Ryonggang Ginari is “ginari” of Ryonggang, Pyeongan Province, North Korea. Ginari is a song in Pyeongan Province, sung when women were working in the field or on the beach picking up the clams.

“Soyong” is gagok, a music genre developed by jungin, the ‘under’ noble class formed by the bastard descendants of the nobility in the late Joseon Dynasty. Their social class confined their entry into higher social status.

A loom is a device on which a person can weave fabrics using hands. “Beteulga” is a song about various fabrics that can be woven on the loom.

“The sole moon prints on the surface of thousands of rivers (月印千江).” The moon shining over a thousand rivers is the king. This sijo sings about the moon reflected in the river and thus about the king.