Recomendation | Walter Jones .... 5
Rev. David Koll .... 7
Lee O-young .... 8
Yu Chang-sik .... 9
Preface| Motives for writing the book_Lee Chung-myun .... 11

Chapter 1 Introduction

1. Arirang-Past, Present and Future .... 24
2. The Folksong of Korea .... 26
3. The Characteristics of Folksong in Korea .... 29
4. The Features of the Folksong by Region .... 32

Chapter 2 The Song of Arirang After my Heart

1. My Boyhood(Jatgogae) .... 36
2. The Koreans in Manchuria by W. T. Cook .... 38
3. Song of Arirang at the University of Malaya .... 40
4. Korean Migration to the Inter mountain West, U.S .... 42
5. Song of Ariran by Kim San and Nym Wales .... 46
6. The Four Major Home Grounds of the Song of Arirang .... 51

Chapter 3 The Origin of the Song of Arirang

1. Who Created the Song of Arirang? .... 58
2. Folksong of the Joseon Dynasty: Arirang .... 59
3. Other Source .... 62
a. Al-yeong | b. The Pass of Ari | c. A-Mi-Il-Yeong |
d. Me-a-ri(meaning echo) | e. Go Gwon-sam and Arirang |
f. Lee Saeck’s Notion
4. The History of the Song of Arirang .... 70
5. When was the Song of Arirang Named as Arirang? .... 71

Chapter 4 The Story of Han and Arirang

1. The meaning of Han .... 78
2. Han and Arirang .... 81

Chapter 5 The movie Arirang

1. Movie Director and Producer Na Un-gyu .... 86
2. Production of the Movie .... 87
3. Censorship by Japanese Government .... 89
4. The Best Box-Office Record .... 91
5. Arirang in the Movie Arirang .... 92

Chapter 6 The Major Types of Arirang

1. Seoul/Gyeonggi Arirang .... 99
a. The Official Song for the Unified Korea Team |
b. Finding Gyeonggi Arirang | c. Features of Gyeonggi Arirang
2. Jeongseon Arirang .... 104
a. The Road to Jeongseon Arirang | b. The Natural Environment and People of Jeongseon | c. The Historical Background of Jeongseon |
d. The Formation of Jeongseon Arirang |
e. The Inscription on Memorial Mounment | f. The Characteristics of Jeongseon Arirang | g. The Farmers Market of Jeongseon in Every 5 days | h. Jeongseon Arirang Festival - Finding the Origin of Jeongseon Arari | i. Jeongseon Arirang “Changgeuk”(Korean Classical Opera)
3. Miryang Arirang .... 127
a. The Origin of the Song of Miryang Arirang: the Legend of Arang |
b. Yeongcheon Arirang
4. Jindo Arirang .... 138
a. The Birthplace of Jindo Arirang | b. The City of Jindo |
c. Tales of the Song of Jindo Arirang | d. Feature of Jindo Arirang |
e. Sound of crying | f. Park Jong-gi and the Principal of Jindo Arirang

Chapter 7 The Diffusion of Arirang

1. Domestic ... 150
a. Restoration of Gyeongbokgung Palace | b. Transfer by Raftsmen |
c. Diffusion by Singers | d. Distribution of Folksong |
e. Prohibition on Singing Arirang under Japanese Occupation
2. International Diffusion .... 154
a. Japan | aa. Overseas Workers and Students
bb.Tsushima Arirang Festival
cc. Koga Masao’s Music and Korea
dd. Kim, Yeong-gil’s song of Arirang on the Boat headed for North Korea
ee. Arirang library of Hayashi Eidai
ff. The Suicide squad Tak Gyeong-hyeon
gg. Arirang and Korean Comfort Women in South East Asia during World War II
hh. Itsuki’s Lullaby and Arirang
ii. Taeko Kusano and Arirang
jj. Toshio Miyatsuka
b. China | aa. The Song of Arirang Sung by Koreans in Manchuria
bb. Singing the Song of Arirang while Leading Japanese Military into a Trap
cc. Kim Gu and National Liberalization Army)
c. Russia | aa. Koreans with the Song of Arirang
bb. Joseph Stalin’s Distrust of Korean people
cc. Stalin’s Clean-up of Korean Intelligentsia
dd. Treatment of Korean People in Central Asia
ee. Arirang Festival in the Central Asia
ff. Living Comfortably and Successfully in Tashkent by Rice Farming
gg. Construetion Naboi in Tash Kent)
d. The United States and Europe|
aa. Adopted Kids in America and Europe
bb. Arirang at an Elementarys school in the U.S.

Chapter 8 Foreigner’s Love of Arirang

1. H.B. Hulbert .... 216
2. Famous Folksong Singer Pete Seeger .... 222
3. George Nasse and Paul Vandermeer .... 226
4. Court music and Tanabe Hisao .... 231

Chapter 9 Song of Arirang in the Hymn and Lullaby

1. Arirang in the Hymnal of the United Presbyterian Church .... 236
2. An Adopted Child and A Hymn .... 242
3. Arirang of as a Cradle Song and Classical Music .... 248

Chapter 10 Similarity of Arirang

1. Arirang .... 252
2. Arirang and Yankee Doodle .... 254
3. Samba .... 257
4. Tango .... 263
5. Chanson .... 266
6. Jazz .... 268
7. The Danso of Korea and the Quena of Latin America .... 269

Chapter 11 Possibility of the Globalization of Arirang

1. World Musicians who loved Arirang .... 274
2. The Nobel Prize Winners’ Encounter with Arirang .... 279
3. The World Song Arirang .... 282
4. Kim Chan-sam and the Song of Arirang .... 283

Chapter 12 The Characteristics of Arirang

1. Solidarity .... 289
2. Resistance and Forgiveness .... 290
3. Long Continuity .... 291
4. Easy to learn, Simple and Fascinating Melody .... 292

Chapter 13 Conclusion

1. My study on Arirang .... 296
2. Consilience Approach for Studying Arirang .... 299
3. Arirang Festivals and Common Theme .... 301
4. Sharing Arirang Culture with the World .... 303


Reference .... 307
Index .... 324