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''Sugungga'' is considered to be more exciting and farcical than the other ''pansori''s because of its personification of animals. The satire is more frank and humorous. It has serious parts as well in the characters of the king and loyal retainers. Therefore ''Sugungga'' is regarded as the "small Jeokbyeokga;" so Pansori singers sing those parts earnestly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=558724|title=수궁가}}</ref> |
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Sugung-ga is based on the story of the [[Dragon King]] of the Southern Sea, a terrapin, and a wily rabbit. This story is believed to have stemmed from a tale about a [[terrapin]] and a rabbit in the early period of the [[Silla]] Dynasty. The theme of this story is the relationship of subject to king. |
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''Sugungga'' is based on the story of the [[Dragon King]] of the Southern Sea, a [[terrapin]], and a wily [[rabbit]]. This story is believed to have stemmed from a tale "Gutojiseol" (龜兎之說, also pronounced "Gwitojiseol") from the section on [[Kim Yu-sin]] from the [[Silla]] dynasty in [[Samguk sagi]],<ref name=J09>{{cite journal|author=Jeong, C.-K.|year=2009|title=The Way of Reading and Contexts of <Gutojiseol(The Tale about a Rabbit and a Turtle)> in the Kim Yu-shin Section of 『Samguksagi』|journal=Hanguk Munhak Nonchong|volume=52|issue=52 |pages=5–30|doi=10.16873/tkl.2009..52.5}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Che, M.|date=January 9, 2023|title=토끼의 간 이야기 Hare's Liver|url=https://www.lingokorean.com/tasteofkoreanculture/tag/%ED%86%A0%EB%81%BC%EC%A0%84|access-date=April 15, 2024}}</ref> and possibly from The Monkey and the Crocodile from the [[Jataka tales]], an Indian literature,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://folkency.nfm.go.kr/en/topic/detail/5998|title=Hare's Liver|access-date=2024-03-28|website=[[Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture]]}}</ref> The theme of this story is the relationship of subject to king. |
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The Dragon King of the Southern Sea is suffering from an ailment that can be cured only with the liver of a rabbit. The King thereupon summons all the ministers to look for the liver of a rabbit on the ground. The terrapin volunteers his service to journey to a forest and return with a rabbit. |
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The play was popularized by the South Korean band [[Leenalchi]] who uploaded their live action performance of the story on YouTube. The video went viral in South Korea, amassing over 6 million views as of January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=이날치X앰비규어스 댄스컴퍼니 - 범 내려온다 [유희열의 스케치북/You Heeyeol's Sketchbook] 20201009 - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcrwSWw3bH8&feature=youtu.be |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/RcrwSWw3bH8 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-01|website=www.youtube.com| date=9 October 2020 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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The terrapin succeeds in doing this by luring the rabbit with the wonderful prospects of living in the palace. The rabbit, after discovering his dangerous situation at the palace, coaxes the King to allow him to return to the forest by explaining that his liver was so much in demand that it finally became necessary to conceal it in a secret place and that he has, therefore, come without it. |
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Upon hearing this, the Dragon King of the Southern Sea grants rabbit permission to go back to the forest with the terrapin after the rabbit promises that he will return with his liver. Once in the forest, the rabbit ridicules the King's and terrapin's stupidity and is never seen again. But the rabbit is actually quite moved by the terrapin's faithfulness to the King. |
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The story begins in a fictional kingdom in the [[Namhae (sea)|Southern Sea]] ruled by a [[Dragon]] King who suffers from an illness that can only be cured by consuming the [[liver]] of a [[rabbit]].{{efn|In "Gutojiseol" (龜兎之說), the daughter of the Dragon King from the [[Sea of Japan|Eastern Sea]] suffered from the illness.<ref name=J09/>}} In hopes of finding the liver to cure his disease, the dragon king commands his servants to go onto land, find a rabbit, and bring its liver back to the kingdom. Out of the servants, a [[terrapin]] volunteers to perform this act, showing his loyalty to the king. |
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The terrapin is met with several challenges on land from an encounter with a predatory [[Siberian tiger|tiger]] to not knowing what a rabbit looks like. At the end, however, the terrapin succeeds in finding a rabbit. In order to get the rabbit to follow it back to the underwater kingdom, the terrapin lures the rabbit by telling him that a wonderous and luxurious life awaits it there. The rabbit falls for it, follows the terrapin underwater, and soon finds itself captured in the dragon king's palace. The rabbit soon realizes that it had been tricked and will be soon slaughtered for its liver. Right before slaughtering, however, the rabbit tells the dragon king that its liver is so much in [[demand]] that someone may steal it away from the king as soon as he kills it and that because of this, it had to be slaughtered somewhere away from everyone. The dragon king listens to the rabbit and commands the terrapin to kill it away from the kingdom. Upon getting far enough from the kingdom, the rabbit ridicules the dragon king's [[naïveté]] and flees back onto land, essentially tricking both the terrapin and the dragon king. |
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The story ends with the rabbit ridiculing the king and the terrapin once again, but admiring the terrapin's loyalty to the king as well.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Choi|first=Dong-hyun|date=2001|title=수궁가|url=https://folkency.nfm.go.kr/kr/topic/detail/1118|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 5, 2021|website=[[Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture]]}}</ref> |
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==Theme== |
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The primary, over-arching [[Theme (arts)|theme]] of the story is the consequences of being naïve. In the story, the dragon King learns the hard way that being naive is a negative trait by missing an opportunity to live. It can be reasonably implied that the King loses its life after the story because of his naïveté. |
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==Notes== |
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==See also== |
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*[[Changgeuk]] |
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*[[Korean music]] |
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*[[Pansori]] |
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*[[Pansori gosu]] |
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*[[Culture of Korea]] |
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Latest revision as of 02:03, 13 November 2024
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Sugungga is one of the five surviving stories of the Korean pansori storytelling tradition. The other stories are Simcheongga, Heungbuga, Jeokbyeokga, and Chunhyangga.
Sugungga is considered to be more exciting and farcical than the other pansoris because of its personification of animals. The satire is more frank and humorous. It has serious parts as well in the characters of the king and loyal retainers. Therefore Sugungga is regarded as the "small Jeokbyeokga;" so Pansori singers sing those parts earnestly.[1]
Sugungga is based on the story of the Dragon King of the Southern Sea, a terrapin, and a wily rabbit. This story is believed to have stemmed from a tale "Gutojiseol" (龜兎之說, also pronounced "Gwitojiseol") from the section on Kim Yu-sin from the Silla dynasty in Samguk sagi,[2][3] and possibly from The Monkey and the Crocodile from the Jataka tales, an Indian literature,[4] The theme of this story is the relationship of subject to king.
The play was popularized by the South Korean band Leenalchi who uploaded their live action performance of the story on YouTube. The video went viral in South Korea, amassing over 6 million views as of January 2021.[5]
Plot
[edit]The story begins in a fictional kingdom in the Southern Sea ruled by a Dragon King who suffers from an illness that can only be cured by consuming the liver of a rabbit.[a] In hopes of finding the liver to cure his disease, the dragon king commands his servants to go onto land, find a rabbit, and bring its liver back to the kingdom. Out of the servants, a terrapin volunteers to perform this act, showing his loyalty to the king.
The terrapin is met with several challenges on land from an encounter with a predatory tiger to not knowing what a rabbit looks like. At the end, however, the terrapin succeeds in finding a rabbit. In order to get the rabbit to follow it back to the underwater kingdom, the terrapin lures the rabbit by telling him that a wonderous and luxurious life awaits it there. The rabbit falls for it, follows the terrapin underwater, and soon finds itself captured in the dragon king's palace. The rabbit soon realizes that it had been tricked and will be soon slaughtered for its liver. Right before slaughtering, however, the rabbit tells the dragon king that its liver is so much in demand that someone may steal it away from the king as soon as he kills it and that because of this, it had to be slaughtered somewhere away from everyone. The dragon king listens to the rabbit and commands the terrapin to kill it away from the kingdom. Upon getting far enough from the kingdom, the rabbit ridicules the dragon king's naïveté and flees back onto land, essentially tricking both the terrapin and the dragon king.
The story ends with the rabbit ridiculing the king and the terrapin once again, but admiring the terrapin's loyalty to the king as well.[6]
Theme
[edit]The primary, over-arching theme of the story is the consequences of being naïve. In the story, the dragon King learns the hard way that being naive is a negative trait by missing an opportunity to live. It can be reasonably implied that the King loses its life after the story because of his naïveté.
Notes
[edit]- ^ In "Gutojiseol" (龜兎之說), the daughter of the Dragon King from the Eastern Sea suffered from the illness.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "수궁가".
- ^ a b Jeong, C.-K. (2009). "The Way of Reading and Contexts of <Gutojiseol(The Tale about a Rabbit and a Turtle)> in the Kim Yu-shin Section of 『Samguksagi』". Hanguk Munhak Nonchong. 52 (52): 5–30. doi:10.16873/tkl.2009..52.5.
- ^ Che, M. (January 9, 2023). "토끼의 간 이야기 Hare's Liver". Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ "Hare's Liver". Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "이날치X앰비규어스 댄스컴퍼니 - 범 내려온다 [유희열의 스케치북/You Heeyeol's Sketchbook] 20201009 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. 9 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ Choi, Dong-hyun (2001). "수궁가". Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture. Retrieved January 5, 2021.