Late-Joseon civil official · Governor of Gyeongju · Author of the sijo cycle Gangho Guga (Nine Songs of Rivers and Lakes)
| Life | 1583 ~ 1667 |
| Era | 조선 |
| Clan | 나주 나씨 |
Na Wi-so (1583–1667) was a late-Joseon civil official and sijo poet. His clan seat was Naju, his courtesy name Gyebin and his pen name Songam. His grandfather was Na Sa-chim and his father was County Magistrate Na Deok-jun.
He passed the classics licentiate examination in 1616 and the civil service examination in 1623. While serving as magistrate of Okgwa he helped Chief Commissioner Yi Won-ik supply weapons and provisions during the Later Jin invasion of 1627. He went on to hold posts including section chief in the Ministry of Taxation, magistrate of Imcheon, Punggi and Wonju, and finally governor of Gyeongju. In old age he was given the honorary post of Dongji Jungchubu-sa, which he declined.
After retiring to his home region he lived at the Suunjeong pavilion, built in 1651, where he composed Gangho Guga, a cycle of nine sijo celebrating a quiet life among rivers and lakes and gratitude to the king. It is regarded as belonging to the same tradition as the Fisherman's Songs of the Four Seasons by his close friend Yun Seon-do. The family record containing the work was published in 1979 as Songam Yujip.