Dancing Monkey
The metal sheet was too hot
One Two, One Two
Monkey hopped from foot to foot
Without knowing why
To his beat
The drum pounded away
The metal sheet was getting hotter
One two, one two
Monkey shifted his feet quickly
And the drum was getting faster along with him
That’s the way
He became a dancing monkey
Even while eating a banana
Even while taking a pee
As soon as the drum rolled
Han, Hye-yung : poet, Author of children’s story, sijo-poet
Translated by Hwahyun Lee
