別曲의 名義에 대한 연구

Abstract

The name of Byeolgok appeared in the history of literature when it was used in Sogyo and Kyeonggichega from the late Goryeo dynasty, and it was continuously and widely used in the title of various poetry throughout Joseon dynasty. However, as the name of Byeolgok was extensively used in literature genre with different features, there is a huge difficulty in clarifying the meaning of the Byeolgok and criteria for its name. There are two main points of view regarding the meaning of Byelgok. One view is that Byeolgok is a special song and opposite to the positive tune of court song, while another says byeolgok is a separated song made differently from the original one. Nevertheless, the exact meaning is still controversial. The extensive use of Byeolgok in the titles of different poetry(siga) indicates that the name is not based on the feature of genre. Thus, the different approach from the existing opinion would be uggested. The Byel means to leave necessary things after forceful division and removal of unnecessary elements from the united form combined with different features. The Gok means the sound of formal form made by combining specially fluctuation and relative length. It is advised that the meaning of Byeolgok with these two letters is replaced to the meaning of the flexible sound form by removing the “Gok” which is a rigid sound form. Therefore, Byeolgok is not a formal music categorized as court song, and it can be flexibly changed at a constant level according to singer ’s feeling or given situation. Literature with the name of Byeolgok is generally combined with a headword that represents spatial characteristics to name the title. It is strongly suggested that thistitle is closely related to sentiment of subjugated class whose physical space can hugely impact on their life. Thus, Byeolgok, which was widely used for the titles of poetry (siga) from the late Goryeo dynasty to Joseon dynasty, is the song without the rigid form of court song. It could be said that Byeolgok represents the song that expresses feeling-centered archetypal sentiment.