In the Zhuang culture, songs are absolutely unique, and the place where the Zhuang people live is even called the "Sea of ??Songs." Unlike other ethnic groups, Zhuang people understand the music culture in their work and life out of their infinite love for their hometown and folk songs. It is truly singing for the sake of singing!

Zhuang folk songs are referred to as "Zhuang songs", also known as "Zhuang folk songs", which generally refer to folk songs sung by the Zhuang people in Zhuang dialect. Zhuang songs can be traced back to the hunting cries of the Zhuang people in their primitive society. Although shouting cannot be regarded as a song, it undoubtedly gave birth to the seeds of Zhuang folk songs.

Zhuang songs in the true sense should start from the productive labor and sacrificial activities in the primitive society of the Zhuang people, which can be seen from the customs and habits of the current ethnic minorities. The ancient song fair and hydrangea of ??the Zhuang people in Guangxi have been passed down to this day. The earliest record of the hydrangea can be found in the Ningming Huashan murals. At that time, it was a spherical bronze weapon that was thrown out to hit prey during hunting. This is why the Zhuang hydrangea is called a flying weight in ancient books.

The Zhuang people are known for their "good songs", and Zhuang Township is known as the "sea of ??songs". Zhuang people are good at expressing their life and expressing their thoughts and feelings through folk songs. Zhuang people have a long history of folk songs. The Zhuang people have been singing since the founding of the world in Pangu until now. Almost everyone can sing well, and they are close to the point where "songs speak for themselves". They are simple, natural, real, and have a strong local flavor, especially because of their short structure. Harmonious in flavor, catchy in the mouth, easy to sing and memorize, and easy to spread, Zhuang folk songs have a wide range of themes, rich content, and various forms of artistic expression, vividly and profoundly reflecting all aspects of social life.

Emotional classification of Zhuang folk songs

The ancient folk songs of Zhuang include songs of complaint (Bitter Song of Long-term Workers, Bitter Song of Wife, Bitter Song of Being Single, Song of Sighing Bitterness, Song of Resentment, etc. ), love songs (folk songs, set songs, interrogation songs, hymns, fawning songs, love songs, love songs, friendship songs, vow songs, farewell songs, etc.), custom songs (celebration songs, prayer songs, ritual songs, toasts) songs, welcome songs, farewell songs, lullabies, funeral songs, wedding songs, etc.), production and labor songs, pan songs, historical songs, current affairs songs, nursery rhymes, revolutionary songs, etc.

Zhuang folk songs can be divided into three categories in terms of genre

The main ones are called "Hua Zhao", "Hua Sui" and "Si Tiao" in Zhuang dialect, that is, "Shi Hao" , 'singing' and 'poetry'. In addition, there are free-style folk songs. Each song has no definite sentence and each sentence has no definite word. It can be long or short. Shi Zhao is also known as "Shi Tai Pai". It is a long poem that tells a story.

There are people, things and riddles (called "Gu Gu Yao" in Zhuang language), etc., such as Zhao Ganluo and Emperor Qianlong. Zhu Yingbai, Zhu Yingbai, mosquitoes. The lyrics range from dozens to hundreds of sentences. There are five characters, seven characters and nine characters in the sentence. Zhuang songs are divided into two genres: blank and rhymed. There are some rhymed Zhuang songs with single rhyme and waist rhyme, some with repeated sentences and non-repeated sentences, some with foot rhymes that rhyme with each other, some with foot rhymes and waist rhymes that rhyme with each other, and some with foot rhymes and alliteration that rhyme with each other, especially later. It is rather peculiar and rare in all kinds of poetry.

When singing Zhuangxiang folk songs, you must abide by the agreed etiquette and cannot sing indiscriminately. Especially for political songs, ritual songs and love songs, there are traditional rules on when to sing them. In customary songs, what should be sung for sacrifices, what should be sung for weddings, and what should be sung for funerals should not be sung upside down. There are also different welcome songs to welcome different guests. Zhuang folk songs have different names due to the different dialects in the north and south: Huan, Xi, Jia, Bi and Lun.

Each district or township has several tones, including flat tones for narrative, happy tones to express joyful emotions, etc. The singing methods of folk songs include solo singing, duet singing, lead singing, chorus, etc., whether it is branch vocal style, harmony style or polyphonic style. Zhuang multi-part folk songs are highly ideological and deeply rooted in people's character. They are relatively mature and perfect in artistic form. They are a form of spiritual civilization created by the Zhuang people in their long-term life practice and are regarded as the history of Zhuang folk music. Raised peaks.

Everyone of the Zhuang people loves to sing. Legend has it that the ancient Zhuang people used folk songs to communicate with their ancestor Buluo Tuo. It is no exaggeration to say that wherever Zhuang people live together, there are folk songs, in the fields, You can always hear melodious folk songs after working in the evening and at weddings and weddings. Folk songs are indispensable for various festivals.

The tunes of Zhuang’s original folk songs vary from place to place. Not only are they sung in daily life and at home, but there are also regular folk song singing gatherings called "Song Fair" or "Song Festival".

The date of the song fair is mainly on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar. Gewei can be divided into daygewei and nightgewei. Rige Fair is in the wild, and its main content is for young people to "choose a mate based on songs". In the village, Yegewei mainly sings production songs, seasonal songs, pan songs and historical songs that teach production and life knowledge and skills.