한국 서사민요와 영미 발라드에 나타난심리의식 비교 - 비극적 사랑 노래를 중심으로

Abstract

This paper compared the psychological consciousness in the Korean Narrative Songs and the Anglo-American Ballads focusing on the tragic love songs. I searched them through dividing those songs into two categories – Bachelor Dying with a Lovesick and Bridegroom Dying with Wedding Another Girl. The Results are as follows;1) Bachelor Dying with a Lovesick: Projection of the oppressed desire. The Korean narrative songs and the Anglo-American ballads express the social reality that did not permit the liberal love between people in the different social status by the <Bachelor Dying with a Lovesick> commonly. There are <Barbara Allen> of the Anglo-American ballads, <Washing Hygienic Band(Seodabgye Song)> of the Korean narrative songs in this category. The bachelor in the high class is dead in these songs, that shows the projection of the oppressed desire of women in the lower class. 2) Bridegroom Dying with Wedding Another Girl: Defense of theI nsecure love. The Korean narrative songs and the Anglo-American ballads express the tragic consciousness to the realistic circumstances that did not accept the marriage based on the free love by <Bridegroom Dying with Wedding Another Girl> commonly. There are <Mr. Lee’s First Daughter(Yisaweonne Mattalaegi)>, <Lord Thomas and Ellinor> of the Anglo-American ballads. The bridegroom getting married with another girl is dead on his wedding day in these songs. That shows the defense of the insecure love of women in the lower class. There are common point that a bachelor or a bridegroom is dead in these tragic love songs of the Korean narrative songs and the Anglo-American ballads. It shows that women in the lower class have been oppressed by the social super ego. However, that these songs are closed with the paradoxical conclusion express the realization of the ideal ego. The women in the lower class could overcome the oppression and heal the suffering through singing these songs.