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경부철도노래 : A song adopting the Scotland folk song "Coming Through The Rye" with new lyrics in Korean. The lyrics show a yearning for modernization and intent to enlighten people about geography, local culture and customs of the towns on the railroad route, which starts from Seoul and ends at Busan.
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女學唱謌 : Changge for Female Students was a songbook for girl students and contains 27 songs in the form of numerical notation. The songs are about women's equal right and liberation.
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