Seolgyeri Nongyo, Yeongdong

Nongyo are songs sung while working in the rice paddies or fields to forget fatigue and raise efficiency; they are also called 'field songs' or 'farming songs'. As a form of folk song they may be sung individually or in groups, and the songs vary from region to region. Seolgyeri Nongyo of Yeongdong has been handed down by word of mouth since ancient times and comprises mojjigi sori, sung while pulling up rice seedlings, mosimgi sori, sung while transplanting them, and nonmaegi sori, sung while weeding the paddies. The weeding song is divided into a first weeding and a second weeding, and takes the call-and-response form of one person leading and several others answering. The leader sings meaningful lyrics, while those who answer sing meaningless refrains; this difference arises from the differing physical movements involved in each task. Seolgyeri Nongyo of Yeongdong arose in a place geographically adjacent to both Jeollabuk-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do, and its melodies accordingly display a mixed character.

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Where it is

Region

Yeongdong, Chungbuk

Designation

Provincial Intangible Heritage · 시도무형유산