<動動>의 한 해석 — 12월령을 중심으로 —

Abstract

This paper observes the significance of the chopsticks in the December song of Dong Dong, and attempted to understand the phrase “meu-leu-sab-no-i-da (므노이다)”that comes out in the end with a different approach from previous interpretations. Also, considering that this song is a wollyeong-che-ga. we explored this song's personality through the cyclic characteristics of Dong Dong's time and love. Koreans have regarded chopsticks as a part of their body since long ago, and chopsticks were a symbol of wealth in the traditional society. We regarded the Gelao people's custom, where a man 'goes to a woman's house and puts chopsticks on the desk' when he proposes to her, as being relevant to the expression 'put the chopsticks on the dining table nicely in front of my loved one' in Dong Dong, We view this scene as the narrator trying to figure out the intention of his love using the chopsticks. Also, we interpreted ‘meu-leu-sab-no-i-da’ which appears in a later phrase as 'to repel(退)', rather than the popular interpretation of ‘bite’. Through such expression, we believe that the December's song depicts how the chopsticks that the narrator presents as a sign of love is rejected by a third person even before his love makes a decision. From January to November in Dong Dong, there is no scene where the narrator meets his love and reveals his heart. Finally, in December, the narrator presents the chopsticks as a symbol of his heart and cautiously asks the intention of his love, but the chopsticks are removed by a third person before he gets an answer. The narrator wanted to express his love and claim her heart, but eventually returned to the point where he began. Until he brings up a new courage toward his love, he will repeatedly yearn for his love, suffer, and feel solitude. Considering that Dong Dong is a wollyeong-che-ga that circulates, this song can be understood as an infinite repetition of longing for his love. From this perspective, the narrator of Dong Dong displays a sad self-portrait of a woman during the Goryeo dynasty.