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Kim~~ Suhanmoo…

“왜 자꾸 그 여자 생각 그러지? 하아아아~ 생각하지말자… 생각하지말자.. 생각하지말자.. 김~~ 수한무 거북이와 두루미 삼천갑자 동방삭 치치카포 사리사리센타 워리워리 새프리깡 무두셀라 구름이 허리케인 담벼락…  김~~수한무 거북이와 두루미 삼천갑자..”

“Why am I always thinking about that woman why? Siiiigh~ Don’t think… don’t think.. don’t think.. Kim~~suhanmoo keobugiwa durumi samcheongabja Dong Bang Sak Chichigapo Sarisarisaenta Woriwori Saepeurika Moodoosella gureumi heorikaein dambyeorak… Kim~~suhanmoo keobugiwa durumi samcheongabja..”

all images here thanks to Eileen

While translating Gil Ra Im’s brain diagram, I had to deal with 김수한무 거북이와 두루미 삼천갑자 동방삭 치치카포 사리사리센타 워리워리 새프리카 무두셀라 구름이 허리케인 담벼락 서생원에 고양이 바둑이는 돌돌이, i.e. Ju Won’s chant when he’s losing his grip. This 80-word phrase (used Twitter’s counter ^^;) actually comes with an ancient story. It had such a sad ending that I burst out laughing.

Enjoy~:

A long, long time ago, a man who’s part of generations of only sons, consulted a name-specialist to give his only son a name symbolic of a long life. But no matter how the name-specialist suggested, the man insisted, “longer… make it longer”. It became a name that took a long time to pronounce  in anybody’s life.

His name was Kim~~suhanmoo keobugiwa durumi samcheongabja Dong Bang Sak Chichigapo Sarisarisaenta Woriwori Saepeurika Moodoosella gureumi heorikaein dambyeorak seosaengwonae goyangyi badookineun Doldolri.

One day, Kim~~suhanmoo keobugiwa durumi samcheongabja Dong Bang Sak Chichigapo Sarisarisaenta Woriwori Saepeurika Moodoosella gureumi heorikaein dambyeorak seosaengwonae goyangyi badookineun Doldolri fell into the river.

A passer-by cried for help.

“Heelp!! Kim~~suhanmoo keobugiwa durumi samcheongabja Dong Bang Sak Chichigapo Sarisarisaenta Woriwori Saepeurika Moodoosella gureumi heorikaein dambyeorak seosaengwonae goyangyi badookineun Doldolri fell into the river!”

However, during the time he was crying for help, Kim~~suhanmoo keobugiwa durumi samcheongabja Dong Bang Sak Chichigapo Sarisarisaenta Woriwori Saepeurika Moodoosella gureumi heorikaein dambyeorak seosaengwonae goyangyi badookineun Doldolri drowned.

Thanks to Naver Jishik’s 76shkim님 and 액터정님, here are the explanations to those fateful 80 words:

김수한무 (金 壽限無 : 김은 성이고 목숨에 한계가 없다는 뜻)

Kim Soo-han-moo : it’s Hanja literally means  surname ‘Kim’, ‘Age-is-Infinite’.

거북이와 두루미 : 십장생중 오래 사는 넘들이죠

Keo-bu-gi-wa du-ru-mi: the tortoise and the crane (bird, not machine), 2 of the traditional 10 symbols of longevity.

삼천갑자 동방삭 : 옛날 중국에 三千甲子(180000년)를 살았던 동방삭이라는 사람이 있었데요

Sam-cheon-gab-ja Dong Bang Sak: long time ago, there lived a guy called Dong Bang Sak in China. He lived for sam-cheon-gab-ja = 3000 x 60 = 180000 years.

치치카포 : 아프리카 어디서 오래산사람 이름

Chi-chi-ga-po: name of somebody who lived a long life somewhere in Africa *lol*

사리사리센타, 워리워리,새프리카 : 모두 전설속 오래살았다고함

Sarisarisaenta, Woriwori, Saepeurika: names of legendary people who lived a long life *rofl*

무두셀라 : 성경에 나오는 인물 969세 까지 살았다고 전해짐

Moo-doo-sael-la : konglish for Methuselah, who lived for 969 years, according to the Bible’s Genesis 5:27

구름이 : 구름이 오래사는 존재 / 므드셀라가 오래살았다고 하지만 구름은 전세계의 하늘을 날아다니니 더 오래 살지 않는가..

gu-reum-yi: ‘clouds’, ‘cos they symbolise a never-ending existence; in a way, lives longer than Methuselah ^^; thus it’s better to be a cloud than Methuselah

허리케인 : 구름을 날려버림 / 그 구름도 허리케인이 불면 쫒겨 가니 허리케인이 더 쎄다

heo-ri-kae-in: konglish for ‘hurricane’, shows the meaninglessness of clouds’ existence if they can be blown away by hurricanes, thus it’s better to be a hurricane than a cloud.

담벼락 : 허리케인에도 무너지지 않음 / 그러나 그 강한 허리케인도 담이 있으면 막혀버리니 담벼락이 더 쎄다 할수 있다

dam-byo-rak: ‘wall’, showing the meaninglessness of a hurricane if you stay intact despite being blown, thus it’s better to be a wall than a hurricane.

서생원에 : 담벼락에 구멍을 뚫어 담벼락을 무너뜨림 / 그러나 그 담벼락도 서생원(쥐)가 갉아서 구멍을 낼 수 있으니 쥐가 더 쎄다..

seo-saeng-won-ae: ‘mouse’. Drills holes in wall, causing weakened wall to collapse in a hurricane, thus… it’s better to be a mouse than a wall.

고양이 : 서생원의 천적은 당근 고양이

go-yang-yi: ‘cat’. (You get the drift)

바둑이는 : 고양이의 천적, 개

ba-duk-yi-neun: ‘dog’

돌돌이 : 개 이름..

Doldolri : doggie’s name..

sometimes I wonder if Ju Won has AS…

(excerpts from Wikipedia’s Asperger’s Syndrome Characteristics entry)

Unlike those with autism, people with AS are not usually withdrawn around others; they approach others, even if awkwardly. For example, a person with AS may engage in a one-sided, long-winded speech about a favorite topic, while misunderstanding or not recognizing the listener’s feelings or reactions, such as a need for privacy or haste to leave. This social awkwardness has been called “active but odd”. This failure to react appropriately to social interaction may appear as disregard for other people’s feelings, and may come across as insensitive. However, not all individuals with AS will approach others. Some of them may even display selective mutism, speaking not at all to most people and excessively to specific people. Some may choose to talk only to people they like.

~.~

Another Kim~~ Suhanmoo moment…

… even if Ha Ji Won said Hyun Bin fell asleep in this scene ^^;

Thanks to glennc for the image and the pretty kim suhanmoo caption..

.. and katreimatem and liorakung for the drama and drama special cuts~

51 responses

  1. neliq

    First of all. Thanks a whole lot for writing and explaining Kim – Suhanmoo. Second – I had the same reaction to the sad ending. To know that the name was made purposedly long so that it could extent the life of the bearer and then to find out that because of its length the bearer died. LROF funny.

    2010/11/26 at 1:53 am

  2. jenniferwong

    Hi thanks for your effort to make us who like korean drama can understand.

    2010/11/26 at 3:10 am

  3. miswa

    Wow thanks!!!
    Ju won is ultimately a very lonely guy 😦

    2010/11/26 at 11:28 am

  4. su13i

    Thank you so much..

    2010/11/26 at 6:59 pm

  5. valmylove

    thanks for the translation. i was wondering why the there was multiplication during the chanting within the English subs. this explains it. LOL .

    2010/11/27 at 4:22 am

  6. Kit09

    Thanks for such detailed explanation of the long long long name.

    2010/11/28 at 3:37 pm

  7. miu

    Oh this sounds like a story I read as a kid… Who remembers “Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo”? (I looked that up on wiki… I only remember tikki tikki tembo. Lol) ^^”

    Thanks for the explanation!

    2010/12/06 at 12:51 am

  8. Jomo

    There is a Chinese version that I read when I was young, and after many many years, I know it
    “Rikki tikki tembo no sa rembo chari bari ruchi pip peri pembo.
    fell down a well”

    The end of that story, he gets rescued, but his name was shortened.
    That is why all Chinese names are so short.

    2010/12/06 at 1:31 am

  9. Ginko

    Thanks for the explanation!
    The story is so funny LOL

    I would like to share the story with my Viet friends so I translated it into VNese based on your detailed post.

    And here is a small thank you gift ^^

    2010/12/19 at 10:11 am

    • shyangz

      Thanks Ginko! Thanks for your gif~ ^^ Will go to your blog for more SG gifs in the future!

      2010/12/19 at 12:50 pm

      • Ginko

        shyangz, 고마워요 ^^
        I also made gifs from Ep7 to 10. Do you see them? If you like any special scene, just let me know and I’ll make it.

        2010/12/19 at 1:10 pm

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  11. Jamie

    TQ TQ! i have been longing for after hearing hyun bin chanting. Very good explanation and its hard to memorise as well

    2011/01/11 at 3:49 pm

  12. adda_mz

    is there a mp3 ripped part of this chant?

    2011/01/13 at 9:09 am

  13. tiffany

    Really,thank you very very much for the translation. 😀 I’ve search it for a long time (っ ̄³ ̄)っ

    2011/02/02 at 1:35 pm

  14. Syima

    Thank you for your explanation on kim su han moo ^__^ It’s a really great help to me in understanding the story of kim suhanmoo, as I’m not Korean. I love the drama like crazy and I think I may have the AS, hihihi. Thank you ^__^

    2011/02/05 at 8:06 am

    • shyangz

      *lol* woah woah woah~ it’s alright, whenever you have an SG fit, just go kim~ suhanmoo… (.. )

      2011/02/05 at 5:06 pm

    • susana

      I-m self/diagnosed with AS, who knows if really am but i definetely have a lot of issues

      2017/10/10 at 10:44 pm

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  17. Endroine

    I’ve been searching for that name.

    Also wikipedia or psychology dude >.> They say I have AS tho that text part is like the opposite of me, even the end part. >.> wuttevuck

    2011/02/28 at 2:22 am

    • susana

      Hi, Im selfdiagnosed with AS, given that its call an spectrum, everyone is different had has characteristics at different levels. Nor all characteristics fit all aspies

      2017/10/10 at 10:42 pm

  18. Nala

    Finally an explanation! That chant has been stuck in my head and now I know what it means. A bit sad but still funny (especially when TOP starts to dance to it!)

    2011/03/03 at 10:30 pm

  19. This is helpful! thanks 🙂

    2011/03/06 at 4:20 pm

  20. Gur

    Thank you so so much for this!! I’ve been scouring the web for quite a while to understand the song. 😀 You’re awesome!

    2011/03/29 at 11:17 pm

  21. kansahamida for the explanation. i am appreciating the chant more than before!!

    2011/04/06 at 8:34 am

  22. Love this!<3

    2011/04/09 at 6:51 am

  23. pohlynn

    this is beautiful..thanks for sharing! am gonna learn this by heart “kim soo han moo…” ^^

    2011/04/10 at 3:11 am

  24. chrishyel09

    thanks for the funny story behind the chant… i love secret garden so much… more power to all the people behind it… 😀

    2011/04/16 at 1:39 pm

  25. yang

    I really love the chant from the first episode. I so so so so so love him(Kim Ju Won character & Hyun Bin) to the highest level… LOL! thanks for blogging it, finally I can memorize it without playing my dvd copy of SeGa again & again just to hear it… Watching a little bit of the drama makes me watch the WHOLE drama again… OMG~ eotteokke~

    2011/04/17 at 11:57 pm

  26. celaij

    Thank you for the explanation of the chant. It keeps replaying on my mind. But just the first part its kinda hard to memorize. LOL. Love this drama it freak me out. LMAO.

    2011/04/21 at 9:48 am

  27. Thanks for this! Haha! Now I can memorize the chant! :3

    2011/05/15 at 4:12 pm

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  29. Marie

    Thanks for the explanation of the chant kim suwamo……

    2011/06/09 at 1:52 am

  30. Jaby

    thanks!!!! i love love love this!!! I’m now half way in memorizing this. i could use this too. . . . heheh :))

    2011/07/02 at 3:06 pm

  31. Thank you for writing the chant, I do wish to be able to memorize the chant and there is no way I can do it without your complete explanation.

    2011/07/11 at 4:02 am

  32. Pazoo Vang

    Now whenever i want to forget something ill say “Kim-Suhanmoo…….”

    2011/08/20 at 11:35 pm

  33. oh, OMG, hyun bin oppa, i’ll try to forget U by saying “Kim-Suhanmoo….”

    2011/09/25 at 6:06 am

  34. Hi Otayamin,
    Thank you so much for writing about ‘Kim Suhanmoo…’. I went for durumi bird watching at Gangwondo recently and thought that ‘Durumi’ sounds so familiar. Stumbled upon your blog after googling it. Hope you don’t mind that I link your post to my blog. http://budgettravel2korea.blogspot.com/

    2012/01/22 at 7:06 am

    • shyangz

      Hi Zarina, thanks for sharing your durumi encounters! That reminded me of how Jongmin tried to fulfill his 1N2D mission of capturing an auspicious family of 4 on film (ep 366)… Here’s wishing all a happy new year!

      Another snippet: The durumi graces the back of the 500 won coins… eh, you could keep one in your wallet for good luck maybe? ^ㅡ^

      source: syc082‘s blog

      Title : 2500 Won (500 won x 5)

      By: Kim Jong Min

      2012/01/23 at 9:06 am

      • don't mind me

        Hi, i’m here in 2021. i came here because secret garden is like my childhood drama tho 11 years has passed but i can still remember half of the name. I’m also quite impress with myself

        2021/05/28 at 4:00 pm

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  37. Kim Suhamoon (^^,)

    Thanks for the person sharing this things…now i know the meaning behind the “kim suhanmoom keobugiwa durumi….”
    I’m really like this phases…it’s reminds me the wonderful drama secret garden…i’ll never forget!!
    gamsahabnida @____@

    2012/03/28 at 7:05 am

  38. Thanks for person sharing this things… :’)
    may be it is going to be my treasure in my life…
    to remember me to one girl that I love so much, that can’t be together…
    Hahaha… little mermaid :’D

    2012/08/30 at 2:05 am

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  40. Thanks for the explanation 🙂

    2013/08/07 at 7:39 pm

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  42. Jade

    Can someone tell me which ancient folk tale this was from?

    2021/05/19 at 4:54 pm

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