Gagok (Korean Art Song) Resources

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IPA- 시소타기(Seesawing)

You and I walking throughan empty alley at dusk A little playground we found from childhood memories One streetlight shining on us,riding a little seesaw Higher than the clouds,we go up If you fetch the stars,and I’ll carry this darkness…

IPA- 눈 (Snow)

On a little mountain path,when white snow gently piles up Of my small footprints,I wish to leave forever Until my little heart is dyed white the snow-white mountain path,I wish to wander When a lonely winter bird’s sound is heard…

IPA- 마중 (Greeting)

Love (is) too far,if (you) cannot come, I will goAn evening longing for a word,face to face, sitting together Your dreams, gentlylistening and telling my lovePerhaps longing is somethinglike a fragrance (we) lost long ago What living is,longing on the…

IPA- 내 맘의 강물 (The river of my heart)

Though countless days have gone awayThe river of my heart flows endlesslyThough that day and time are gone nowThe river of my heart flows endlessly The deep blue sky far awayThe clouds drift softly awayHarsh storm and frostThough every trace…

IPA- 고향의 노래 (Song of Home)

1st Verse In the winter garden,the chrysanthemum has withered white early frost drifts downwhen (I) open the window The blue-winged wild gooseflies toward the north Ah, now stand at the quiet,empty fields On the snowy road hometownthe flower lantern will glow On the snowy road hometownthe flower…

IPA- 뱃노래 (Boat song)

1st Verse Water bird dancesin the blue sky Eya-deya, row quicklylet’s go find my beloved Set the boat afloat,gently carrying youth Here by the Hwangpo River,red with sunset Eya-deya, row quicklylet’s go find my beloved Faraway, endless blue sea,Where is…

IPA- 얼굴 (The face)

1st Verse About to draw a circle,unconsciously drew a face The white dreams of that time,blooming along with my heart Eyes that shone like blooming dew on the grass Round and round,The face that spins and fades away 2nd Verse…

IPA- 진달래꽃 (Azalea Flower)

(Singing Version) When seeing me grows unpleasantand (you) choose to leave I shall let you go in silence, gently When seeing me grows unpleasantand (you) choose to leave I shall let you go in silence, gently Azalea flowers on Yak Mountain in Yeongbyeon Gather armfuls them…

IPA- 새타령 (Bird Song)

1st Verse Birds, birds are flying in All kinds of birds are flying in Roc in NamyeongPhoenix on the paulownia leaf Wild goose in lovesickness Scops owl in search of home Mandarin duck with its mateSeagull setting sail Eruhua! wonderfulSpring…

IPA- 님이 오시는지 (Is My Beloved Coming?)

1st Verse In the moonlight from afar,is my beloved coming The wind blowing in the reed bedsare these your footsteps? Might the sound of flowing water be my beloved’s song? My lonely heart wandering endlessly As dawn draws near, only…

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