[ABSOLUTE_GAIN]
ABSOLUTE_GAIN, consisting of vocalists specializing in pansori, Gyeonggi folksong and gayageum byeongchang, aims to achieve musical communication with today’s listeners by re-interpreting traditions. To that end, the team makes a variety of attempts by utilizing diverse aspects of traditional Korean sound, trying to create comfortable and enjoyable music.
ABSOLUTE_GAIN puts its emphasis on beautiful and feminine melodies and delicate beat plays, thereby bringing out each member’s strengths and integrating them. It never stops trying to fully express the unique sigimsae, composition and phrasing of Korean traditional music.
Performance Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB1rvDVXix8&ab_channel=%EA%B5%AD%EB%A6%BD%EA%B5%AD%EC%95%85%EC%9B%90%5BNationalGugakCenter%5D
[Work Description]
Anchovy Fishing Song & Sulbae Song from The Song of Blue Ocean / compiled by ABSOLUTE_GAIN, arranged by Song Jihun
The theme of The Song of Blue Sea is the sea. It musically expresses what is learned at the sea through senses, including experiences (story), sensations (form) and emotions (image). The work portrays a sense of sublimeness of each singer’s voices making waves, which combine into the sea. Folksongs and Gugak instruments are used to express the face of the sea, with the jazz piano being added for a richer musical expression.
(lyrics)
eogiya eogiya eogiya eogiyadiya eogiya eogiyadiya
eyeo ah eogiya eogiyadiya someone (eogiyadiya) is very lucky eyeo ah
eogiya eogiyadiya fame and fortune (eogiyadiya) he enjoys eyeo ah
eogiya eogiyadiya eogiya eogiyadiya eogiya eogiyadiya
eyeo ah eogiya eogiyadiya why am I so unlucky eyeo ah
eogiya eogiyadiya nothing to eat but grass eyeo ah
eogiya eogiyadiya eyeo ah eogiya eogiyadiya
eya sulbaeya (eya sulbaeya) sulbae (sulbae) eya sulbaeya
Pull’em with the sulbae song (eya sulbaeya) Feels good to have a full boat (eya sulbaeya)
eya sulbaeya (eya sulbaeya) sulbae (sulbae) eya sulbaeya
Let me live, fish (eya sulbaeya) You die and I live (eya sulbaeya)
eya sulbaeya (eya sulbaeya) sulbae (sulbae) eya sulbaeya
Fish of the East Sea (eya sulbaeya) Fish of the West Sea (eya sulbaeya)
Our boat has captured them all (eya sulbaeya)
eya sulbaeya (eya sulbaeya) sulbae (sulbae) eya sulbaeya
eya sulbaeya eya sulbaeya eya sulbaeya
eya sulbaeya eya sulbaeya sulbae (sulbae) eya sulbaeya
eya sulbaeya eya sulbaeya sulbae (sulbae) eya sulbaeya
eya sulbaeya
[Performers]
경기민요(Gyeonggi Folksong) 김보라(Kim Bo-Ra)
판소리(Pansori) 유성실(Ryu Seong-Sil)
경기민요(Gyeonggi Folksong) 유현지(Yoo Hyeon-Ji)
[Production]
국립국악원 National Gugak Center
*Program & content material provided from the National Gugak Center