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Classical Sijo & Literati Audio Archive

In traditional Joseon culture, Sijo (時調) and Hansi (漢詩) were living auditory art forms declaimed aloud with solemn, unhurried breath. Explore the clan’s foremost literary works—including Kim Sang-heon’s hostage departure testament, Kim Su-hang’s midnight exile rain, Kim Su-jeung’s Nine Bends pastoral verses, and seventeenth-century maternal home precepts—rendered with dual neural voice timbres (*InJoon* Male Scholar & *SunHi* Female Matriarch), optional ambient Geomungo resonance, and synchronized bilingual texts.

Classical Joseon Auditory Heritage Archive

가노라 삼각산아 (청석골 이별시)

Farewell to Mount Samgak (Exile Departure Sijo) • Kim Sang-heon (金尙憲, 1570 – 1652)

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가노라 삼각산아 (청석골 이별시) (去矣三角山 (靑石骨 告別詩))

Line 1: 3·4 · 3·4 (Chojang / Opening Line)Cadence: 3 · 4 · 4 · 4
가노라 삼각산(三角山)아 다시 보자 한강수(漢江水)야
去矣三角山 復見漢江水
Ganora Samgaksan-a dasi boja Hangangsu-ya
“I must depart, O Mount Samgak! We shall meet again, O Waters of the Han River!”
Line 2: 3·4 · 4·4 (Jungjang / Middle Line)Cadence: 4 · 4 · 4 · 4
고국산천(故國山川)을 떠나고자 하랴마는
豈欲離故國山川
Goguk sancheon-eul tteonagoja haryamaneun
“Would I ever willingly forsake the hills and rivers of my ancestral land?”
Line 3: 3·5 · 4·3 (Jongjang / Concluding Line)Cadence: 3 · 5 · 4 · 3
시절(時節)이 하 수상(殊常)하니 올동 말동 하여라
時節殊常 歸期未卜
Sijeor-i ha susanghani oldong maldong hayeora
“Yet the times are so turbulent and fraught, I know not if I shall ever return.”
Classical Syllabic Meter Structure

Standard Classical Pyeong-sijo: 3·4·3·4 (Chojang) · 3·4·4·4 (Jungjang) · 3·5·4·3 (Jongjang)

Chojang (Opening):3·4 · 4·4
Jungjang (Middle):4·4 · 4·4
Jongjang (Conclusion):3·5 · 4·3
Historical Provenance

Composed in the winter of 1640 at Cheongseok-gol near the northern border as Kim Sang-heon was escorted as a captive hostage across the Yalu River to Shenyang (Mukden) by Qing forces after refusing to submit to the Manchu invaders. Revered as the supreme testament of loyal patriotism in Korean literary history.

Prosody & Oral Aesthetic

The Three-Line Architectural Harmony of Joseon Sijo

The classical Korean Sijo consists of three structural lines: the Chojang (初章 / Opening), Jungjang (中章 / Elaboration), and Jongjang (終章 / Resolution). Each line is divided into four metric phrases (*Gu* / 句), yielding approximately 45 syllables in total. The supreme rule of Sijo prosody requires that the first phrase of the concluding line must fix firmly at three syllables, followed by a sudden emotional counter-turn of five or more syllables.

1. Chojang (Opening Line)

Standard rhythm: 3·4 · 3·4 (or 3·4 · 4·4). Introduces the core philosophical theme, historic setting, or natural landscape (such as the farewell gaze at Mount Samgak).

2. Jungjang (Elaboration)

Standard rhythm: 3·4 · 4·4. Develops and deepens the poet's internal dilemma, contrasting natural beauty with mortal danger, dynastic crisis, or exile.

3. Jongjang (Emotional Turn)

Standard rhythm: 3·5 · 4·3. Begins with an exclamatory phrase of exactly three syllables (e.g., 시절이 / 時節이), delivering the final emotional resolution or transcendental resignation.

Strict Zero-Fabrication Archival Transcriptions

All sijo verses, Classical Hanja titles, and historical annotations in this player are taken directly from the collected anthologies (Cheong-eum-jip, Gok-un-jip, Mun-gok-jip, Sam-yeon-jip) and historical songbooks (Cheonggu Yeongeon) without alteration.