Songs about Tibet

Types of Tibetan Folk Songs

1. Labor Songs: These songs are mainly circulated in the pastoral areas and are sung by people on occasions of labor.

Example: "Milking milk should be milked in this way" from Lali region.

2. Worker's Arrow Song: It is a hunter's heroic battle song, with a strong forest style and a smooth and complete melody.

Example: "On the Golden Mountain of Beijing" is said to be influenced by the arrow song "Day of Signs" (an old folk song of Linzhi area).

3. Heap Harmony: A more mature form of singing, it is the song and dance of the western region of Tibet. The accompaniment of Duhong includes not only the Zhannianqin, but also the yangqin, the Qu flute, the huqin, the teqin and the stringed bells, and it has already formed a fixed orchestration pattern and a unique technique of playing.

Examples: "Water of the Lhasa River" (Lhazi, Shigatse), "How Wide the Sky is" (Tingri, Shigatse) and so on.

4. Rangma: Tibetan band form performance style. Started in 1795, Duo Rin Ban Zhi Da Tenzin party introduced from the mainland, usually six people sing, the music played is called Rangma, that is, the internal (of the song and dance).

Example: Song of the Snowy Mountains (Lhasa, lost).

5. Hundred: a war song, which was created as early as the time of Songtsen Gampo, and later became a custom passed down. Hundred of the singing method is very unique, the voice must be hoarse, to show the warrior charging into battle heroism. According to the "history of Japanese music", "Japan's music" records, the ancient Tibetan music had spread to Japan, some of the ehben folk song singing method is very similar to the hundred.

6. Wedding Song: Wedding Harmony Green, enter the door to sing the song of praise door, up the stairs to sing the song of praise ladder, toasting song, offering Hada song, the cave song, song of praise parents, song of praise the bride and groom, song of praise building houses, song of praise wine, song of praise the hearth, song of rituals and drive away the evil song. The melodies are humorous, cheerful and festive.

7. Funeral Songs: originated from the native Tibetan religion "Guru School", it is a religious music formed by absorbing folk music. It is usually sung by monks to the accompaniment of musical instruments such as dharu drums, dharma bells and leg-bone horns.

Examples: "Long Tune" (Chamdo), etc. 1 Ga Sala

2 A Xiang Luo Luo

3 Tibetan Fragrance Remains the Same

4 Kind Mother

5 Into Tibet

6 A Bowl of Barley Wine for You

7 Good Luck and Good Wishes

8 Amma La

9 Yalu Zangbo Love Song

9 Yalu Zangbo Love Song

10 Forever Snow Lotus

10 Forever Snow Lotus

11 Gesang Flower Blossom

12 Backwater Girl

13 Hometown

14 Jiuzhai Love Affair

15 Beautiful Girl

16 Jiuzhai Love

17 Mount Everest

18 Dreaming of Tibet

19 Dreaming of Dawa Drolma

20 Tibetan Dance Song

21 Ami Luo Luo

22 Kuanyang Jatso Love Song

23 Calling for Spring

24 King Gesar

25 The Highest Place in the World

26 You're in the Sky

27 Rinzin Wangmu

28 Shepherd

29 Songs from the Heart

30 Come back soon

31 Cocoa Sicily

32 Yarlung Zangbo

33 Plateau Red

34 Magical Jiuzhai

35 Yearning for the Divine Eagle

36 Auspicious Ballad of the Eagle in Flight