuro 도망친domangchin 후hu, 세계segye 열강에게yeolgangege 보내는bonaeneun 비밀bimil 서신에서seosinieseo 조선의joseonui 독립을dongnibeul 간절히ganjeolhi 호소하고hosohago 있었다isseotda.ⓘAfter fleeing to the Russian legation, in a secret letter sent to the world's great powers, he was desperately appealing for Joseon's independence.

편지를pyeonjireul 읽으면서ilgeumyeonseo 나는naneun 가슴이gaseumi 먹먹해졌다meongmeokhaejyeotda.ⓘAs I read the letter, my heart grew heavy. 나라를narareul 지키려는jikiryeneun 한han 군주의gunjuui 외로운oeroun 몸부림이momburimi, 백baek 년이nyeon-i 지난jinan 지금도jigeumdo 이렇게ireoke 강렬하게gangryeolhage 살아sara 숨을sumeul 쉬고swigo 있었다isseotda.ⓘThe lonely struggle of a monarch trying to protect his country was still breathing so vividly even a hundred years later.