Arirang
| 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 theArirang FestivalinNorth Korea. | |
| Country | North Korea |
| Reference | 914 |
| Region | Asia and the Pacific |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2014 (9th session) |
| Arirang in South Korea | |
|---|---|
 Song So-heeperforming "Arirang" | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Reference | 445 |
| Region | Asia and the Pacific |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2012 (7th session) |
| Arirang | |
| Hangul | 아리랑 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Arirang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Arirang |
| IPA | a.ɾi.ɾaŋ |
"Arirang"(아리랑;[a.ɾi.ɾaŋ]) is aKoreanfolk song.It is sometimes thought of as theunofficialnational anthemof Korea.[1]There are almost 3,600variationsfor 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 theUNESCOIntangible Cultural Heritagelist two times. This is because bothSouth KoreaandNorth Koreasubmittedthe song for being included on the list. It was submitted bySouth Koreain 2012[4]and then byNorth Koreain 2014.[5]TheSouth KoreanCultural Heritage Administrationadded the song to itslist of important intangible cultural assetsin 2015.[6]
History
[change|change source]Origin
[change|change source]People think that "Arirang" came fromJeongseonin theGangwon Provinceof South Korea. According to alegend,the song came from the story of a man and a woman who fell in love. This was while they were pickingcamelliaflowers. 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 howsorrowfulthey were. In the second version of the story, the man tries to cross the Auraji anddrowns.In that version, he sings the song after he dies.[7]
Anothertheorysays that the song came fromLady Aryeong.It says that "arin" came from theJurchenword for "hometown" and a Chinese song called "Airang."[8]
References
[change|change source]- ↑"N. Korea's Arirang wins UNESCO intangible heritage status".Yonhap News Agency.27 November 2014.Retrieved24 October2018.
- ↑"Arirang, lyrical folk song in the Republic of Korea".Intangible Cultural Heritage.UNESCO.Retrieved24 October2018.
- ↑Chung, Ah-young (6 December 2012)."'Arirang' makes it to UNESCO heritage ".The Korea Times.Retrieved24 November2018.
- ↑"Arirang, lyrical folk song in the Republic of Korea".Intangible Cultural Heritage.UNESCO.Retrieved2017-12-05.
- ↑"Arirang folk song in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea".Intangible Cultural Heritage.UNESCO.Retrieved2017-12-05.
- ↑"'Arirang' Listed as National Intangible Asset ".The Chosun Ilbo.2015-07-15.Retrieved2017-12-05.
- ↑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.ISBN8928900840.
- ↑"From lyrical folk song to cheering song: variations of 'Arirang' in Korean history".The Korea Times.6 December 2018.Retrieved28 December2018.
