Key: Eb major•
Verse 1
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there was a very despotic emperor
in Korea.
and left who opposed him.
And the legend is that 10 ,000 people were
hung by him
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from the top of a tall pine tree
on the top of the hill of Arirang,
which is outside Seoul.
One of the men condemned to death,
as he marched his last mile,
he sang a song saying
how beautiful it was,
how he hated to say goodbye to it.
Well, like many a folk song,
it spread through the country,
it had verses added to it,
when Japan took over Korea
made it a prison offense
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to sing the national anthem of Korea
or any patriotic songs.
of an unofficial anthem.
It was sung by the guerrillas
who fought in the hills
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against the fas cists.
And today it's sung in both
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North and South Korea,
a symbol of unity
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in an otherwise divided country.
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Arirang, Arirang, Arirang,
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crossing the hills of Arirang -o.
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In my homeland of three thousand leagues,
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Arirang, Ari rang, Arirang,
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crossing the hills of Arirang.
Oh, my countrymen,
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why are your voices hushed,
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only the waterfalls and
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A -dee -da -da -dee -da -da -da -dee -oh
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Crossing the hills of A
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-dee -da -no
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know in our life.
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Arirang, Arirang, Arirang.
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Crossing the hills of Arirang.
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsEb Ab Bb Db Cm...
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