[KS] Koreanstudies Digest, Vol 103, Issue 13

[Michael Rank]

Many thanks to Joe for the link and to Charles for the translation,  
the dear leader's words of wisdom were every bit as profound as I had  
expected.

Michael Rank
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> Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:04:09 +0900
> From: ???? <joe.litt83 at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [KS] KCTV's hour-long paean to Kim Jong-un yesterday can
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> Michael,
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> KJI's voice was also recorded during both inter-Korean summits. The  
> last recording was when he met Dmitry Medvedev in August of last  
> year. I'm sure there a couple of other times I'm missing.
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> Here's the final recording:
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> http://www.reuters.com/video/2011/08/24/kim-jong-il-medvedev-meet-in-russia?&videoId=218631784
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> Best,
> Joe
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On 2012. 1. 12., at 4:11, Michael Rank <rank at mailbox.co.uk> wrote:
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>> I have heroically viewed the entire thing, and found it a deeply  
>> depressing experience. One of the bizarre things about it is that  
>> it is in effect silent, and we never hear the voices of the three  
>> geniuses. If they are so brilliant why won't the govt let the  
>> people to hear them impart their wisdom at first hand? I believe  
>> KJI's voice has only been heard a couple of times, once during the  
>> Albright visit and once on an official tape, can anyone confirm?  
>> But coming back to the above paean I noticed that it includes a  
>> genuine (insofar as anything is genuine in DPRK) KJE (or KJU if you  
>> insist) quote, at 22.04, his very first I think. Could anyone be so  
>> kind as to translate his words of wisdom? For what it's worth I  
>> also spotted Supreme People's Assembly head Choe Thae Bok at 33.51,  
>> he has visited UK twice.
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>> Best wishes,
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>> Michael Rank
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> Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:29:15 +0900
> From: Charles La Shure <clashure at gmail.com>
> To: Korean Studies Discussion List <koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>
> Subject: Re: [KS] KCTV's hour-long paean to Kim Jong-un yesterday can
> 	now be seen in full by all
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> Alas, the words of wisdom are not as profound as one might hope. I  
> humbly
> offer a quick and rough translation:
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> "I am accustomed to working through the night and so am not bothered  
> by it.
> The most joyous and happiest moments for me are when I can bring joy  
> to the
> comrade supreme commander. Thus, though I have stayed up several  
> nights, I
> have worked without knowing weariness. Even when I work through  
> several
> nights, once I have brought joy to the comrade supreme commander, the
> weariness vanishes and a new strength courses through my whole body.  
> This
> must be what revolutionaries live for."
>
> -C. La Shure
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> On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 4:11 AM, Michael Rank <rank at mailbox.co.uk>  
> wrote:
>
>> I have heroically viewed the entire thing, and found it a deeply
>> depressing experience. One of the bizarre things about it is that  
>> it is in
>> effect silent, and we never hear the voices of the three geniuses.  
>> If they
>> are so brilliant why won't the govt let the people to hear them  
>> impart
>> their wisdom at first hand? I believe KJI's voice has only been  
>> heard a
>> couple of times, once during the Albright visit and once on an  
>> official
>> tape, can anyone confirm? But coming back to the above paean I  
>> noticed that
>> it includes a genuine (insofar as anything is genuine in DPRK) KJE  
>> (or KJU
>> if you insist) quote, at 22.04, his very first I think. Could  
>> anyone be so
>> kind as to translate his words of wisdom? For what it's worth I also
>> spotted Supreme People's Assembly head Choe Thae Bok at 33.51, he has
>> visited UK twice.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Michael Rank