| Description |
Pa Dung, also known as "Pa Dung" or "Pao Dung", is a folk song of the Dao people. These are songs composed and passed down by the people, born a long time ago, originating from production labor and ancestor worship. Pa Dung, meaning singing Vi, is a popular folk music form of the Dao people. Pa Dung has two singing styles: daily Pa Dung and religious Pa Dung. Daily Pa Dung includes: lullabies, singing for fun, singing love songs, singing between men and women, singing lament...; Religious Pa Dung - customs includes songs used in traditional ceremonies of the Dao people such as coming of age ceremony, wedding ceremony, funeral or full month offering,… Singing in the daily style mainly relies on the "improvisation" talent of the singer, based on a number of available melodies, depending on the circumstances and the audience, a theme has different lyrics.
In "Pao Dung", the Dao people divide singing into three forms. The first is singing (Pao dung), in this form, people sing with the longest breath; the second is reading singing (To dung), which is a form of singing with average breath, not taking as much breath as "Pao dung"; the third is speaking singing (Coong dung), this is the fastest form of singing, almost like talking to each other, sometimes with chanting and prolonging the voice.
Through singing Pa Dung, Dao people express their thoughts, feelings, and wishes for a better life. Therefore, Pa Dung has a very important spiritual and cultural value for Dao people. With its typical value, Pa Dung of Dao people was included in the List of National Intangible Cultural Heritage by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism under Decision No. 4069/QD-BVHTTDL dated October 30, 2018. |
