With two white roses on her breasts,
White candles at head and feet,
Dark Madonna of the grave she rests;
Lord Death has found her sweet.
Her mother pawned her wedding ring
To lay her out in white;
She’d be so proud she’d dance and sing
To see herself tonight.
appeared in 동광 vol. 30 (1932/01) as 껌은 여자의 죽엄, tl. 한흑구
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