Arirang (Korean:; full name Arirang Daling (?)) is a famous Korean song and the most representative folk song of the Korean nation. It is known as the "first national anthem of the Koreans" ", "national song". It has different versions in different places. The most commonly heard is "Honcho Arirang" which is popular in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. This version is popular because it became the theme of the 1926 movie of the same name. The song was later used as the entrance music for the South Korean and North Korean delegations during the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

The content of "Arirang" tells the story of a Korean girl's resentment and hatred towards the negative man. The mood of love and longing. The melody is euphemistic and lyrical, and the rhythm is brisk and smooth. The whole song is composed of two phrases, which are repeated in a double phrase with a chorus. "Arirang" has a 3/4 beat and a subvocal palace melody. . The mood is slightly sad, and it is a representative folk song of the Korean people.

The folk song "Arirang" is divided into two parts. Its melody often adopts a wraparound style with few big jumps, and is a commonly used pattern. The progressive way embodies the repetition and reproduction of rhythm, showing the dignity, elegance and delicacy of Korean folk songs, but Korean folk songs are also full of passion, that is, the upward jump of fifths and the rhythm pattern between the eight and nine bars. The change forms the climax of the whole song. After two bars, it continues to descend until the lowest tone of the whole song, and the tone of the first part of the song appears, making the music return to calmness and subtleness after an exciting and brief catharsis. a, a1) A folk song with two big phrases that are repeated.