| Song of the Yellow Bird | |
| Title Orig: | 황조가 |
| Author: | Yuri of Goguryeo |
| Country: | Korea |
| Language: | Classical Chinese |
| Release Date: | 17 BC |
Song of the Yellow Bird (Hwangjoga) is the oldest known Korean song[1] and was written by Yuri of Goguryeo in 17 B.C. It was written lamenting the loss of one of his wives who left his household following a quarrel with another of his wives. While Yuri of Goguryeo was away hunting, his second wife, Chihui, who was Han Chinese, was scolded by his first wife, Hwa hui: “How can you be so rude even though you are only a concubine?" Chihui left the household, never to return. Missing her greatly, Yuri of Goguryeo wrote this song.
A Chinese translation of Song of the Yellow Bird is recorded in the Samguk Sagi.
One day, Yuri of Goguryeo saw a couple of yellow birds (Oriolus chinensis), and wrote the Song of the Yellow Bird.