노래로 기억하는 6.25전쟁과 서울－1950년대 노래책 『대중가요』 제1,2,3집 수록곡을 중심으로

Abstract

This paper examines the appearance of popular songs in the 1950s, with the Korean War and Seoul as the key words. Seoul songs released in the 1950s can be divided into positive and negative songs depending on the lyrics. A series of events that led to the Korean War, the armistice, and postwar reconstruction that broke out in 1950 completely changed our daily lives. The family was disbanded and many people lost their hometowns and homes and had to wander. In particular, during the war period, "Busan" became the capital of the country, and popular songs often featured spaces of refuge, including Busan. Therefore, Seoul songs of the 1950s need to look at the previous and subsequent periods together. There were already concerns about war before the war, and after the armistice, the aftermath of the war continued until the 1960s. For this reason, this paper focused more on the "space" of Seoul than the "event" of war and looked at the relevant aspects. In particular, three popular song books released in the late 1950s, which were not well known until now, were the main subjects of the analysis. It is a collection of songs related to Seoul by researching all the song books. After dividing it into positive and negative songs, we looked at how each of them appeared. Among the songs in Seoul released in the 1950s, positive content was largely divided into 'Seoul of Reconstruction and Hope' and 'Seoul of Love and Youth'. These songs, which depicted reconstruction and hope-filled Seoul after the war, were characterized by the use of foreign words. And musically, there were many pop songs of medium tempo. Next, the Seoul songs, which contain negative contents, can be largely divided into the Seoul song of "Unkindness and Relentlessness " and the Seoul song of "Parting and Sadness." These songs capture the scars and pain of people who came to Seoul from the provinces in search of work after the war. It was also confirmed that Myeong-dong appeared frequently in songs from the 1950s as ‘Myeong-dong’ emerged as a city of culture and romance after the war. In the song, Myeong-dong was depicted as a space where the joy of love and the sorrow of parting coexisted. This paper looked at the aspects of Seoul songs by listening to specific works from the 1950s. However, it is also true that the information of songs of the 1950s is relatively inaccurate compared to songs of other times, and that they are not aimed at numerous works. Nevertheless, impressive features could be captured. Thus, supplementation and reinforcement of data are required in the future.