There are many kinds of Miao songs, which are introduced as follows:
1. Creation Song: It is a very ancient mythological story song, which mainly recounts the origin of the heaven and earth, the sun and the moon, and the creation of all things. This kind of song has "the song of the opening of heaven and earth", "the origin of all things song" and so on. Ancestor Songs: These songs are mainly about the creation of human beings, the origin and migration of peoples, such as the Song of the Origin of Human Beings and the Song of the Flood. These songs have positive and aggressive thematic ideas, reflect the real history in a considerable degree of twists and turns, and have historical research value?
2. Ancestor Songs: The main narrative of the emergence of mankind, the origin of the nation and migration, such as the origin of mankind song, the flood of the heavens and so on. This kind of songs has a positive and aggressive theme idea, and to a considerable extent, it reflects the real history in a twisted way, and has historical research value;
3. Rational Songs and Talking Hammer Words: reflecting the social organization of the Miao people in ancient times, they mainly narrate all kinds of social ethics and behavioral norms, and exhort people to go to the evil and follow the good;
4. Migratory Songs: they are found in large quantities in the Miao people. Miao people everywhere have their own migration history, and therefore have their own migration songs. Some of the famous ones are "Trekking" from Qiandongnan, "Xiu Xiang Xiu Ma" from Songtao and Tongren areas, "Yang Lu Words" from Qiandongbei, and "Gerogesang" from Guiyang area.
The migration songs of Songtao and Qiandongnan reflect the grandeur of the scene and express the intense situation of the struggle between man and man and man and nature. It is a heroic epic, which is valuable to the study of Miao history;
5. Uprising and struggle songs: also known as anthems, they are mostly accusations against the darkness of the old society and glorification of the people's struggle against it. Such as Qiandongnan's "Zhang Xiumei's Song", Qiandongnan's "Liu Tiancheng", Qiandongnan's "Tao Xinchun", are very representative. This kind of song is very emotional and rich in fighting spirit;
6, production and labor songs: there are all over the world. Among them, the most complete in Qiandongnan, such as "Embroidery Song", "Cotton Song", "Spinning and Weaving Song", "Batik Song", "Wine Song", "Shipbuilding Song" and so on. Theme ideas are positive, mostly encouraging people to work hard and create a better life;
7. Love Songs: Songs sung by young men and women when they talk about love. The words are subtle and beautiful, rich in lyricism. There are confession type, question and answer type, etc., most of which are tokens of love;
8, the Miao marriage song: reflecting the evolution of the Miao from clan marriage to clan marriage, from matrilineal system to patriarchal system, is the study of the history of marriage is an indispensable material. Some of the more famous ones are "Brother and Sister Marriage" which is widely circulated all over the world, "Open Kissing Song", "Male Woman Getting Married", "Marriage Exchange Song" (woman exchanging for a man getting married) in Qiandongnan, "Son-in-Law Receiving" and "Sending Kissing Song" in Zunyi, north of Guizhou Province, and so on.
Expanded Information:
Miao folk songs are based on their own characteristics.
Miao folk songs can be divided into several categories according to their contents, such as traveler's songs (love songs), wine songs, bitter songs, anti-government songs, funeral songs, labor songs, current affairs songs, children's songs, riddle songs, etc., with different tunes.
Flying song is a special form of folk song popular in Qiandongnan, usually sung in the mountains, its tune is high-pitched, bold and unrestrained, the aftermath of the sound of the mountain beams, very characteristic, the content of its love songs, political songs, etc., the form of singing solo, duet, chorus and so on. Various forms of folk songs have traditional lyrics, but also improvised content.
Ga Baifu Song is a kind of rap literature popularized in Qiandongnan area, which is fused on the basis of folk poetry and legendary stories, and sung by singers who narrate and sing at times, and its contents mostly reflect the civil disputes and social phenomena in real life.
In addition to this, the Pan Song is an ancient way for young Miao men and women to express their wishes and show their talents to each other. The "Pan Song" of the Miao around Zhaotong is very interesting.
In the pan song, the man usually sings first. Both sides show their talents by singing in pairs. If the man loses, the woman pours water on him. Splashing water is not malicious in the Miao family, but a kind of baptism of goodwill. If the party to the opposite side of the answer, singing love, can also sing to the betrothal.
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