Baettaragi
Encyclopedia
Baettaragi is a folk song from the Pyeongan province of Korea
. It means "Boat's Departing" in the Pyeongan dialect of Korean
. The epically interwoven song tells of the weary life of a sailor. The chief features of the song are its irregular tempo and its Susimga melodic style. The Susimga is a plaintive, forlorn style of folk song lamenting the futility of life. Baettaragi was possibly influenced by the style of folk songs sung in the Gyeonggi province.
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
. It means "Boat's Departing" in the Pyeongan dialect of Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
. The epically interwoven song tells of the weary life of a sailor. The chief features of the song are its irregular tempo and its Susimga melodic style. The Susimga is a plaintive, forlorn style of folk song lamenting the futility of life. Baettaragi was possibly influenced by the style of folk songs sung in the Gyeonggi province.
External links
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHTnTOZniRo&feature=player_embedded Koart 국악 동영상 [서도민요-배따라기 , 이은주명창 ] (A recording of the song from the Korean television channel, KBS)