제주 민요 가운데 노동요인 '이어도거래'를 바탕으로 한 합창곡으로, 멧돌을 돌리며 생계를 이어가던 여인들의 고단한 삶과 한(恨)을 노래한 작품입니다. 제주 방언 가사를 그대로 사용하여 민속적 정서를 살리면서도, 현대적인 선율과 화성으로 재해석하였습니다.

Based on the Jeju folk labor song often known as the “Millstone Song,” this a choral work portrays the lives of women who earned their living by turning millstones, giving voice to their poverty and hardship through song.
The piece opens with the Jeju dialect refrain “Ieodo Georae,” unfolding in Korean-inspired melodic and rhythmic language to express the deep sorrow embedded in their lives.
Although the harmonies are contemporary, the original Jeju dialect text is preserved throughout, lending the work a strong folk character.
In the end, the opening refrain returns and fades away a cappella, leaving a quiet and haunting impression.