The Lecture of Father Jungchan Jean Kim during the Mass (Tcheonzamun 001st-016th)

Abstract

French missionary Dallet (1874) wrote about ‘The thousand character essay’. And ‘The thousand character essay’, it is called as Tcheonzamun in Korea. (Park et al, 2021a) and (Park et al, 2021b) translated several Tcheonzamun poems. And there were two methods for the present researcher for the translation of ‘The thousand character essay’. The first one is through Korean pronunciation of Chinese character, and the second one is through the meaning of Chinese character of Tcheonzamun. The range of this study was (Tcheonzamun 001st-016th). The title of this work is ‘The lecture of Father Jungchan Jean Kim during the Mass’. < Number in Tcheonzamun Chinese characters (the pronunciation on Korean language and written in English alphabet)> 013-016 辰(Zin) 宿(Sug) 列(Yeol) 張(Zang) The writer of Tcheonzamun seems to say to me, Augustin. “Please do not be in the indifferent state (列) for the world!” “Please see your wife Hyeonhi! And you also, do as she does your wife! She is interesting for the affairs outside in the world (張)! She has the eyes intelligent, and she has a balanced and powerful attitude in her body, in her feet, and in her hands. And then, for you also, splendid stars will appear in your mind one and two, and more and more (辰). At last, all of your mind and the whole world will become bright (宿). The professor of Tcheonzamum seems to speak to me “Augustin, look on the bright side! Even though you are weak now, I am very proud of you! Be courageous!” These sayings of the writer of Tcheonzamum seems to me Augustin as if my mother Bohwa Maria, my father Ilsoo Joseph, my father in-law Yeonghag, my mother in-law Hilye Sara say to me such a thing!