강소천 동요 및 동시의 개작 양상 연구- 초기 작품 중심으로 -

Abstract

This study examines aspects of adaptation of Kang, So-Chun's initial works, mainly children's songs and poems. The research findings of Kang So-Chun's works are as follows. First, regarding revision of titles and more lyrical characteristics, the study was conducted on his two poems,「Winter Night 1」and「Small Sky」. The former was originally titled「Bedtime Story」, but changed into「Winter Night」(1st adaptation) and then into「Winter Night 1」(2nd adaptation). The latter was initially titled「Sky」, but changed into「Small Sky」. As a result, the former poem became more lyrical as a warm and friendly image showing a grandmother telling a bedtime story is in marked contrast to a cold and dark winter night. In the revised title of the latter poem, the adjective, "small" modifies the noun, "sky", creating an image of a small and round sky reflected in a jar. This made the metaphor and meaning of the poem clearer. Second, as for correction of the word chunk ("eojeol" in Korean) and clarity of the meaning, three poems,「Dragonfly」,「Whisper of Drizzle」, and「Two Sitting Face To Face」were examined. In the poem,「Dragonfly」, the change in the ending of words gives a more pathetic image to a baby dragonfly which has to leave, making readers feel sympathetic and pity. Moreover, correction of the word chunk made the poem more neat and enabled readers' line of sight to follow the dragonfly's line of sight, leaving a strong impression and making the poem more lyrical. In the poem,「Whisper of Drizzle」, the word, "touch", expresses tactile sense, which created a more specific image and made the meaning clearer. The poem,「Two Sitting Face To Face」went through changes in poetic language, stanza and line, and title, allowing readers to stand in the same position as the speaker of the poem and feel both warm and friendly at the same time. Third, as for abandonment of "ideology" and rediscovery of the innocence of childhood, two poems were studied. The title of one poem was changed from「Growing Chosun」to「Growing Tree」. The title of the other was changed from「In The Autumn Field」to「In the Autumn Yard」. In the poem,「Growing Tree」, the name of nation, “Chosun” was replaced by the word, “nation”, making the poem universal and readable in any era and helping retrieve the innocence of childhood. In the poem,「In The Autumn Yard」, objects are listed, and then verbs representing movements are placed separately, making the poem organized and forming 5·7·7 syllable rhythm to make the poem more rhythmical. In conclusion, it can be learned that adaptation of Kang So-Chun's initial poems made his poems better. This is the result of his affection and devotion to poems and also the poet's responsibility for his native tongue.