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Jeju Minyo (Folk Song of Jeju)

제주민요 ( 濟州民謠 )

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Classification National Intangible Cultural Heritage
Name of Cultural Properties Jeju Minyo (Folk Song of Jeju)
Quantity
Designated Date 1989.12.01
Age
Address Jeju-do

Jejudo Island is called Samdado (Island of Three Abundances: Stones, Wind, and Women).
Folk songs of Jeju are chiefly divided into those associated with farming, fishing, rites, those sung by women or children, and vulgarized miscellaneous ones.
A feature of folk songs of Jeju is the large number that are associated with work and women. They also include many local dialects. They feel more doleful than those of Gyeonggi-do, and many of them are laments about broken hearts.