[KS] Korean song about the Hamhung evacuation (Noh Kwang Woo )

[Richard Miller]

Thanks to everyone who helped with these questions (Noh Kwang Woo, Sung Cho,
So Inhwa, Stephen Epstein, Wayne Patterson, and now Stefan Ewing. I actually
just found the composer/lyricist myself using the bizarre method of reading
the liner notes on the CD in our library. Well, I hadn't gotten into the
library until today...I did not have the full dates for Hyeon In until this
reply, however.

Once again, the KS listmembers come through with flying colors.

Richard

Richard Miller
University of Wisconsin-Madison
http://mywebspace.wisc.edu/rcmiller/web/

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Koreanstudies-bounces at koreaweb.ws
> [mailto:Koreanstudies-bounces at koreaweb.ws]On Behalf Of Stefan Ewing
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 1:51 PM
> To: Koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws
> Subject: Re: [KS] Korean song about the Hamhung evacuation (Noh Kwang
> Woo )
>
>
> Dear KS list members:
>
> In reply to Richard Miller's last two questions, (1) "Kusseo^ra
> Ku^msun'a"
> was written by Pak Sich'un, with lyrics by Kang Sarang
> (http://musicsearch.naver.com/search.naver?where=music_popup&query
> =32491_000300007);
> and (2) Hyeon In was born in Gupo/Kup'o (in the Busan/Pusan area) on 14
> December 1919, and passed away on 13 April 2002
> (http://100.naver.com/100.php?id=767551).
>
> Hyeon In seems to have had a knack for choosing especially poignant,
> haunting songs, the melodies of all the most representative of
> which having
> been written by Pak Sich'un:
>
> * "Pi Naerinu^n Komoryo^ng"--with lyrics by Ho Tong-a--is a moving piece
> about a person displaced during the Japanese colonial period, pining to
> return to his/her hometown (over Komo Pass in northeastern
> Taegu/Daegu.  At
> number 424 on Kumyoung noraebang systems, it's my favourite kayo.)
>
> * The hauntingly tuneful "Sillau^i Talpam"--lyrics by Yu Ho--is about the
> musings of a guest staying at Pulguksa on a moonlit night, intoxicated by
> the historicity of his surroundings.
>
> Proof of Hyeon In's songs' enduring popularity is perhaps evident in that
> "Kusseo^ra Ku^msun'a" and "Sillau^i Talpam" have both been
> borrowed as the
> titles of a recent television series and movie respectively.
>
> As for "Besame Mucho," Naver returns many results for the song's title
> combined with Hyeon In's name, but nothing more precise than "the 1960s"
> jumps out as a date for the song.
>
> Hoping this is of help,
> Yours sincerely,
> Stefan Ewing
>
> ***
>
> >From: Richard Miller <rcmiller at wisc.edu>
> >Reply-To: Korean Studies Discussion List <Koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>
> >To: Korean Studies Discussion List <Koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>
> >Subject: Re: [KS] Korean song about the Hamhung evacuation (Noh
> Kwang Woo )
> >Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 22:08:19 -0600
> >
> >Kamsahapnida, Noh-ssi! Someone else (Sung Cho) added an opening
> line that
> >is
> >very close to what the veteran remembered (…” On the dock of
> Hungnam with
> >the snow flurried by strong wind…” ). I found a recording of the song
> >with
> >lyrics enclosed in my university library.
> >
> >Now my questions are 1) Does anyone know the composer (the disc in my
> >library doesn't list one), and 2) does anyone have dates for
> Hyeon In? One
> >newspaper story I found online suggests 1919-2002; another fails
> to provide
> >dates but does suggest that he introduced the song "Besame
> mucho" to Korea
> >in the early 1960s...
> >
> >Thank you again,
> >
> >Richard
> >Richard Miller
> >University of Wisconsin-Madison
> >http://mywebspace.wisc.edu/rcmiller/web/
>
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