[Daily Gugak] Day 5–Pansori “Simcheongga” (Song of Simcheong) -“Blind Sim Regaining his Sight” Scene
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| Title | [Daily Gugak] Day 5–Pansori “Simcheongga” (Song of Simcheong) -“Blind Sim Regaining his Sight” Scene |
| Author | 국립국악원[National Gugak Center] |
| Duration | 4:43 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=7UgNOvHx4_c |
Description
Pansori narrative singing is the representative Korean vocal genre. In pansori, one singer delivers an epic story accompanied by one drummer, the gosu, The songs are an amalgam of poetic, dramatic, narrative, vocal, and musical elements. Five stories have survived until today, among them “Simgcheongga,” the story of the young maiden Sim Cheong and her father Blind Sim. Sim Cheong is a devoted daughter who becomes a sacrifice to the God of the Sea and jumps into the water at Indangsu in the hope of having her father’s blindness cured. Under the sea, the Dragon King is deeply moved by Sim-cheong’s filial piety and brings her back to life as a queen, and finally her father regains his sight. The scene of Blind Sim regaining his sight is the final scene set in a happy tone, removing all the sadness that had permeated the piece.
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Pansori sung by Yeom Kyeong-ae (National Gugak Center Folk Music Group)
Buk (barrel drum) performed by Jeong Jun-ho (National Gugak Center Folk
Music Group)
Venue: Pungnyusarangbang Theater, National Gugak Center, Seoul
