『금조』와 『고금주』의 내용은 3부분으로 나뉜다. 첫째는 백수광부 부부의 이야기로 내부이야기라 할 만하다. 이것은 익사자의 영혼을 진혼하는 무혼굿의 서술이다. 둘째는 외부이야기로 곽리자고가 이 굿을 관찰한 내용이며, 셋째는 『금조』와 『고금주』의 기록자가 남긴 해설 부분이다. 스토리의 표면적인 의미와 제의적 의미를 분석한 결과, 백수광부의 죽음 단락 내용은 그가 어떻게 익사하게 되었는지를 설명하는 부분이다. 이것은 익사자의 죽은 영혼이 이승에 원한을 남기지 않고, 저승에 고이 갈 수 있도록 가족들이 주관하여 행하는 무혼굿과 같다. 여기서 백수광부는 익사자 역할을 하는 무당이며, 익사자가 죽은 과정을 연극적으로 공연하고 있다. 곽리자고는 이러한 무혼굿의 공연 내용을 보고, 남편에 대한 아내의 사랑을 새롭게 인식하였고, 『금조』와 『고금주』의 기록자는 자신의 해설을 덧붙였다고 생각한다. 무혼굿은 사람이 물속에 빠져 죽었을 때, 죽은자의 영혼을 불러 저승으로 고이 보내고 이승에 원한을 남기지 않게 하려는 의도에서 가족이 행하는 의례(ritural)이다. 따라서 익사사고가 있으면 언제든 이 굿을 할 수 있다. 이처럼 익사자를 위한 굿은 한반도 전 지역에서 행해진다. 중요한 점은 익사자가 죽게 된 연유는 말로 하는 것이 아니라 노래로 한다는 것이다. 즉, 공무도하가 배경설화는 이야기된 것이 아니라, 노래로 불려졌다는 말이다. 이 점이 공무도하가가 전승되는 중요한 요인이다. 공무도하 노래는 남편이 강을 건너가려 할 때, 아내가 남편의 안전을 기원하며 부른 노래이다. 따라서 이것은 안전을 기원하는 주술성을 지닌 노래이다. 『고금주』에서는 여옥과 여용이라는 여성이 그 노래를 부르고 전승시키고 있는데, 이것으로 보아 공무도하가는 아내가 남편을 위해 부르는 노래로, 주로 ‘여성들이 부르는 민요’로서의 성격을 지닌다. 그 노래가 4언 4구체로 기록된 이유는 기록자인 채옹과 최표가 당시에 유행하던 詩經의 기술 체계에 맞게 정착시킨 것이라 할 수 있다.

Geumjo and Gogeumju’s contents is divided into three parts. The first part is the story of Baeksugwangbu and his wife. And this part can be called ‘internal story’. This part is the description of Muhongut which repose of souls of the drowned. The second part is the contents of Gwakrijago’s observing Muhongut. And this part can be called ‘external story’. The third part is the explanation which Geumjo and Gogeumju’s recorder left. According to my analysis about story’s exterior meaning and meaning related to sacrificial rites, the contents of Baeksugwangbu’s death is explaining part how he was drowned to death. The contents is Muhongut which is done by family to let soul of the drowned go to the other world without leaving any grudge on this world. At this contents, Baeksugwangbu is an exorcist, and he performs publicly the process of death of the drowned. I think that in the ‘external story’, Gwakrijago watched this performance (Muhongut), and he described his pitiful mind which took place by feeling the love and yearning of wife to husband. And I also think that when Geumjo and Gogeumju’s recorder investigated and recorded, he added his thought. Muhongut is ritual which is done by family when someone is drowned to death. And this Muhongut intends to call the soul of the dead, and let the soul go to the other world without leaving any grudge on this world. For this reason, when drowning accident happens, Muhongut can be done at any time. Therefore, Muhongut (which is for the drowned) is done in the all parts of Korean peninsula. At the Muhongut, it is important that ‘the reason why the drowned is dead’ isn’t talked, and is sung. That is, the background story of Gongmudohaga wasn’t talked, and was sung. This is the important reason why Gongmudohaga has been handed down. Gongmudohaga is the song which is sung by wife who prayed husband’s safety when husband tried to cross river. Therefore, Gongmudohaga has incantatory property which prays safety. In Gogeumju, girls(Yeook and Yeoyong) sing Gongmudohaga, and hand down it. According to this, Gongmudohaga is song which wife sang for husband, and Gongmudohaga can be said that it is a folk song sung mainly by women. And this Gongmudohaga was recorded as the form of ‘four words, four sentents’. This is because recorders(Chaeong and Choepyo) recorded Gongmudohaga as a way of description system of Sigyeong which was widespread in those days.

Geumjo and Gogeumju’s contents is divided into three parts. The first part is the story of Baeksugwangbu and his wife. And this part can be called ‘internal story’. This part is the description of Muhongut which repose of souls of the drowned. The second part is the contents of Gwakrijago’s observing Muhongut. And this part can be called ‘external story’. The third part is the explanation which Geumjo and Gogeumju’s recorder left. According to my analysis about story’s exterior meaning and meaning related to sacrificial rites, the contents of Baeksugwangbu’s death is explaining part how he was drowned to death. The contents is Muhongut which is done by family to let soul of the drowned go to the other world without leaving any grudge on this world. At this contents, Baeksugwangbu is an exorcist, and he performs publicly the process of death of the drowned. I think that in the ‘external story’, Gwakrijago watched this performance (Muhongut), and he described his pitiful mind which took place by feeling the love and yearning of wife to husband. And I also think that when Geumjo and Gogeumju’s recorder investigated and recorded, he added his thought. Muhongut is ritual which is done by family when someone is drowned to death. And this Muhongut intends to call the soul of the dead, and let the soul go to the other world without leaving any grudge on this world. For this reason, when drowning accident happens, Muhongut can be done at any time. Therefore, Muhongut (which is for the drowned) is done in the all parts of Korean peninsula. At the Muhongut, it is important that ‘the reason why the drowned is dead’ isn’t talked, and is sung. That is, the background story of Gongmudohaga wasn’t talked, and was sung. This is the important reason why Gongmudohaga has been handed down. Gongmudohaga is the song which is sung by wife who prayed husband’s safety when husband tried to cross river. Therefore, Gongmudohaga has incantatory property which prays safety. In Gogeumju, girls(Yeook and Yeoyong) sing Gongmudohaga, and hand down it. According to this, Gongmudohaga is song which wife sang for husband, and Gongmudohaga can be said that it is a folk song sung mainly by women. And this Gongmudohaga was recorded as the form of ‘four words, four sentents’. This is because recorders(Chaeong and Choepyo) recorded Gongmudohaga as a way of description system of Sigyeong which was widespread in those days.

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