| Description |
Folk songs of the Bo Y people in Quyet Tien commune, Quan Ba district, Ha Giang province are lyrics and verses performed in festivals, weddings, longevity celebrations and in daily life: when working in the fields, building houses, when guests come to the house, singing love songs... Folk songs of the Bo Y people have a long history of development. In Bo Y folk songs, there are many popular love songs, expressing the feelings of couples - men and women with many levels of emotions in love. Besides, love songs of the Bo Y people also cleverly use metaphors, comparisons with equal comparisons (like, is).
The songs have short and long sentences, one sentence rhymes with a stressed tone, one sentence rhymes with a flat tone at the end of the sentence. The Bo Y people use repetition with high frequency, skillfully, not boring for the listener but always changing, adding new content and words. The song does not have many melodies, rhythms, is sung in a steady beat and is sung in the "voice-pulsing" style. The supporting musical instrument is the Bronze Drum.
Folk Songs of the Bố Y with clear and easy-to-understand lyrics and meanings contain educational content towards the origin of the nation, towards truth - goodness - beauty, solidarity, satisfying the entertainment needs of the community, contributing to encouraging and motivating people in labor production. With its typical value, Folk Songs of the Bố Y were included in the List of National Intangible Cultural Heritage by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism under Decision No. 266/QD-BVHTTDL dated January 30, 2018. |
