Korean Folk Song - Arirang / 아리랑 (Lyrics & English Subtitle)

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This video is for the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War. (27/7/1953 - 27/7/2023)

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"Arirang" (아리랑) is a Korean folk song. There are about 3,600 variations of 60 different versions of the song, all of which include a refrain similar to "Arirang, arirang, arariyo (아리랑, 아리랑, 아라리요) It is estimated the song is more than 600 years old.

"Arirang" is included twice on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. South Korea successfully submitted the song for inclusion on the UNESCO list in 2012. North Korea also successfully submitted the song for inclusion in 2014. In 2015, the South Korean Cultural Heritage Administration added the song to its list of important intangible cultural assets.

The song is sung today in both North and South Korea, and represents the symbol of unity in the region that is divided by the Korean War.

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Lyrics:
아리랑, 아리랑, 아라리요...
아리랑 고개로 넘어간다.

나를 버리고 가시는 님은
십리도 못가서 발병난다.

아리랑, 아리랑, 아라리요...
아리랑 고개로 넘어간다.

청천하늘엔 잔별도 많고,
우리네 가슴엔 희망도 많다.

아리랑, 아리랑, 아라리요...
아리랑 고개로 넘어간다.

저기 저 산이 백두산이라지,
동지 섣달에도 꽃만 핀다.

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English Translation:
Arirang, arirang, arariyo...
You are going over Arirang hill.

My love, if you abandon me
Your feet will be sore before you go ten ri.

Arirang, arirang, arariyo...
You are going over Arirang hill.

Just as there are many stars in the clear sky,
There are also many dreams in our heart.

Arirang, arirang, arariyo...
You are going over Arirang hill.

There, over there, that mountain is Baekdu Mountain,
Where, even in the middle of winter days, flowers bloom.