What story is told in the Simcheongga pansori cycle?

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The Simcheongga (The Song of Simcheong) is a pansori cycle that tells the story of a devoted daughter who sacrifices herself to help her blind father regain his eyesight.1

This narrative is one of only five remaining madang, or song cycles, that are still performed in the 21st century from an original repertoire of twelve.1