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Chang Poo Ta Ryong (The Courtesan's Lament)

Changgo player, Taegŭm player, singer
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Chang Poo Ta Ryong (The Courtesan's Lament)
This is a popular song of the Korean south telling of the bitter life of a daughter-in-law who escapes from the house of her in-laws and becomes a prostitute, which she prefers to living with the cruel mother-in-law. The voice is accompanied by flute and changgo.