Writing songs
It is a very old fairy tale song, which mainly tells the origin of heaven, earth, sun and moon and the generation of everything. Such songs include Song of Creation and Song of the Origin of Everything. Ancestor songs: mainly describe the appearance of human beings, the origin and migration of ethnic groups, such as Song of the Origin of Human Beings and Flood. The theme of this kind of songs is positive and enterprising, which reflects the real history in a tortuous way to some extent and has the value of historical research.
Song of migration
It exists in large numbers among Miao people. Miao people everywhere have their own migration history, so they all have their own migration songs. Among them, the famous ones are Xiang Xiu Matthew in Songtao Tongren, Yang Lu dialect in northwest Guizhou, and Gro Ge Sang in Guiyang. The migration songs of Songtao and Qiandongnan reflect this grand scene and express the fierce struggle between people and between people and nature. It is a heroic epic, which is of great value to the study of Miao history.
Pange
Singing is an ancient way for young Miao men and women to express their wishes and show their talents. The "Pange" of Miao people in Zhaotong area is very interesting. The young man took a fancy to a young woman, so he took two companions of the same age and went to his aunt's house to explain his purpose to her elders. If the girl's parents answer, "No one is in the same class." You can play songs. Song's song concert was arranged by the woman and the old man. The partners of both men and women who take part in the duet are not only consultants, but also find partners for themselves.
In a song, men usually sing first. The two sides showed their talents in a duet. If the man loses, the woman throws the man away with water. The Miao family's splashing water is not malicious, but a kind of baptism. If Israel answers questions and sings to each other, you can also sing and get engaged. But if the woman loses, she can continue to play songs, and such songs have been put into engagement.
On the day of engagement, the woman's parents should prepare the wedding banquet for the man in time, and propose a toast to the folks attending Song Hui one by one. Finally, make a cup from the horns of a pair of cattle and sheep and propose a toast to the young people who are about to get married. Then, they played lusheng and danced all night to congratulate the young people.
Flying song
Gefei, called HXakYangt in Miao language, is also called roar song, shout song and folk song. It is a kind of love song that young men and women loudly express their sincerity and invite tourists when they are separated by mountains and rivers. Flying songs are sometimes used for welcoming guests and feasting. There are three kinds of flying songs: Guading, Tang Kai and Bay Water. The end of the music is very low. Miao love songs, called HXakYexFangb in Miao language, have a slightly lower four-tone scale, a long ending, ups and downs, a low tone and mixed lyricism. Most of them are solos and duets, and a few are duets.
Miao wedding songs
Marriage songs of Miao nationality reflect the evolution process of Miao nationality from internal marriage to external marriage and from matriarchal system to paternal system, which is a rare material for studying marriage history. Among them, brother and sister get married, which is widely circulated throughout the country; Wedding songs, men's and women's wedding songs and remarriage songs in Qiandongnan Prefecture; Song of Receiving the Son-in-law, Song of Farewell in Zunyi, Northern Guizhou, etc.
There are many kinds of Miao poetry, which are widely used, and can be seen everywhere in life, and the content of expression is also very extensive. Miao poetry is rich in emotion, content and easy to understand. It is the carrier of Miao national culture and an important manifestation of Miao literature.