With the Olympics in Korea starting soon, I thought I would share 2 video clips of traditional Korean music. Some of my most favorite Asian traditional music is from Korea. It is extremely unique and it is filled with such deep emotion . If you are ever in Korea, please try and see some of this music performed live. It can really be quite moving.
Each of these videos is a different version of the same song: Sae Ta Ryeong (새타령). One is performed with the gayageum, which is a traditional instrument similar to the Chinese zither and the Japanese koto. The other is performed with fans with the women wearing traditional Korean clothing called Hanbok. You might see some of this clothing during the Olympics, especially the opening ceremony.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER6mUlMtaFE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJIy63R6fms
What if the alien was selfish and wanted to practice it's new language 3/4 of the time, but the language you are learning only 1/4 of the time?
But..... and this is an important thing to consider............. Could the alien get an italki account if it doesn't have a human email or a human credit card? Is this language exchange even possible?
Last, if you really worked hard and learned the alien's language and then it suddenly left Earth would you feel like you wasted your time since there would be no one else you could speak it with?
