중국 조선족 大衆歌謠 가사에 나타난 어머니像 연구: 중화인민공화국 건국이후를 중심으로

Abstract

This essay analyzes symbolic meanings of the “mother” image appearing in Korean Chinese popular songs, “mother” which is a topic that humankind has long contemplated. In contrast to other Chinese ethnic groups, Korean Chinese have preserved their own ethnic characteristics, by exchanging arts and cultures both with North Korea and South Korea, and bridging the two Koreas. From the 1950s to the late 1970s, Korean Chinese music has been influenced more by North Korea than by South Korea. However, since the economic reform and open economy expedited from the early 1990s, Korean Chinese have frequently visited South Korea, and thus, been gradually exposed to Korean Culture. In particular, as a lot of mothers (Korean Chinese women) have left for Korea to pursue better economic opportunities, the reality based on the rampant migration has been widely reflected in Korean Chinese popular songs. The lyrics on the “mother” image appearing in Korean Chinese popular songs are as following. From 1945 to the late 1970s, there are largely two trends in Korean Chines popular songs. The first is a “mother” image based on motherhood. The second is an image of “mother” who supports the socialist regime. From the late 1970s to the 1980s, we can witness gradual decrease in the image of mother who supported the socialist regime and war participation. Until the 1970s, the lyric still showed the image of mother who led the community party policy. In the wake of economic reform and open economy, Korean Chinese songs showed a strong tendency in expressing homeland, yearning, and motherhood, songs that included stories of singing together with family. Finally, from the 1990s to the present, the “mother” image is described as a source of yearning or homesick as migration, mainly to South Korea, has greatly occurred along with the Chinese economic development. Here, yearning is as a feeling that stems from "being separated from family" and the weakened ethnic identity.