<學徒歌>의 본질과 계몽의 양면성

Abstract

This research considered the essences of ‘the song of students’, and double- sidedness of the enlightenment, which song is the representative enlightening song which had been sung by from children to adults, from since the late period of Chosun Dynasty after until the independence day. The original ‘the song of students’ was widely spreaded through the goals and essences which are anti-Japan for Japanese invasion and restoration of national rights. The Residency-General did away with it as ‘bad song’, let it sung as a military song by borrowing music of ‘the song of Railroad’. Furthermore, and finally, due to the publication of public song collection, 『Common education song collection』, they appeared the whole sides of obvious colonial education. Although, ‘the song of students’ was more spreaded and become popular as an enlightening song under the rule of colonization for standpoints of anti-Japan and national salvation. In this situation, western tone and Japanese tone were flowed in Chosun by protestant missionary, and Korean song was changed to Japanese song, but it can be considered as our particular situation of Japanese colonial era that couldn’t help being forced in Japan before accepted western and harmonized them. Actually, ‘the song of students’ was grasped as the most popular song among the many songs propagated to the whole country naturally at that time, because this song is the most close contact with the passion for national independence and modernization. Therefore, for a national song at gloomy colonial era, ‘the song of students’ may be able to continue a long time with vital power. Above all, although ‘the song of students’ through the transformation process under the colonial domination of Japan, it should be more significant as a national song which was sung popularly for patriotism of anti-Japan and national salvation.