Saturday, February 10, 2018

Arirang 아리랑 , the national anthem of unified Korea

  We know that Korea performs as unified team in PyeongChang Olympic games,
and it has a flag of Korea's geographical shape. But how about national anthem?

  Arirang, a folk song not only known by everyone in both Koreas but around the world,
is used as "national anthem" in the games.
It was composed around 600 years ago, but still fresh to our ears.


Korean lyrics:
아리랑, 아리랑, 아라리요.  아리랑 고개로 넘어간다.
1. 나를 버리고 가시는 님은.  십리도 못가서 발병난다
2. 청천하늘엔 잔별도 많고.  우리네 가슴엔 희망도 많다.
3. 저기 저 산이 백두산이라지.  동지 섣달에도 꽃만 핀다

Meanings:
Arirang, Arirang, Arariyo.  You are going over Arirang hill
1. My love, you are leaving me.  Your feet will be sore before you go ten li.
2. Just as there are many stars in the clear sky,  There are also many dreams in our heart.
3. There, over there, that mountain is Baekdu Mountain,
Where, even in the middle of winter days, flowers bloom.
Music is a world language that needs no words to unite people's hearts.
You can listen to very beautiful and emotional Arirang on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXQgyvLzKPs

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