Miao songs include Our Name is Miao, People on Miao Mountain, Miao Dance Music, My Home in the Deep of Miao, My Hometown, I'm Not A Young Flower, Sister Blossom, Golden Miao Mountain, Lusheng Field, Miao Township Beauty and Friends Far away.
Ancestor songs mainly describe the emergence of human beings, the origin and migration of ethnic groups, such as Song of the Origin of Human Beings, The Flood, and so on. The theme of this kind of songs is positive and enterprising, which reflects the real history in a tortuous way to a certain extent and has the value of historical research. Songs and words for discussion: It reflects the social organization of Miao people in ancient times, mainly describing various social ethics and behavior norms, and persuading people to get rid of evil and do good.
introduction of Miao folk songs
Miao folk songs can be divided into several categories according to their contents, such as traveling songs (love songs), drinking songs, bitter songs, anti-songs, mourning songs, labor songs, current political songs, children's songs, riddle songs and so on, with different tunes.
Feige is a special folk song singing form popular in southeastern Guizhou. It is usually sung in the mountains. Its tune is high, bold and unrestrained, and the lingering sound is very distinctive. Its contents include love songs, current political songs, and singing forms include solo, duet and chorus. Various forms of folk songs include traditional lyrics and improvisation.
Gabaifu song is a kind of rap literature which is popular in southeastern Guizhou. It is a fusion of folk poems and legends. The singer sometimes narrates and sometimes sings, and its content mostly reflects real people and stories in civil disputes and social phenomena.
Besides, singing songs is an ancient way for young Miao men and women to express their wishes and show their talents to each other. The "pan songs" of Miao people in Zhaotong area are very interesting.
In a song, the man usually sings first. The two sides showed their talents by duet. If the man loses, the woman will splash the man away with water. Splashing water in Miao family is not malicious, but a kind of good-will baptism. If the Israeli side answers the questions, and sings with each other, you can still sing to get engaged.