The Types of She Songs

Generally speaking, Luoyuan She folk songs can be divided into three categories, namely, ordinary folk songs, wedding songs and wine songs. Because of their unique historical background and folk customs, wedding songs and wine songs have been separated from folk songs, forming a folk music culture with She characteristics, which will not be discussed here. According to different themes, she folk songs can be divided into seven categories: historical songs, story songs, love songs, labor songs, riddle songs, miscellaneous songs, liberation songs after the founding of New China (also known as new songs or current political songs), which reveal the social life of the she people from ancient times to the present, reflect the people's thoughts and feelings in a certain historical period, carry forward the moral quality of promoting good and suppressing evil, and express their pursuit of a happy life and longing for leisure. Here is an example of various folk songs collected, explaining one by one: all folk songs are the most artistic, interesting and literary. Rich in content, songs that often sing trivial details in life and express personal views and preferences on human things are short and pithy.

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Singing (rudely), whether it is right or not.

Whether in front or not, there is a song (the first song) and a reply.

Singing a miscellaneous song, right or wrong, present or not, wins one song. Lyrics are mostly historical records, such as historical events or idiom allusions, which occupy a large proportion in folk songs.

Example: Song of Ancestors (***264 lines, 3696 words. Telling the historical legends of the She nationality can also be said to be an epic of the She nationality. )

His writing is humble and his ancestors are brave. He came from the past. Hearing this, the queen turned people into countries.

Queen Liu's ears hurt, so she invited countless good gentlemen to eat all kinds of herbs. Later, she became the Dragon King and Wen Qi, the emperor who made the best martial arts in the world. No one dares to reveal the list. Telling influential life stories circulating among the people is mostly related to traditional morality and has strong educational significance.

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Don't blame mother or lang, just blame a wall in front of the door. Two people have the same fate, and four winter melons share the same bed.

Don't blame Lang or Niang, only blame a rock (wall) in front of the door. Two people have the same fate, and four wax gourd get together.

This song is about a couple, both suffering from filariasis (thigh disease). It is said that the matchmaker set a blind date trap. In order to tell the story of men and women and express their love for each other, they often occupy an important position in the marriage life of She men and women, and most of them lay the foundation for future love and marriage.

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Give birth to a good mother, face-to-face children (five senses) are white and upright, and face-to-face children are white and good. Why doesn't Lang love his mother?

I have a good mother, a long white noodle and a good white noodle. How can I miss you? Similar to the popular labor songs in China, they are often sung in the process of labor to boost morale and relieve fatigue and boredom.

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In the first month, hoes are produced, and men, women and children burn ashes (plant ash) as seasoning, without worrying about winter (autumn harvest) and crops.

The production in February is a tobacco field, and both men and women are not idle. They also drove to the fields to mow the grass skins, and then went to the fields after mowing. ……

This song describes the monthly farming from January to December. Lyrics are mostly composed of riddles and riddles. Generally, two or more people sing, one person asks one person to guess, or one person asks many people to guess, which can better mobilize the atmosphere of the singing scene, and is interesting and competitive in thinking and speaking.

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The singing fairy:

Where does the top of the mountain reach the sky?

Where is the camphor tree eating paddy field?

Where did the stone drum (head) swing from the pit?

Singing mother:

Where is the paradise on the top of the mountain?

Where does the camphor tree eat the field water?

Where is the stone drum swinging across the pond?

Answer the song: Sing the song according to the known geographical location of the respondent, just seeking the exact location. ) The product of China's cultural life in a specific historical stage, in the early days of liberation, praised China's * * * production party and working people for overthrowing the "three mountains" and moving towards a better future. With the continuous progress of socialist construction, "Liberation Song" has also created new contents with the situation.

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A rice cone (Kemu) is on the peak. Thanks to the liberation of Mao Zedong, the people turned over and became masters, and everything should not depend on their ancestors.