Salar people have unique literature and art. Mainly folk rap literature. Speaking includes stories, myths, legends, fables, proverbs and jokes. Very rich, and the language is humorous and implicit. Singing folk songs including Salar songs, banquet songs and flowers. Sala Qu is a lyric folk song sung by Sala people in their own national language. It consists of many short poems with independent meanings. Popular songs such as "Brazil's Old Road" and "Salar Seth Buga". Banquet Song is a traditional wedding song. Sarah's Flowers is a folk song sung in Chinese, and the lyrics are usually four sentences. Influenced by Tibetan, its tone is generally vibrato and euphemistic. The only musical instrument of the Salar nationality is the kouxian, which is usually made of copper or silver and looks like a horseshoe.
Salar people also divide folk songs into "family songs" and "wild songs". The distinction between "family songs" and "wild songs" has two meanings: one is formal; Secondly, the content. The restrictions on different forms are slight, while the restrictions on different contents are strict. Therefore, "wild songs" can only be sung outdoors, avoiding elders and relatives.
Salar folk songs can be divided into labor songs (chant), fishing children (traditional love songs), flowers, banquet songs, religious songs and children's songs according to their content and musical characteristics. Among them, labor songs, banquet songs, religious songs, narrative songs and children's songs belong to the category of "family songs"
Sala Qu is a long lyric poem sung by Sala people in their own national language. Each capital consists of several short poems with complete meaning, or telling a story, or expressing some feelings, or shaping an image. Most of the content shows the young men and women's pursuit of love and yearning for a happy life. The melody is rap, which is very different from the folk songs sung by other local ethnic groups and has a unique style.
Salar banquet song is a folk song and dance that Salar people sing in Chinese for fun when the guests are full and get married. It is a comprehensive reflection of their culture, religion, life customs and national characteristics, and an important basis for studying their material and spiritual forms. Banquet songs are free in singing form, rich in lyrics and beautiful in tune. There are improvisational songs and traditional songs handed down from generation to generation, mostly accompanied by simple dance movements. Sarah's banquet songs are all songs sung by men, but women don't sing banquet songs, except "Sahus", which is a sad tune for girls to get married.
Flower is a folk song sung by Salar in Chinese, which is mainly popular in Xunhua Salar Autonomous County, Tuotu in Hualong County, Dahejia and Liujiaji in Gansu Province. Sarah's "flowers" are loud and bright, free and unrestrained. Sarah's "Wall" mode has various internal organizations, and its tonal layout is quite logical, artistic and expressive. Influenced by Tibetan folk songs, the Salar "Huaer" is euphemistic and melodious, with vibrato when singing, and most of them add Salar and local dialects to sentences, forming a unique style.
Salar labor songs are produced by the Salar people in the long-term collective labor process. They are closely consistent with the rhythm of labor, with weak melody, mostly in the form of harmony, high and bright tone, rough and heroic northwest plateau style, active atmosphere, playing the role of entertainment and relieving fatigue. There are mainly Lamu chant, logging chant, ferry chant, harvesting chant, flail chant, wall chant, tile chant and so on.
Salar children's songs are lively and interesting, which are mostly related to children's lives and games. By singing, children can indirectly or directly understand the surrounding environment and develop their intelligence, which can be described as knowledge songs. Its artistic features are short melody and easy-to-understand lyrics.
"Yuer" is a traditional love song sung by Salars in their own national language. Due to the taboo and opposition of feudal ethics, this kind of love song is sung behind people's backs in fields, fields, mills and other places, and it is strictly forbidden to sing in village houses. "Her" reflects the young men and women of the Salar nationality's pursuit of free marriage.