Long ago, Kazakhs lived near a forest and lived a quiet nomadic life. As a result, a vicious blind bear appeared in the forest. It often ran out to hurt herders and livestock, which made people restless. The king sent several hunters, and they were all hurt by the blind bear.
The king's son named Dong asked his father to let him defeat the blind bear. Because of his father's refusal, Dong went to the blind bear with bows and arrows and traps, and fought vigorously with the blind bear, killing the blind bear and unfortunately sacrificing. When the herdsmen found the prince's body, they all cried, and no one dared to tell the king the news.
At this time, an old herder named Akon stood up and volunteered to see the king. The king asked him, "Do you know the whereabouts of the prince?" Akon pointed to a tall pine tree and said, "Your Majesty, it knows the whereabouts of the prince." The king said angrily, "if it doesn't tell me tomorrow, I'll kill you!" " "
With the help of herdsmen, the clever Akon cut down a branch and made it into a beautiful musical instrument overnight. The next day, on the grassland in front of the big forest, he praised the prince's feat with the piano and poured out his reverence and nostalgia.
There are bursts of pines in the piano, the roar of princes, the wailing of blind bears, and the sad sobs of people on the grassland. The king was very sad when he listened to the piano. It was a musical instrument made of pine that told the king and prince the sad news.
The sound of the piano is vigorous and passionate for a while, deep and euphemistic for a while, forceful for a while, and sobbing for a while. Since then, Kazakhs have their own musical instruments. To commemorate this prince, people named this instrument "Dong Bu La", and the folk singer who played Dong Bu La was called "Akon".
The relationship between Dong and performance and singing;
Dongbula is closely related to Akon's playing and singing. Akon's performance and singing enriched the grassland culture. Dong's songs are full of strong national temperament, personality, ideals and pursuits, and exude a strong flavor of life and regional customs. There are a lot of proverbs, metaphors and philosophies in the lyrics, which are wise and popular, alert and humorous, vivid and funny, concise and easy to understand.
Playing tunes is implicit and connotative; Some are exposed and unrestrained; Some are calm and lingering; Some of them are rough and tough, blending elements of eastern and western music, which is a true reflection of Kazakh national history and realistic spiritual world.
The lyrics and tunes are in perfect harmony, flying on the vast grassland, thus forming a portrayal of "songs and horses are the two wings of Kazakhs" and a national characteristic culture of "singing and singing" from birth to death.
Legends fill the gap in the history of faith. Dongbula, with its simple and light structure, absorbs the sound of heaven and earth, vividly conveys the unique musical vocabulary of grassland and expresses the joys and sorrows of Kazakh people. In class society, Dombrat Qin, accompanied by a shepherd's flying bonfire and Akon's impassioned tone, tells the resentment and bitterness on the grassland.