"SOPYONJE" "Produced by Lee Tae- won" "Kim Myeong-kon, Oh Jeong-hae Kim Kyu-cheol" "Directed by lm Kwon-taek" "Thank you." "Do you have a room?" "Yes, but it's not a good one." "It doesn't matter." "Would you like dinner?" "Just something to drink." "This ridge is called Sorije." "And this inn is Sorije inn." "Are the names from your Pansori?" "You mean there was another Pansori reciter?" "Yes, Sorije or Sorije Inn were named after him." "Did you learn Pansori from him?" "Not directly." "I learned it from his daughter." "Let me hear your Pansori in his style." "I'll accompany you on the drum." "I want to go, I want to go." "I want to follow my love." "That the clouds have to stop And the winds had to stop." "And even the flying geese." "Have to stop to rest" "Though the ridge is so high." "The weaver star in the sky." "Can meet each other once a year, at least but why can't he come and see me at all?" "What's the trouble?" "If I die now, I want to be born again." "As a little swallow to live near him." "Every night I'll see him and I'll be loved." "A girl must have seduced him Otherwise he wouldn't desert me." "What shall I do?" "How can I live without him?" "I can only cry deep in my heart." "Terrific voice!" "Who's that?" "The invited Pansori reciter to Yoon't birthday party." "He's not the best one just a wanderer they say." " I'm leaving tomorrow" " Yes" "Is Chosun doing Pansori at the mill opening party?" "Will you stay here for a few more days?" "I think so." "Until I find a place to go." "They are storming along the road." "Swinging the clubs," "Holding up the royal medallion." "Like the sun like the moon." "Rushing into the building Coming from everywhere They open up the gates!" "The Royal Secret!" "The Royal Secret!" "He has arrived when they shout." "The sky collapses and the earth cracks." "Hundreds of viewers scatter at the sound," "Like the rolling waves." "What a roar!" "What a roar!" "Everybody is scared to death," "All the officials run away In different directions, the servants run away." "Food is trampled upon." "Musical instruments are broken in pieces making a big noise." "The strings snap The flutes break" "The Gisaeng loses herjewels" "The trumpeter blows through his hands." "The gunner who loses his gun Shouts "Bang Bang!"" "People are slamming into each other." "Causing injury," "Being knocked down, Wailing" "Even the innocent bystanders are rushing in the midst of this disturbance." "The soldiers come from everywhere" "Everybody knows about us" "You're a widow and I'm a widower" "I'm afraid I'll be in trouble" "By whom?" "By my family" "Why?" "They feel ashamed of me" "Because I'm a low class musician?" "Do you think that way?" "If I did, I wouldn't be with you" "Ok, let's leave" "I'm a poor Pansori reciter," "But I won't let you starve" "Will I get along with Songhwa" "Your daughter" "Who cares?" "She's not my real child." "She's an orphan." "I will make her a Pansori reciter." "Stand it a little." "Good boy," "Good boy," "Push!" "Push!" "Push!" "Push!" "Right, push!" "Was Yubong the name of the Pasonri reciter?" "That's right." "At this abandoned house, he did Pansori until he died." "I learned it from Songhwa, his daughter." "Where's she now?" "After her father died, she left." "Where to?" "Nobody knows She can't even see." "You mean she is a blind?" "Yes." "How did she lose her sight?" "They said her father made her go blind." "Because he wanted to keep her beside him." "Someone also sad this "through he was lonely, he wouldn't do such a thing to his daughter." "He did so as he believed You must suffer." "A lot to be a great Pansori muciain"" "Do you believe that?" "Ari-arirang Suri-suririang" "Ari-arirang Suri-suririang" "Here we go with arirang" "Here we go with arirang" "Try this, Dongho." "Here we go with arirang" "Here we go with arirang" "That's not exactly right." "Try again like this." "Here we go with arirang." "No, not like that Repeat after me." "Go away." "Your turn, Songhwa." "Ari-arirang Suri-suririang" "Here we go with arirang" "Support it with your toes" "Put your hands on it, sit upright Hold the drumstick firmly." " Repeat the Choongmoli rhythm." "Aloud!" " Yes" "Loudly!" "Hap Kung-tack kung-tack-tack Ut kung-tack Doong..." "Doong" "I miss you, my darling" "What's on the ground?" "Don't look down." "Don't shake your body." "Begin again." "I miss you my darling" "I miss you" "After you left me" "I never got your letter" "Are you so busy with your studies?" "Lee' means cucumber" "A son under the tress." "This means a son will always live under parental care" "Good!" "He's a noted calligrapher!" " He's excellent!" " I should get one, too" "'Min' means the people." "Now we are liberated from Japan People's rights should be guaranteed." " Of course!" " Be quite" "Be quite!" "'Ju' means the pillar." "People should be upright like a straight pillar." "Crane above the pine tree." "That adds up to 'Lee Min-ju'" "Nice name!" "It surely sounds like democracy!" "Draw for me, too." "Sorry, I have an old friend here to have a drink with." "Good morning." "Gee, you have grown up!" " When will you become my daughter?" " Hey, she's my kid" "Son, don't you want to say hello to me?" "Drink and tofu, please." "What made you pay a visit?" "Lee's Pansori show." "I want them to appreciate it." "I went there yesterday." "Someone else was replacing because he was sick." "Really?" "Stop the lesson and turn them in to me." "What are you saying?" "During the colonization, Japanese Enka, Now with the liberation," "Yankee's pop song There's no future with Pansori." "They won't starve if they can draw." "Shut up." "Japanese and Yankee stuff cannot beat our Pansori." "One day Pansori will dominate." "Moon, oh, shining moon," "Do me a favor." "Stop there in the sky." "Then tomorrow won't come." "Tonight will be everlasting." "We won't get older." "We'll remain unchanged." "You're my darling." "Oh, my darling." "How dare you Gisaeng disobey the governor!" " Beat her hard!" " Yes, sir!" "One." "You may hit me but you can't change my mind." "I have devoted myself to him." "And I shall do so forever." "You're wasting your time." "Let's go." "Yubong!" "Are you running away?" " Welcome" " Do you have a room?" "The Star has come!" "Take them in" "Go back to your home, oh?" "What a big nose!" "Is your 'thing' big, too?" "This could be dangerous." "Not to me." "She has fallen for him already." "Women adore heroes." "I don't." "I prefer this quite man." "I think he's deaf." "Yubong, you won't come back to Seoul?" "Before the Master died, he asked us to cancel your exile 5 years after Choowol's death." "The Master was too harsh." "He destroyed your future He should have done something for you." "Let's stop talking about that." "Who's Choowol?" "She's the Master's mistress." "Did he have an affair with her?" "Did she die, too?" " Suicide, 5 years ago." " God!" "She seduced you." "It wasn't your fault after all." "I said 'stop'!" "I feel sorry for you." "You couldn't even finish the Pansori lessons." "I can take care of myself." "You still have a temper." "I'm telling this for your own good." "I don't need your concern." "Mind your own business." "What did you say?" "You think you're a professional?" " Damn you!" " Calm down, please." " Stop this." " He's drunken." "He's obnoxiously drunk." "What terrible manners to an old friend!" "Friend?" "You hypocrites!" "I know you're enjoying teasing me." "Obnoxiously drunk?" "So what?" "Though I'm nothing but a wanderer," "I'm not afraid of you guys." "You wait and see." " See what?" "You're nothing." " What?" " Shut up!" " Calm down, please." "Stop this and leave." "I'll stay for another drink with Yubong" "What a lousy party!" "Let's go." "Have a seat please." "You have too much pride." "I would have died if I didn't have it." " Have one more glass." " I think he shouldn't" "You say that "for my own sake" I know what I'm doing." "Shut up!" "Gee, he is explosive!" " Just refill my glass." " Yes, sir" "Why don't you come back to Seoul?" "If I come back, I'll beat you all" "Ok, go for it." "Cocky, aren't you?" "You'd better watch your mouth." "You were the best before, but I am now" "Is that so?" "Excuse me for being ignorant, sir." "Hey, serve a drink to this 'great' musician." "Yes." " Here it is." " Here it is." "Don't be pompous." "Improve your Pansori." "I can't stand you any more." "You want to go?" "Go ahead." "Dosang!" "Have some more drinks with me!" "Good bye." "My darling, oh, my darling." "Your timing is off." "Come here." "I'll take you on my back." "My darling, oh, my darling." "My darling, my darling." "Start again." "Try with Chuimse." "My darling, oh, my darling." "My darling, my darling." "You're my love." "My darling." "What do you want to eat?" "A green apricot?" "You're going to give birth to my son." "Hey..." "What does that mean?" "It means to have a baby." "Being pregnant." "What do you want to eat?" "A green apricot?" "You're going to give birth to my son." "No, I don't like it." "Then, what else?" "You want an eggplant?" "Or a sweet melon?" "No, I don't." "My darling." "Grapes?" "Cherries?" "Or do you want some candy?" "My darling." "Let me see your face." "Let me see your back." "Let me see how you walk." "Let me see how you smile." "Oh my dear." " Good job!" " Good!" "She does Pansori very well." "She's gorgeous also." "Do you want to be my mistress?" "I can sell my land for you." "I can sell the trees for you." "Fill my glass." "It's okay." "Serve him a drink." "She's too young for this." " Shut up!" "She does what she's told." " Come on, baby" "Serve him a drink." " You clumsy girl!" " That's all right" "As a penalty, drink this." "I can't drink." "You can't go home, if you don't drink this" "Take the drink from him." "Give it a try." "Come on!" "That's it!" "That's it!" "Sir!" "You're too hard on the little girl." "What's this?" "You should've taught her manners." "I teach Pansori, not serving manners." "Don't answer back to me, you peasant!" "There are no peasants or noblemen anymore!" "Listen to what this bumpkin says!" "Yubong, Apologize to him." " I did nothing wrong." " Damn you!" "No matter what happens, a peasant is still a peasant!" "You are finished." "You'll never be called to the parties." "Hey, proprietor!" "We don't need such an entertainer!" "Stupid!" "You served him a drink." "She was forced to do so." "Don't answer back." "What a stupid girl!" "Is that a father?" " What do you mean?" " He can't slap you like that!" "It's because I did wrong." "He must be really upset." "You've done nothing wrong!" "What do you put up with all this?" "You won't have any future with Pansori." "People disdain us." "But I like Pansori." "I feel happy when I do it" "You do?" "Even though he spends all the money you earn?" "He's suffered much." "Have some pity on him." "He's not our real father." "He's nothing" "You shouldn't say that." "He tried very hard to take care of us." "Oh, my love." "Are you leaving me?" "What shall I do?" "When will you come back?" "Let me know the day." "Will you come when the peak becomes flat?" "Will you come, when the spring comes?" "Will you come when a pebblestone, turns into a rock or when that rock is broken again." "Idiot!" "He doesn't keep time" "People" "People used to say the cloud follows the dragon." "And the wind follows the dragon." "Wherever you go," "I'll follow you, my darling." "Then he says to her..." "Is he coming, Chunyang?" "Get out of my way," "Don't cry, my darling..." "Are you playing the drum or what?" "Maybe you think this tablet," "Can heal all kinds of disease..." "That doesn't make sense!" "It is good for only one thing." "Then what is the disease..." "Come in." "Eat this." "Listen." "The drum must harmonize, the pansori with synchronization" "Don't beat the drum, like you hit any other thing." "You level the road so that the vehicle can pass." "Like that, smooth the road for pansori with Chuimse and rhythm." "Like four seasons in a year, there are four ways to play the drum." "When you play Choogmoli..." "Advance!" "Draw!" "Contract!" "Release!" "Understand?" "Quiet!" "I can't sleep!" "During Chuimse, if the reciter is short of breath." "Support her with "Eulssigou!"" "For the sorrowful part of Pansori, reduce the beating and play soft Chuimse." "For a dynamic part, play the drum aloud and the Chuimse, too" " Eulssigou" " Silence!" "Let me get some sleep!" "Try it like this, girl!" "It's getting worse!" "If 'Chunhyangga' contains 1,000 measures, practice them 10,000 times or more" "Until you become one spirit with the drum." "Understand?" "Stop it!" "I'm really sick of being disturbed." "I'm sick of selling my pansori for you, too." "You're speaking garbage!" " What?" " If you don't like it, quit" "I will!" "I don't want to live off you any more!" "Very well." "I will replace you with a violinist," "Pack your debts!" "Give me back my money you lent from me." "A man can't live for hundred years." "This is an unhappy world but let's smile." "The ridge is so steep." "I can only cry On the every turn," "I'm a wanderer who follows the Pansori." "Forget about the sorrow accumulated in your heart." "The heaven ofjeweled with many stars." "But my heart is filled with many worries." "Ari-arirang Suri-suririang Here we go with arirang" "Arirang Hm-hm-hmm Here we go with arirang" "She's gone, My dear love" "With a flock of wild geese, answer me, you wild geese" "Where can I find my love?" "Ari-arirang Suri-suririang Here we go with arirang" "Arirang Hm-hm-hmm Here we go with arirang" "My dear girl, lovely daughter" "Learn Pansori well, become the best soloist" "I'll do Pansori joyfully to the accompaniment of my dear brother's drum" "I'll follow Pansori" "Ari-arirang Suri-suririang Here we go with arirang" "Arirang Hm-hm-hmm Here we go with arirang" "Let's play around" "Until the moon rises and sets" "Ari-arirang Suri-suririang Here we go with arirang" "Arirang Hm-hm-hmm Here we go with arirang" "Do you feel cold?" "Come to me" "Do you need a pillow?" "Put your head on my arm" "Ari-arirang Suri-suririang Here we go with arirang" "Arirang Hm-hm-hmm Here we go with arirang" "The sun sets against its will" "She leaves me against her will" "Ari-arirang Suri-suririang Here we go with arirang" "Arirang Hm-hm-hmm Here we go with arirang" "The boat is floating on the wide ocean" "Pull on the oar!" "Ari-arirang Suri-suririang Here we go with arirang" "Arirang Hm-hm-hmm Here we go with arirang" "Hello." "My dear." "You are here!" "Come closer." "Come closer." "Darling!" "Do you know?" "Where money came from?" "Money to kill or save people." "Money with fame." "They look round like the wheels." "Money I get by chance." "Where have you been, Money?" "Look at the money." "Where?" "Where?" "Show me the money." "Where did you get it?" "Did you borrow it and pay hight interest?" "Worse than a prostitute can earn" "Put it away." "Play the drum, Dongho" "Play the drum, Dongho" "Shut up!" "I prefer to live 30 years with this rather than living 100 years without this." "It's too good to quit!" "Your daughter does Pansori well, right?" "Yes, she has talent." "Actually, I've come to steal his technique for her." "Have some tea." "I knew you came back to this town but I couldn't visit you earlier." "Take this..." "No need for this between us." "It's not much." "Use for your habit." "Thank you." "This does cost a lot." "After 30 years of Pansori life," "I ended up with only this." "I'm not any better than you." "Which part do you want to do?" " The Prison Song." " I'm not very good at that part." "Do as much as you can." "The Master's Pansori was tremendous but mine isn't as good" "Chunhyang is dreamly" "Chunhyang is dreamly" "Everywhere the spirits sing" "Everywhere the spirits sing" "You must accentuate 'everywhere' then 'the spirits' is brought out" "Everywhere..." "Everywhere the spirits sing" "The owl hoots bou- bou" "The goblin sounds hwi- hwi" "The owl hoots bou- bou" "The goblin sounds hwi- hwi" "The ghost of a child" "The ghost of a bachelor" "The ghost of a virgin" "They baunt in groups" "Resonate this part through your head and nose." "Use the voice coming from your head." "Try again." "Tuck in your chin" "That's very good" "The great soloist Song H.R. Did this part so well." "When he did this passage at night, the wind came in and blew out the candle." "Another ghost appears, with ratty hair and painted in blood, holding a sword in one hand" "It advances to Chunhyang" "It says "Don't be scared" "I'm the ghost of Chongdo" "I live here"" "When you make the highest pitch, use all your energy." "Pansori without passion is only a recital of words." "Why do you wrench your body?" "She has to force her voice out." "What?" "She only lives on rice gruel." "She has no energy to do Pansori!" "Shut your mouth!" "You know nothing!" "Continue from "I'm the ghost"" " I'm the ghost of Chongdo" " With more power!" "I love here..." "Sister, you can't live on Pansori." "Stop it before you get sick." "You don't earn any food by doing it." "What?" "You don't do Pansori for food." "If you are absorbed with it and master the sound, it's better than money or fame." "Don't spit out such nasty words!" " I told the truth." " You!" " Are you rising against me?" " Why beat me?" "You little brat!" "Damn you!" "Stop it!" "I'll leave." "Dongho!" "Dongho!" "Donghe!" "What are you doing?" "You'd better leave him." "That's the only way." "Dongho!" "Dongho!" " Good morning." " Have you got all the herbs?" "I don't have enough Bokryong." " Can I use the phone?" " Sure." " How much do you need?" " About 10 pounds." "Give me Seoul no. 22- 0236" "How did it go at sorije Inn?" "Hello, sir." "It's me." "I got everything except 10 pounds of Bokryong." "All right, sir." "Excuse me." "Is there a bus to Osu?" "Excuse me." "Is there a Pansori reciter called Songhwa here?" "She was here until 3 years ago." " Where's she now?" " I don't know." " Does anyone else know?" " No, I'm the senior here." "Hello?" "Who are you?" "She said she had a brother Everyday she sat over there and waited for him." "Yes, she was here for a few months." " Where is she now?" " No idea." "She's a vagabond." "Does she have a husband?" "Who wants a blind wife?" "She had some relationships, but it never lasted long." "Excuse me." "Where is Chunilok Inn?" "It's been here for ten years..." "Over there." "It's closed now." "Hello, this is Dongho" "Your wife says your son has pneumonia." "I lent her some money for the hospital charges." "Thank you." "I'll come as soon as I get all the herbs." "Don't spend too much time." "You'd better stop looking for your sister." "I will." "Good bye." "Do you recognize me?" "Who are you?" "I'm Dongho, the little drummer." "You much be Yubong's son!" "I left home because I loathed my father and the poverty." "But later I missed my family so much." "I understand." "I've tried to find them since I heard about my father's death but still couldn't find my sister." "After you left, Songhwa refused to eat or sing." "Your father worried a lot." "Songhwa." "Come in." "He won't come back." "If I split this gourd," "I'll have some food" "Some rice..." "I suddenly choked My daughter will replace me." "Songhwa, come out here." "Quick!" "Recite 'The Prison Song'" "Come on." " What's wrong with her?" " Is she deaf?" "Songhwa!" "Who called such singers?" "Hay, proprietor!" "Yubong!" "I heard you lost face at a party." "Tell me about it." "It was the worst experience." "You should have sent her to me to learn calligraphy." "Stop teasing me!" "I'll do everything to make her continue Pansori." " You're so stubborn." " I know I am." " Give us drinks" " Yes!" "You have aged." "Look at you." "You smell bad like an old man." " I'm still potent with the ladies." " You're crazy." "No, I'm not." "A quack put an aphrodisiac in my medicine." "It drives me crazy every morning and night." "You want some, too?" "Who would I use the energy for?" "Is it true that you go blind if you have too much Booja?" "I think I've heard that..." "Why?" "You want to become blind?" "What's that?" "I'm o.k. Now." "It's good for your health." " What's the matter?" " I can't see well." " You can't?" " It's been a few days." "You must be very weak hold my arm." "Is the temple near?" "There's one over there." " Has the sun risen?" " It's very foggy" "Has the sun gone down." "Not yet." " Is there a sunset?" " Yes." "The sky is all red." " It seems windy." " Yes, cold wind." "The moon will rise soon." "Right." "So will the stars." "Can't I see the sky, the moon and the stars ever again?" "Have I become blind?" " I feel cold" " Yes..." "I'll make the bed for you." " Father!" " Yes" "I want to do Pansori I want to learn Shimchungga" "Look at Shimchung!" "She is going out to beg weak and tired wearing an old scarf a worn out skirt a dirty jacket and socks with holes" "Holding a container like a cripple" "She limps along..." "In this par, Shimchung goes begging for her blind father," "Express more emotion." "Imagine you are Shimchung and try it more sorrowfully." "Begin again!" "Flowers open everywhere" "Spring has come" "Though spring is near" "I feel lonely" "I was young yesterday" "But I'm old today" "Youth has deserted me, leaving me behind" "The spring will leave me also" "So I won't welcome it come!" "Spring, come!" "But go back if you wish" "After you, the summer comes" "The forests turn green and the glovers blossom" "Following the summer, the fall comes with the scenic beauty" "Though frosty and windy, yellow chrysanthemums hold steadfast" "The maple trees turn red" "After the fall, the winter comes the trees lose their leaves" "When the snow flies, the moon, the snow, the world turn white" "They all become an old man's friend" "Spring comes back every year" "But my youth has gone" "And it never returns" "Listen, my friends" "Though you live 100 years, you sleep, you become sick, and you worry" "So you only live less than 40 years in fact" "Do you realize that?" "The house owner died during the war but some blankets and dishes remain." "There's no place to study Pansori except here." "What are we going to eat?" "From the village down there" "I can probably get some." "Have some gruel." "The Pansori of Sopyonje must upset and break one's heart." "Your Pansori is too smooth to carry such grief." "Grief is accumulated through one's life." "Life is to accumulate grief, and grief cannot be separated from life." "You lost your parents and you lost sight." "You had more than, enough pain But your Pansori doesn't express such pain." "The King sacrificed himself to pray for rain." "Then it rained And a good harvest came." "Like the King, I will sacrifice myself for her." "Like a flapping..." "Like a flapping..." "Crying doesn't improve your voice." "By losing and recovering the voice, you gain the voice for Pansori." "From tomorrow, don't do Pansori with the high pitch Ease your voice using middle and low pitches instead." "Like a flapping shrimp on the ground..." "Like a flapping shrimp on the ground..." "Like a flapping shrimp on the ground..." "Like a flapping shrimp on the ground..." "Like a flapping shrimp on the ground..." "How many times did I tell you not to shout?" "You will only damage your voice Have some chicken." "I earned it." "Eat and get some energy to sing." "Damn you!" "I knew it!" "My chicken feathers!" "You bitch!" "You ate my precious hen?" "I'm the one who ate it." "Get away." "Don't ever come near the village!" "You bitch!" "What a terrific voice!" "Did you hear?" "That's the voice you need to express rage in Pansori!" "The King sacrificed himself to pray for rain, then it rained and a good harvest came." "Like the King" "I'll sacrifice myself to her" "Like a flapping shrimp on the ground, like a waterfall, he tumbles about, beating his breast stomping his feet on the ground" "At last, I feel the grief from your Pansori." " Songhwa..." " Yes." "I made you..." "Go blind." "You knew it, didn't you?" "You forgave me?" "Otherwise, I would feel the grudge against me." "From your Pansori but I didn't." "From now on, overcome your grief and aim at the perfection in your Pansori." "Dongpyonje is heavy and vigorous" "Sopyonje is sorrowful and tender." "If you overcome your grief, there's no Dongponje, nor Sopyonje but only a mastery of sound." "About 5 or 6 years ago, I went to Sorije to see Yubong and his daughter a woman was there by herself." "Yubong passed away and Songhwa left there two years ago." "A boat slides smoothly on the ocean, calm and peaceful" "After a few years," "I heard the familiar voice while passing by an inn as the oven turns boundless, the waves are getting rough." "It's the waves." "I've eaten already, give me my drink." "Is the singer blind?" "The will geese from upriver fly down to the fork in the river." "My name is Songhwa" "Wasn't your father Yubong?" "How do you know him?" "You must be uncle Naksan, the calligrapher!" "Right." "I haven't seen you for 10 years." "Your Pansori has blossomed." "Far from what my father wanted." "What did he want?" "He asked me to overcome grief to perfect my Pansori." "He asked for too much..." "He must be still greedy in the other world." "You haven't changed." "I have." "How's your business?" "Not very good." "I hardly make any money." "Draw for me, please." "You can't see..." "What do you need it for?" "I see it with my heart." "Song' means the pine tree Two cranes over the tree," "The crane is the symbol of longevity." "The sun for your bright future." "Hwa' means flower Flowers attract butterglies" "Like everyone else, meet a good man and make happy family." "You haven't paid me your debts for 10 days." "I borrowed it from my in- laws I will lose my credit." "I will do something about it." "Can I have a drink?" "We have rice wine but it's old What about Soju?" "That will do." "I'll have dinner, too." " Haven't you been here before?" " No." "Do you have a room?" "It's not very clean I hardly ever have guests" "It doesn't matter I heard you have a Pansori reciter here?" " Yes, we do." " Can I listen to her?" " You came for that?" " Yes." "She rarely performs these days." "Let me ask her." "The guest wants to hear your Pansori Will you do it?" "I've been everywhere to listen to the Pansori." "I can stay up all night if you do your Pansori." "It's not really worth it." "I've come to listen to you Please don't refuse." "I haven't played this for a long time I wonder if I can keep time." "Shimchung sells herself for 300 soks of rice to recover her father's sight" "When she leaves with the sailors... the drum sounds 'Dung dung'" "One sailor says," " No time to waste Jump into the water." " Yes." "Shimchung hears this and she lies flat down on the floor" "Father, I will die" "But you will open your eyes" "Forget your undutiful daughter" "I am willing to die for you" "But who will look after you?" "The ocean is boundless its end touches the sky" "The mountains of waves shake the boat" "The wind blows hard The waves surge upon the ship's side" "She stands there and thinks again" "I lack filial piety" "That's why I'm hesitating" "She closes her eyes" "Waving her hand at the bow, like a goose dives into water, she glies in the air, then galls..." "A burning incense scatters into the wind" "The bright moon is immersed into the ocean" "When the Queen Shim hears the blind gather's story..." "Look at the Queen Shim!" "When she hears this, she gathers up the curtain and runs down to him" "Oh, my father!" "Shimbongsa hears her He cries out in surprise" "What do you mean?" "Who calls me 'father'?" "I have no son I have no daughter" "My only child drowned three years ago" "Who calls me 'father'?" "Dear father!" "You haven't opened your eyes yet" "Open your eyes" "Look at me, please" "Shimchung drowned in the ocean... but she came back Is he your long-awaited brother?" "Yes." "I recognized him." "When he started beating his drum." "Just like his old father." "I thought he was different" "But why did you pretend not to know each other?" "To keep our grief as it is." "If your grief was so deep-rooted, why didn't you ease it?" "We did, last night." "How?" "With my Pansori and his drum." "No wonder your Pansori sounded so different..." "I've listened to it all night Your Pansori and his drum seemed to be embracing and caressing each other as if making love without touching." "How long have I been here?" "About 3 years." "It's been too long and too comfortable for me." "I think it's time to leave." "I thought you would leave..." "I'm a widower again." "Do you have a place in mind?" "Let me know your address later I'll mail your belongings."