I hear a lot of emotion and pain in their voices. I have great admiration for this beautiful nation and its strength to rise again from past hardships.
The Japanese Occupation of Korea 1910-1945 was so devastating and inhumane to all Koreans doing that time period. RIP Princess Deok Hye😭😢. This song is so melancholy
I don't care what you feuding types say, I think Korea is a fantastic place, and I hope to visit there before I die. (At my age, that's hoping for a lot, LOL.)
I recommend going to one of the palaces in korea amd also rent a Hanbok before going into the palace because It'll feel like yoyr going back in time a little. My home country is Korea. 감사합니다 for being interested in korea!
LittleMidoriAnna far back in Joseon dynasty, Japan did invade Korea peninsula twice but didn't success. I guess it's safe to say that Japan is more like that smol drunk guy who just try to mess everything up lol
Combining this sad Korean song with the sorrow of those whom left Korea in 1905 is truly sad, I am a 4th generation of Korean descendant, learning all pain and sorrow they went thru in Yucatan shrinks my heart, there are written register of all money they donate in order to contribute to Korea's independence, even though they were living in the most poor and difficult conditions.
Not to mention the history of the "Koryo-Saram" that Stalin deported from Russia to the Central-Asian steppes. Stalin called them "the unreliable people". They were forced to abandon their Korean Cultural values, and become "Russians". It proves what a brutal past koreans had in general. It's admirable that they managed to rise again.
O many wailing souls that move along the road of death Who bore affliction to her greatest degree of grief Who fate tossed mercilessly in the rough yellow seas Whose plague ridden waters spilled your dry blood March through this brown forrest who knows thee Who sustains a tree for each of thine tumultuous lives Let your stories be eternal in the wood of these silent sages Who have learnt wisdom not from ink but from tears Carry these torches that shall bring thine wander to wane That shall enlighten thee of the purpose of thine lives Ye people who know pain were martyrs the Great Cause Ye rose against the tyrants so thine spirits will guide mankind Have I not spoken and written too much To express my solemn sorrow sadly stored I took to allegories and parables and rhyme For comfort exchanged for the eternal truth I have such a sad soul who wanders about Lost in the sea of ignorance with no comforter I have no anger but simple frustration As to why man is the way he is
While Korea was suffering from a most harsh Japanese control, the King died of poisoning and her mother died as well. Then, she was forcefully sent to Japan private school in 1925. She was even forced to marry a Japanese, Count So Takeushi. She was forced to live in Japan for next 37 years. She had one daughter with the Count. The Ongjoo was later forcefully sent to a insane asylum by the Count. And her daughter committed suicide 15 years later.
This story is completely wrong. fastskipper777 seems to be too paranoid and has misunderstood history. At that time, Korea was an extremely poor country, and Japan annexed it and invested a huge amount of money and education to make it a modern nation. This is because the level of education in Korea at that time was so low that many of its citizens could not even read. She received a high level of education in Japan. She was treated well in Japan. Her lyric writing ability was recognized, and records of her compositions were released. However, she was later diagnosed as schizophrenic, and on January 26, 1962, she returned to Korea and was admitted to Seoul National University Hospital. At that time, she obtained Korean citizenship with the cooperation of both Japan and Korea. She then died in a hospital in Seoul. Her daughter went on to study English Literature at Waseda University. She married an Japanese English teacher three years older than her whom she met at the university and adopted him. She suffered a nervous breakdown and disappeared on the morning of August 26, 1956, leaving a suicide note in the mountains. However, her whereabouts were never found and she was separated from her husband. Her husband wrote that her body was found about 50 years later. In 2016, the movie "The Last Princess of the Korean Empire" was produced, adapting her as a female fighter who supported the Korean independence movement. But this is a myth.
아리랑 아리랑 아라리요 아리랑 고개로 날 넘겨주오 떠나가네 떠나가네 고향 땅을 떠나가네 배고프고 서러워서 떠나가네 떠나가네 아리랑, 아리랑 아라리요 아리랑 고개로 날 넘겨주오 잘 있거라 고향 땅아 배고프고 서러워서 떠나가네, 떠나가네 정든 고향 떠나가네 아리랑, 아리랑 아라리요 아리랑 고개로 날 넘겨주오 내 고향 복사골에 육자배기 노랫가락 사라지고 이 몸들 길고 긴 밤 언제 올까 우리 님은 언제 올까 우리 님은 아리랑, 아리랑 아라리요 아리랑 고개로 날 넘겨주오 아리랑, 아리랑 아라리요 아리랑 고개로 날 넘겨주오 아리랑, 아리랑 아라리요 아리랑 고개로 날 넘겨주오 복사꽃이 바람에 떨어지네 떨어지네 아리랑, 아리랑 아라리요 아리랑 고개로 날 넘겨주오 ---------------------------------------- 듣고 적었기 때문에 정확한 가사인지는 모릅니다. :)
@@fdota Well Korea was at a crossroads and got swallowed by both the Mongols, Chinese, and Japanese. I am ethnic Khmer and we have a similar history of being subjugated but still surviving and existing as a civilization and culture.
The suffering of my halmonis life because of Japan’s imperialism and my uhmma having to grow up so poor with my halmonis traumas... led to so much depression in my uhmmas life that I had to grow up with. Generational trauma, passed down that I suffer from today. I carry so much Han (collective Korean pain and injustice) in my heart. When my mother passes I will spread her ashes in the Korean mountains. When I pass, I will have my mothers grandchildren, my nieces, bring me to those mountains to spread my ashes. I am half korean living now in the USA but my whole soul longs to be back in Korea. I will eternally rest my heart full of Han with my ancestors. We will cry in each other’s arms when we are reunited again after I pass. This song makes my soul weep.
@@_yuki9953 Dear Yoo Song, I know history of both nations very well and no need proves. And Arirang is as touching to me as: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IsOwgm4tfL4.html
@@yurgensoomerik2868 Also, pls compare these two tracks. Armenian folk "Under apple tree": ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4cJgUx3JpIA.html and Jo Sumi 새타령: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wp5qFaN5m-c.html
@@sugarvenom2189 I have a feeling this person read it as American 🤣 I almost read it the same. I was like wait WHAT. Then i read again, and I am Armenian (well at least half) don't know exact ratio had to be hidden you know the deal
So very beautiful, so soulful, so sad. I am a white American, lucky to find out about the beauty of Korean culture. Thank you for sharing so that people like me can access this treasure.
This is a very sad song. One doesn't need to understand language to just hear the heart break in it. It is singing of losing one's nation. Imagine your home and all that you love being destroyed in war, famine and slavery. It would be a heartbreak beyond words that only music could even come close to explaining... and still fall short.
I don't know but I can't contain myself, the sadness I felt everytime I listen to this song. I can't seem to describe it with words. I am not Korean but I really love Korean traditional/folk songs. This kind of music gives me chills and at the same time too much emotions. I wonder if I am Korean in my previous life. 🥺😭😭😭😥
Princess dokhye.. im really sad for she.. how did she leave her home and country.. and her people.. they just want hope.. sometimes i hate Japan.. and think .. if there a 3WW.. what will they do more?!..who is next.. sometimes i feel afraid from them *not Japanese people.. they are Cute and kind * i mean army.. and those who will lead the war
@@strawberrypudding7729 Certainly and so did I, but they still committed horrible things during the Imjin War, a few years before the Edo Period. Imjin war was 6 years, filled with a lot of death and oppression. I hope things get better
the melody and voice really touched my heart.. this song really moved me.. some people might find it bored.. but for me, folks song always come with useful massages..i love traditional music.. I Love this.. ;))
I first listened to this song when I was 14years old , more than 6 years ago .... I was very addicted to south korea , I loved this country , their culture and everything about them ... I was wishing to visit this wonderful country or even live there .....by years my addection faded and now I'm about to go to Germany and live there ( not korea) ... But I can't deny that I still like this country and this song exactly is taking me to another planet.... Had good memories with it ❤️❣️
Good luck in Germany. I fell in love with Korean culture over 17 years ago at age 16 and it never stopped for me. I ended up living a number of years in Korea and married my spouse who is Korean, so it is forever a part of who I am. I love Korea so very much. Such a beautiful country and culture.
While suffering from Arzheimer's, her request to be back in Korea was approved and she came back to Korea in 1962. But, the years of harsh life did its deed and she was a wreck of body and mind. Her tragic life ended in April of 1989.
I am an indian and I can't understand a thing but this song is very very soothing and it gives me goosebumps the every time I listen to it , hope one day I would get to visit korea and experience their culture . I love their historical culture very much
PEOPLE!!!! GOOD NEWS!!! the last princess is NOT dead! well, the princess mentioned in this honorable video is deceased, BUT in new york, myung seoung empress' 5th or so daughter is still alive. i believe she is 82(?) years old. thought you might be interested. and i'm not talking nonsense, i can even provide the direct link to the article.
The moment this song was playing, i feel like my soul has travelled back 150 years ago, witnessing all these happening infront of me. i've already feel so sad imagining myself being in that period where royal family were treated like shit (like princess deokhye) and witnessing how the people suffered in the hands of emperors from China (not all) and also Japanese :((( be right back, i'm crying!
'Pi ga' also means 'elegy'; may be this is more appropriate here. Thank you so much for the wonderful traditional song and those invaluable historical photos; you're a remarkable researcher!
@DanielleBrittany00 its actually a very sad song, far from pretty...the singer is basically crying in pain about the princess and land "leaving" (being taken away). My korean isnt the best but its haunting to listen to her singing like this and think about what my grandparents went through in korea because of japan...these photos give me chills as they resemble some i have seen at my grandmas house
This sounds so haunting and beautiful..♡ I feel genuinely intriqued and pulled in by this kind of music Can someone tell me why this is so beautiful? 아리랑 never fails to make me emotional
In this sadness they had hope more than we ever have. Through the blood of dead comfort women tortured by japanese, Through blood on rivers by empress myuong they still live on.
Princess, the best of respect and consciences belong to you. Love you rest in peace and be happy with your mother and father. Remember no one can erase who you are because that culture is built into your bones. Be free and happy❤
*as an Algerian, this hurts me so much because it reminds me of my country, France colonized Algeria and occupied it for 130 years, from 1830 to 1962, my people and ancestors have suffered a lot, the french colonizer was killing, raping and torturing Algerians, the died from hunger and cold, while europeans from different countries took the algerian farmer's land, houses and life. The Algerian people was reduced to slavery and misery, and france has committed hideous crimes, most of them unspoken and hidden from the world, they even used Algerian people in their own fights, they took them to die in WW2. But this was until 1954, when Algerian revolution started, it lasted 7 years but my people took its freedom and the toll from this revolution alone is 1 million and a half martyrs, france military killed families and children, all in front of each other, my grandmother still has the symptoms of a tortured person, mentally and physically, they tried to erase our culture, religion and identity, but that did not happen, i guess the same thing happened to korea, that's why i feel the korean people 🙏🏻*
Lyrics 아리랑 아리랑 아라리요 아리랑 고개로 날 넘겨주오 떠나가네 떠나가네 고향 땅을 떠나가네 배고프고 서러워서 떠나가네 떠나가네 아리랑, 아리랑 아라리요 아리랑 고개로 날 넘겨주오 잘 있거라 고향 땅아 배고프고 서러워서 떠나가네, 떠나가네 정든 고향 떠나가네 아리랑, 아리랑 아라리요 아리랑 고개로 날 넘겨주오 내 고향 복사골에 육자배기 노랫가락 사라지고 이 몸들 길고 긴 밤 언제 올까 우리 님은 언제 올까 우리 님은
this Song was children folk song told us about the child which separated by his/ or her parrents and the parrent said please dont be sad and be brave to face the world.. It was 600 years old folk Song
She is NOT a Japanese Princess. You are mistaking her for the wife of the last Crown Prince of Korea. Please correct your wrong information. She is the last Princess of the Joseon era (last Kingdom of Korea). Her name is Dukhae Ongjoo (Koreans use the term Ongjoo for a princess who was born not by the Queen). She was the youngest of the King's children. She was born May 25, 1912 and died April 21, 1989. Her life was most harsh and saddest.
Mariavictoria Ortiz whenever people find out how much I love Korea they always assume it’s cos of Kpop or Kdrama and they’re surprised when I tell them it’s actually their rich culture and history, coupled with the beautifully kind people and gorgeous language. Don’t get me wrong, I love at least one Kpop artist (IU) and enjoy some Kdramas (but more so Korean film), but those things aren’t what made me fall in love with Korea.
@@R-E-Tudor same with me, thats annoying when people think that i was a obsessed with korean because kpop and kdrama, actually i love their history and culture more than kpop and their idols
@@R-E-Tudor oh me too I like a few kpop songs and I like a duet called Akdong Musucian. I like them because they look quite natural, I don't watch kdramas anymore because I am learning chinese so I focus on chinese dramas, well kdrama is good too as long as you're not addicted to it. I hope you could learn Korean.
The name of song is like the title says (sad song "BI GA" in Korean meaning "sad song" and you hear Arirang mentioned in the song but it is not the Arirang song, in Korea Arirang connotes difficult cultural period in our history, again this is not the traditional Arirang song or music.
Very sad ...so many country lost her king like i.e Indonesia, Korean, and all country in the world...but in malaysia we still stand keep untill this world is end
At 0:39 is a hell of a pair of parasols! So sad that the Cheonggyecheon fell into disrepair before being covered by a highway. It is great, however, that it has been restored after the crumbling elevated highway was removed, even if they did extensively modernize it. Now will one or more of our native Korean friends please translate the lyrics into English?
Thanks. Gyönyörű képek, az idő felében színtiszta pentaton zene, a második felében már vendéghangok is vannak. A zene is gyönyörű. Remélem, békés módon egyesülni fog a két Korea.
"Truth is, I don't want to know. Some things are best left unsaid. I'd like to think they were singing about something so beautiful, it can't be expressed in words, and makes your heart ache because of it. I tell you, those voices soared higher and farther than anybody in a gray place dares to dream. It was like some beautiful bird flapped into our drab little cage and made those walls dissolve away, and for the briefest of moments, every last man in Shawshank felt free". Shawshank Redemption
Over a long period of 500 years, there're the peninsula that Mongolia tribes and the Mongols had been there. Their fief where they had governed the world was made strict caste as alien super nobles associate.
Goddamn, ever since watching Painted Fire with Choi Min-shik, I'm addicted to this music. Anything with haegum too. Blasting this, my neighbours can think what they want lmao
she is not japanese. she is afik the youngest princess of our royal family and was forced to marry a japanese "nobleman". she suffered heavy psychological troubles!!
