"This is another well-known favorite of Korean children who sing the song while facing each other and clap their hands and knees. 'Half Moon' was written in 1924 by Yun Geuk-young 윤극영, a writer of children's stories and songs, to remember his sister who died when she was young." -Nostalgic Songs, KBS World

Notes

Pronunciation:

Pou roun ha noul
Oun-ha sou
Ha yan tchok pae en
Kye sou na
Mou han-na mou
To kki han ma ri

Tot tae to
A ni tal ko
Sat tae to op si
Ka ki to
Tchal to kan ta
So tchok
Na ra ro.

반달 - (Pan Tal) - Korean Children's Songs - South Korea - Mama Lisa's World: Children's Songs and Rhymes from Around the World  - Comment After Song Image

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Written by Yoon Geuk-Young (1903 - 1988). According to Wikipedia (in Korean), he published Korea's first collection of children's songs in 1926.

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Thanks and Acknowledgements

Many thanks to Sook-Kih Park, Librarian at the Korean Cultural Service in New York, a part of the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea, for contributing this song, the sheet music, and the illustration.

Many thanks to Hye Youn Joo Sin, Music Specialist, for pointing out the author.

Te-dan-hi Kam-sa-ham-ni-da!