Beethoven Reborn - Episode 40
Beethoven Reborn Episode 040
10. 6Sal, entrance(5)
lost.
After landing at Berlin Tegel International Airport, I felt sick and was happy to find a bathroom..
I had no idea where my mother and Lee Seung-hee were..
I looked around, but it seems like the paths diverged in the middle. No matter where I look, people who have nothing to do with me are just passing by..
‘It would be quicker to go to children's shelter..’
Still, I'm glad it wasn't Japan or the US..
I asked someone who appeared to be an airport employee for help..
“Hello, young man. I'm lost. Could you tell me where the children's shelter is? Please do me a favor.”
When someone spoke, there should have been some kind of reaction, but the airport staff just blinked their eyes stupidly..
It was so noisy that I thought he might not have heard me well, so I said it again and laughed out loud..
‘Why is it like that?’
“okay. You're lost. Let's go with uncle. I'll take you there.”
“I am grateful. You are so kind.”
“Ha ha ha ha ha!”
He said he would take me there, so I held his hand and followed him, but something felt quite unpleasant..
When I arrived at the child protection center, I got some orange juice from a friendly woman and drank it. When I thanked her, she giggled too..
A moment later, my mother and Lee Seung-hee opened the door and came in..
“Dobin!”
“ mom.”
I put the juice down and turned to my mother..
My mother hugged me tightly. It looks like you were very worried..
“mom, i'm okay.”
At that moment, my mother put me on her knee and.
match!
“evil!”
“Mom asked you to go with me, right? What will she do if she suddenly runs like that?!”
My mother spanked me twice..
I was surprised because it was the first time I had ever been beaten by my mother, even if it was just for discipline. First of all, I don't know how many decades it's been since I last spanked her..
“Mom, it's not that.”
“If Dobin gets lost here, he'll never see his mom again. Still good?”
It couldn't be possible, but I knew what my mother was worried about, so I shook my head..
Then my mother hugged me tightly again. Seeing you crying, it looks like you were more surprised than I thought..
The staff at the child protection center and even Seunghee Lee are looking happy at the touching reunion..
“what happened?”
Seunghee Lee asked the employee in German..
“Security staff picked me up. The child was calm and well..”
“I see. thank you.”
“thank you.”
Seunghee Lee and my mother, who was still hugging me, came to her senses and greeted the security staff who guided me..
“no. Your son speaks German really well. ha ha ha.”
“yes?”
“He felt like a grandfather, but he also used words that were unfamiliar and rarely used these days. It looks like you have been living in Germany for a long time. yes? young friend.”
“what is that……
I was wondering how to explain because I felt like things were going to get complicated, but the security staff called me and I had no choice but to answer..
“It's my first time, but it was a great help. thank you.”
“Puhahaha! okay. See you again. Then I.”
The security staff member smiled broadly and opened the door and left the office. Seunghee Lee looked at me with wide eyes, and the child protection center staff member shook his head like before..
“Dobin, how do you speak German?…"
My mother, who was most surprised, couldn't even speak properly. She pretended not to know, but it would be difficult to just get over it, so she made an excuse she had thought of before..
“I learned it from watching movies..”
“movie?”
“yes.”
“oh.”
Seunghee Lee looked at me as if she was surprised or curious..
“Now that I think about it, I heard that you can speak a little bit of Japanese. Dobbin is really great, isn't he? That's good, mom. Dobbin will adapt quickly in Germany..”
“That said,……
My mother looked at me as if I was strange..
Then he suddenly remembered something and changed his voice..
“Anyway, it's dangerous to travel alone. Do you understand??”
“yes.”
That's how our first day in Germany started with excitement..
Wilhelm Furtwängler, chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, remained energetic even at the age of 65..
He managed the time given to him thoroughly and worked hard on self-management to pursue as many musical activities as possible..
Recently, he had a problem: there was no violin player he liked..
Not a single one of the apprentices met Wilhelm Furtwängler's standards, and auditions were made to no avail..
Meanwhile, I listened to the album that Seunghee Lee, the first cellist, gave me as a gift..
For the first time in a long time, he felt like he was being healed from his busy old age..
‘I can't believe it.’
Since he was also a composer, performer, and conductor, he was speechless after hearing Bae Dobin's 'Banquo's Descendants'..
Although it is said to be a song played with an electric guitar, Bae Do-bin's violin is not drowned out in the powerful sound at all..
Tuning was impossible without a perfect understanding of sound..
It was said that a five-year-old child composed and performed this song brilliantly, so it was not unreasonable to find it difficult to believe..
‘I heard that Sakamoto praised it highly..’
At first, I thought Ryoichi Sakamoto might have overreacted, but as he proved it through his music, Furtwängler gradually had no choice but to admit it..
♪♫♬♪♫♬
The more I listen to this great song, the more I hear it..
‘haha.’
Not only does it have an attractive theme sound, but it is also perfect in the composition of the entire song..
Indeed, Lee Seung-hee, one of the few performers he recognized, and world-renowned composer Ryoichi Sakamoto were worthy of praise..
When I heard that a friend like this was coming to audition, Furtwängler, who was enjoying 'Dobean Bae: Suite for Piano and Violin' in his room, couldn't have been happier to see him..
‘Maybe I can worry less. Yeah..’
But on the other hand, I also had concerns..
That's because the current official audition position was the 'deputy chair'..
Will a five-year-old child be able to take on the position that was created when the person who had previously served as deputy chief minister retired?.
Will the members accept it again?.
I felt like I couldn't just relax if I had to worry about things like that..
Of course, Furtwängler had no intention of accepting differences of opinion about the audition results he had decided on..
Promoting promotions among existing rank-and-file members was an issue that was not even considered from the beginning..
Only skill.
Only skill can make you a principal/vice-principal violinist in the Berlin Philharmonic..
However, the results of the audition that had already been conducted once were 'not up to standard'.’.
Even the current violinist of the Berlin Philharmonic did not meet Furtwängler's standards..
‘At this point, it might be a good idea to leave the deputy chief minister vacant..’
Thinking like that, he thought of Bae Do-bin, who was coming to Germany today, as his last hope and began to focus on appreciating his music again..
The next day after arriving in Germany.
I left Lee Seung-hee, who had gone to run errands, and headed to Bon with my mother. Unlike the subway, the place where I got off the train was a long distance away..
As I walked slowly with my mother, a familiar scene soon unfolded..
Although time has passed and traces of the past have been felt, traces of the past can still be found everywhere..
I feel burdened because there are pictures of my face hanging here and there..
“Dobin, look over there..”
‘What is that again?.’
I vaguely knew that people from later generations were supporting me, but I was speechless when I saw the bronze statue located where I used to live..
There is a short, grumpy-looking man standing there..
Honestly I'm not happy.
As I entered that small alley, forgotten memories began to come to mind..
In fact, the only time I came to Bonn as an adult was when my mother passed away, and after returning to Vienna, I never came back..
So in fact, there is no meaning attached to the house itself..
Wouldn't it be great if it was the Rhine River with people who shared childhood memories?.
“Should I have gone that way? Dobin, hand.”
“yes.”
‘When I turn around here.’
As I walked around the alley with my mother, I saw the building where I lived, which was simple at the time, on the main street..
“They say Beethoven, whom Dobin likes, lived there. Let’s go in.?”
Even now, the emotions were so fresh that I wondered if there was any need to go in, but I was led in by my mother. Why do I have to pay to go into my old house?.
Moreover, when I actually came in,.
‘It's not my house.’
To be exact, it's my house, but the atmosphere is completely different..
First of all, it was too neatly organized to be called my home..
‘Why did you hang the picture?.’
There were also paintings of people who had nothing to do with me, and I felt like I was looking at them because I was in a strange mood..
‘It's Haydn.’
Actually, I don't think it was a very good relationship between priest and priest, but it's strange to see that Haydn's painting was brought there..
also…….
‘Where did you find that again??’
It was extremely embarrassing because there was a portrait of Antony..
‘Franz It's a good thing he didn't see it..’
I thought I should find out what happened after I died to decorate my old house like this..
Meanwhile, exhibition room 10, which seemed to recreate the appearance of Vienna, was truly amazing, but a little scary..
‘What the hell happened?.’
As I was looking at it in confusion, my mother said,.
“Isn't it fun??”
“no. Just.”
Rather than saying it's not fun, I'd say it's not something I'm used to. I think it would be accurate to say that it felt awkward because it didn't feel like I was back home..
The surrounding scenery stimulated my nostalgia more than this building..
I walked a little bit with my mother and started looking at the Rhine River from a little distance rather than from the riverside..
Before we knew it, it was noon, and the Rhine River, bathed in sunlight, was sparkling just as it did then..
‘ You're back.’
As I looked at that big river, I realized that I had finally returned..
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