Arirang

"Arirang" (아리랑; [a.ɾi.ɾaŋ]) is a Korean folk song. It is sometimes thought of as the unofficial national anthem of Korea.[1] There are almost …

Arirang
For the 2011 movie, see Arirang (2011 movie).
Arirang in North Korea
A man about to depart on a journey through a mountain pass is seen off by a woman in a scene from the Arirang Festival in North Korea.
CountryNorth Korea
Reference914
RegionAsia and the Pacific
Inscription history
Inscription2014 (9th session)
Arirang in South Korea
Song So-hee performing "Arirang"
CountrySouth Korea
Reference445
RegionAsia and the Pacific
Inscription history
Inscription2012 (7th session)
Arirang
Hangul
아리랑
Revised RomanizationArirang
McCune–ReischauerArirang
IPAa.ɾi.ɾaŋ
Gyeonggi Arirang
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Arirang performed by the United States Army Band Chorus with a tenor singer

"Arirang" (아리랑; [a.ɾi.ɾaŋ]) is a Korean folk song. It is sometimes thought of as the unofficial national anthem of Korea.[1] There are almost 3,600 variations for 60 versions of the song. All of these have a part of the song similar to "Arirang, arirang, arariyo (아리랑, 아리랑, 아라리요)".[2] People think that the song is almost 600 years old.[3]

"Arirang" is on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list two times. This is because both South Korea and North Korea submitted the song for being included on the list. It was submitted by South Korea in 2012[4] and then by North Korea in 2014.[5] The South Korean Cultural Heritage Administration added the song to its list of important intangible cultural assets in 2015.[6]

History

Origin

People think that "Arirang" came from Jeongseon in the Gangwon Province of South Korea. According to a legend, the song came from the story of a man and a woman who fell in love. This was while they were picking camellia flowers. In one version of the story, the man can't cross the Auraji river because the water is too high. Because of this, they sing a song to show how sorrowful they were. In the second version of the story, the man tries to cross the Auraji and drowns. In that version, he sings the song after he dies.[7]

Another theory says that the song came from Lady Aryeong. It says that "arin" came from the Jurchen word for "hometown" and a Chinese song called "Airang."[8]

References

  1. ↑ "N. Korea's Arirang wins UNESCO intangible heritage status". Yonhap News Agency. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Arirang, lyrical folk song in the Republic of Korea". Intangible Cultural Heritage. UNESCO. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  3. ↑ Chung, Ah-young (6 December 2012). "'Arirang' makes it to UNESCO heritage". The Korea Times. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Arirang, lyrical folk song in the Republic of Korea". Intangible Cultural Heritage. UNESCO. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  5. ↑ "Arirang folk song in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". Intangible Cultural Heritage. UNESCO. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  6. ↑ "'Arirang' Listed as National Intangible Asset". The Chosun Ilbo. 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  7. ↑ The National Folk Museum of Korea (2014). Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Literature. Vol. Encyclopedia of Korean Folklore and Traditional Culture Vol. III. 길잡이미디어. pp. 95–96. ISBN 978-8928900848.
  8. ↑ "From lyrical folk song to cheering song: variations of 'Arirang' in Korean history". The Korea Times. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.




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