Gumi Balgaengideul Song

Balgaengi Deul Song is a farming song sung while working in the paddies or fields, to forget fatigue and raise efficiency; it is also called deul sori (field song) or farming song. It is a native folk song sung by individuals or groups, and its content can vary by region. Gumi Balgaengi Deul Song is a song that was sung while working the wide, fertile plain of Jinsan-dong, Gumi. Its content begins with Yeongnam Arirang, and includes eosayong, sung while gathering firewood or cutting grass; garaejil sori, sung while turning earth with a gorae, a long-handled spade worked by several people; manggae sori, sung while driving piles with a wooden rammer; and mokdo sori, sung while carrying heavy loads on shoulder poles. It also includes songs sung during farm work itself: mojjigi sori (pulling up rice seedlings), moshimgi sori (rice transplanting), nonmaegi sori (paddy weeding) and tajak sori (threshing), followed by chingchingi, also called kwaejina chingching, sung once the weeding is finished. As a native folk song, Gumi Balgaengi Deul Song has preserved its original form relatively well even today, amid the rapid spread of urbanisation and industrialisation. Baek Nam-jin, a skill holder living in Gumi, is carrying on its tradition.

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Where it is

Region

Gumi, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Provincial Intangible Heritage · 시도무형유산