At individual level, music can cheer us up, make us relax, console our sorrow or change our mood depending on the nature of music.
In societies, music is sometines used for solidifying nation's sentiments, intensifying patriotism, or can be a means for making peace. In either way, the power of music is undeniable.
In 1957, a North Korean pop song called "RimJinGang" 림진강 was made.
Rim Jin (also "Im Jin") river crosses the border of 2 Koreas, flowing from North to South, and thus has become a symbol of freedom. Im Jin River was also the place where a battle occurred during Korean war.
You can listen to the song here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz6mZ-A_xTg
Meaning of lyrics:
Imjin river's clear water Flows, flows down
All kinds of birds, freely Fly across, but
My hometown in the south Can't go, even if I want to
Flow of Imjin river, Do you flow, carrying my wish
In the fields across the river, Only the birds to leave cry
In the barren fields, Digging out the grassroots but
The fields, the sea of flowers Dancing like the waves
The flow of Imjin river Cannot be divided
임진강 맑은 물은 흘러흘러내리고
물새들 자유로이 넘나들며 날건만
내 고향 남쪽 땅 가고파도 못가니
임진강 흐름아 원한 싣고 흐르느냐
강건너 갈밭에선 갈새만 슬피울고
메마른 들판에선 풀뿌리를 캐건만
협동벌 이삭마다 물결우에 춤추니
림진강 흐름을 가르지는 못하리라
This song was later also adapted into Japanese:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y82-FhbKucw
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