The poem was included in Samguk Yusa, a collection of folklore from the Three Kingdoms period.
The poem still remains one of the most popular Korean works of literature today.
A variety of figurative expressions such as similes, metaphors, and philosophical statements related to death are present in the work.
[3] It is believed that the poem was written during the deceased sister's jesa, a traditional Korean funeral.
[4] 生死路隠 此矣有阿米次肹伊遣 吾隐去内如辝叱都 毛如云遣去内尼叱古 於內秋察早隠風未 此矣彼矣浮良落尸葉如 / 一等隠枝良出古 去奴隠處毛冬乎丁 阿也 彌陁刹良逢乎吾 / 道修良待是古如