Movement (Korean literature) - gakusho

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[Middle Ages - Goryeo Dynasty]
The civil service examinations, which were held early and used Chinese poetry and prose, reached the highest level, but songs in the style of folk songs rapidly declined when they entered Goryeo. However, some folk songs were passed down orally, and later, during the Yi Dynasty, they were included in the "Yakhakgibom" (1493) and "Gakjangsyeo" (compiled during the reign of Jungjong and Myeongjong in the first half of the 16th century), and we can learn the Korean lyrics. Only about 20 of these "Koryo folk songs" remain, but all of them have been passed down for a long time because they are excellent songs. "Simogyoku," which sings of longing for one's mother, "Kashiri" and "Seosanbyeolgyoku," which lament the sad separation from a lover, and "Dongdong," which is a seasonal style, are the quintessence of Korean classical poetry.

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［中世――高麗時代］
　はやく漢詩文をもってする科挙が実施され，漢詩は最高の水準に到達するが，郷歌形式の歌は高麗に入り急速に衰退していった。しかし民謡の一部は口承によって伝わり，のち李朝時代に《楽学軌範》(1493)と《楽章歌詞》(16世紀前半の中宗･明宗代編集)に採録され，その朝鮮語の歌詞を知ることができる。これらの〈高麗俗謡〉は20余首が残されているにすぎないが，いずれも秀歌のゆえに長く伝承されたものであり，母への思慕を歌った《思母曲》，恋人との別離を惜しみ嘆いた《カシリ》と《西山別曲》，歳時風の《動動》は，朝鮮古典詩歌の精華である。…

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