Sa lệch chênh belongs to the Sa lệch melody system in Chèo. This melody is lyrical. In addition, the Sa lệch melody system consists of Sa lệch bằng and Sa lệch xếp. The Sa lệch melodies often have a common feature, syncopation, which starts as soon as the beginning of the singing sentence. This act introduces the Sa lệch chênh melody through the solo of the nhị two-string fiddle.

Thảm trần tình was sung by character Thị Phương in a Chèo play called “Trương Viên”, which is about Thị Phương’s difficult circumstance when she had to take her mother-in-law back to her hometown while her husband was in the battle. Therefore, this melody has the features of grievance and mournfulness. Those emotions were expressed through the skillful and inspiring nhị instrumental music of artist Minh Nhương.

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