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[National Intangible Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea]
These songs are divided into those sung by people working in wet rice paddies and by people working in dry fields.
The songs sung by people working in wet rice paddies are subdivided into a song for taking care of rice seedlings, one for planting the seedlings, one for weeding, and one for returning home after the weeding. They sometimes sing Jindo Arirang. The scene of farmers singing while working is a common one across the country, but the songs sung by farmers in the southwest areas of Jeolla-do exhibit diversity and excellent musicality. The song for weeding in wet rice paddies of Jindo-gun is simpler than the songs sung in the other areas of Jeollanam-do, supposedly thanks to the fertile soil, which makes the weeding work easier. The songs for working in dry fields are divided into those sung while working in bean fields and while working in cotton fields.
Namdo Deullorae is deeply imbued with color and has a joyous melody. |
