<Dokdo is Korean Island>
80 kilo away east-south from Woolreungdo, There is a lonely isle for sea birds.
Even if whoever persists it is theirs land, Dokdo is Korea land.
Nammyeondodong 1, Woolreungeun Kyungsanbukdo East longitude 132.
North 37 temperature 12 degrees, rain fall 1300, Dokdo is our land.
Cuttlefish squid, cod, haddock, turtle, salmon eggs, sea bird eggs, waiting room for women divers,
170 thousand square meters, a spring, a crater, Dokdo is our land
In the 13th year of King Jijeung, Woosankuk, Island country on the 3rd line of page 50 in the geography book of Sejong,
Hawaii is America, Daemado is Japanese, but Dokdo is our land.
Right after the Russia-Japan war, it is really awkward to claim Dokdo has no owner
Leesabu, a Shilla general, derides under the ground. Dokdo is our land.
These sentences might not make sense to you, but it is actually an old Korean song that a lot of Koreans grew up with. As it is repeated in the song, the title is “Dokdo is Korean Island”, and it is about a small island that is located between Korea and Japan.
When I started writing my blogs about Korea, it is one of the topics that I really wanted to write about but was worried if it was appropriate. The reason is that it can be very controversial and sensitive between Korea and Japan, because it can be an offensive topic to some people. But my blogs are the space where I express my own thoughts and share them with my readers so I am going to write what I personally think that is right.
You may wonder now that why the small island even matter, but there are many reasons beyond. The main reason is that depending on the ownership of the Island, the territory of the East Sea gets determined. In East Sea, there are a lot of natural resources and the sea living creatures. So this argument between two countries involve many history, trying to prove who is right, and also political aspects since it is on the level of governments and its people.
I won’t be able to explain our whole history beyond the Island, so the song will briefly do it, and this is why I believe that Dokdo is Korean Island.
80 kilo away east-south from Woolreungdo, There is a lonely isle for sea birds.
Nammyeondodong 1, Woolreungeun Kyungsanbukdo East longitude 132.
North 37 temperature 12 degrees, rain fall 1300, Dokdo is our land.
This part describes the geographic of Dokdo and means the Island is a part of Woolreundo Province.
Cuttlefish squid, cod, haddock, turtle, salmon eggs, sea bird eggs, waiting room for women divers, 170 thousand square meters, a spring, a crater
This part shows the environment around the Island that our researchers have been observing from our ancients.
In the 13th year of King Jijeung, Woosankuk, Island country on the 3rd line of page 50 in the geography book of Sejong,
Hawaii is America, Daemado is Japanese, but Dokdo is our land.
We have many old books and maps stating that Dokdo is Korean Island. Especially this part of lyrics shows an example that one of the Annals of the Korean Dynasty y King Jiejung and another by King Sejong states Dokdo is our land.
Right after the Russia-Japan war, it is really awkward to claim Dokdo has no owner
Leesabu, a Shilla general, derides under the ground.
During the war, Japan attacked Korea and Illegally took a control over Korean territories including Dokdo. After Japan got defeated the UN, they wrote an agreement to return Korean territory. At that time, the name of Dokdo was missing because it was part of Woolreundo Province, but it doesn’t mean that they didn’t return the Island.
They are so many other proofs that Dokdo belongs to Korea, not only in Korean books but also Japanese old books. Korean people have been living in Dokdo, but Japanese government still argues that it belongs to them and returns the Island to them. But the history knows the truth, and so does my government. Dokdo is our history and pride.
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