<개구리타령> 연구

Abstract

This study gives attention to <Gaeguri-Taryeong> which has been less regarded as an interesting object of research, despite of its presence aspects, and examines both its meaning in literature and the change of this song’s character. First, this work checked the aspects of existence of <Gaeguri-Taryeong> which is included in the collection of Japga. As a result, the fact was found that it is divided into two types, and they are a short type A with 3 or 4 verses which is entitled <Cheonggaegori-Taryeong> and a comparatively long type B with 24 or 25 verses entitled <Gaegori-Taryeong>. Second, by analyzing the lyrics in type A, this study discovered that type A was transformed into a popular folk song by Sadangpae. As the type A of <Gaeguri-Taryeong> in Japga-Jip was identified as the popular folk song, this study intends to organize systematically its formation and development process. This song which had been originally existed in a form of a local folk song was changed into <Cheonggaeguri-Taryeong>, the popular folk song, by Sadangpae. What is the most important on this first step of transformation is that the content of the song was changed from the song which misses one’s mother to the song of finding a lover which includes sexual discourse implicitly. The second step is the transformation from <Cheonggaeguri-Taryeong>, the popular folk song, into <Gaeguri-Taryeong> which is Gyeonggi-Ipchang(Seonsori). On this step, it seems that Seonsoripae which is the later one of Sadangpae had a critical role, and the practice was established that San-Taryeong which is the main repertoire of Seonsoripae was sung along with the song?. The third and the last step is the transformation to Namdo-Japga, who led this transformation is the singers of Pansori. The singers of Pansori changed the song to the lyrics that were borrowed from Pansori, which is their favorite song, and sang it with Yugjabaegitori.