Our department (World Languages and Literature) is having a party a week from Friday. All the classes are going to be doing something–singing Christmas songs, doing skits, that kind of thing. Our class is going to sing a Korean New Year song (a Children’s folk song) called 까치 까치 설날은 (the sound file is underneath the lyrics).
까치 까치 설날은 어저께고요
우리 우리 설날은 오늘이래요
곱고 고운 댕기도 내가 들이고
새로 사온 신발도 내가 신어요
우리 언니 저고리 노랑 저고리
우리 동생 저고리 색동 저고리
아버지와 어머니 호사하시고
우리들의 절받기 좋아하셔요
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[A very rough translation of the lyrics is as follows:
Magpie, Magpie, your New Year was yesterday,
Our, Our, New Year's day I heard it is today.
My precious ribbon I tied it myself,
and I'm wearing brand new shoes.
My older sister's top coat is a yellow coat,
My younger sibling's top coat is many colours.
Father and Mother are living well and
They like to receive our big New Year bow.]
