In this paper I have paid attention to the concept of children's song that in the former modem times record. The concept of children's song showed three unfolded aspect throughout the Korean historical movement of that.
First, The concept of childre...
In this paper I have paid attention to the concept of children's song that in the former modem times record. The concept of children's song showed three unfolded aspect throughout the Korean historical movement of that.
First, The concept of children's song is measure for the someone has come true his purpose. So in this concept of children's song, children is playing a transmitting role.
Second, in Sunglihak due to the order of the hyrachracy, people did not respect children. And in Silhak, the equivalent idea of all human being came into forth. Accordingly, people began to pay attention to children as members of society as well as adults, and to approve children's perspective in the process of education. However, children were not equally respected as adults. So children were regarded as the metaphor of providence. Consequently, the concept of children's song was recognized to the prophecy of providence or the strang phenomena of nature.
Third, in Donghak, children were regard as respectable human beings who can worship the "Hanulim" and have the same capacity as adults. Moreover, a newborn baby was regarded as an ideal goodness which adults finally purse. Therefore, people recognized the concept of children's song to be the expression that children's purity was reflected. Exactly, people regarded the concept of children's song as the song of valuable, simple and innocent children. It is result that people considered to the children's nature and to the transmission of children's song.
This study is a preliminary examination for the concept of children's song that can merge to all over the age.