This is the 15874th most frequent Korean word.
부르던
"부르던" means "was calling" or "used to call."
Here, "부르던" modifies "노래" to indicate that it was a song sung in the past or habitually by her.
그녀가 부르던 노래는 매우 아름다웠다.
The song she used to sing was very beautiful.
Here, "부르던" refers to the continuous or repeated action of calling the friend earlier.
우리가 부르던 친구가 드디어 도착했다.
The friend we were calling out to has finally arrived.
Here, "부르던" describes the action of singing nursery rhymes by the children in a habitual or ongoing sense.