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Sình ca singing is also known as "Sịnh ca". According to Cao Lan people, "Sịnh, sềnh" means "god, lord". According to folk understanding, "Sình" means "chanting", "ca" means "sing up, intone up". The subject community has a legend about the birth of this type of folk song. This is a male-female response song based on four-syllable four-line poetry and written in Han characters.
There are two types of Sình ca singing: Sình ca during the day and Sình ca at night. Sình ca singing during the day is practiced during New Year festivals, funerals, weddings, in the fields, and on streams. Singing at night takes place mainly indoors.
The themes of Sình ca are extremely rich and diverse, reflecting the love of homeland, love of men and women, love of family, love of labor, desire for a prosperous, happy, and commanding life, teach us what is good and what is right, etc.
The form of Sình ca is a four-line poem (four lines, each line consists of 7 words), transmitted orally from person to person, from previous generation to the next generation.
Sình ca singing has melodies such as lullabies, wedding songs, wine invitation songs, calling songs, prelude songs, promise songs, quiz songs, New Year songs, love match songs, etc. Easically, the rhythm and tone of Sình ca singing is gentle, smooth, and deep; The language is simple and close to everyday speech, so listeners can easily understand and absorb it.
When singing Sình ca, there are always dances that accompany, supplement, and simulate the content of the song. Some popular dances include shrimp scooping dance, conch dance, harvest-praying dance, farming dance, bird dance, etc. |
