The Tale of Sim Cheong
심청전
작자 미상 (판소리계) · Korean
Simcheong-jeon is an anonymous pansori tale of Sim Cheong, a daughter who offers herself as a sacrifice to the sea so her blind father may see.
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Simcheong-jeon is an anonymous pansori tale of Sim Cheong, a daughter who offers herself as a sacrifice to the sea so her blind father may see. This 71-leaf Jeonju woodblock text is paired with a modern Korean version.
The Tale of Sim Cheong
심청전
작자 미상 (판소리계) · Korean
Simcheong-jeon is an anonymous pansori tale of Sim Cheong, a daughter who offers herself as a sacrifice to the sea so her blind father may see.
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심청전 완판 71장본 심쳥젼권지상이라 송나라 말년의 황주 도화동의 ᄒᆞᆫ 사ᄅᆞᆷ이 잇스되 셩은 심이요 명은 학규라 누셰 장영지족으로 문명이 자자터니 가운이 영쳬 ᄒᆞ야 이십안 안ᄆᆡᆼᄒᆞ니 낙슈쳥운의 벼살이 ᄭᅳᆫ어지고 금장자수의 공명이 무어스니 향곡의 곤ᄒᆞᆫ 신셰 원근 친쳑 업고 겸ᄒᆞ여 안ᄆᆡᆼᄒᆞ니 뉘라셔 졉ᄃᆡᄒᆞ랴마는 양반의 후예 ᄒᆡᆼ실이 쳥염ᄒᆞ고 지조가 강ᄀᆡᄒᆞ니 사ᄅᆞᆷ마닥 군자라 층ᄒᆞ더라
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Pagera Editor's Note
Simcheong-jeon is an anonymous pansori tale of Sim Cheong, a daughter who offers herself as a sacrifice to the sea so her blind father may see. This 71-leaf Jeonju woodblock text is paired with a modern Korean version.
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