Tajik folk songs
The Tajik people are a fusion of tribes that spoke Iranian languages before the Common Era and Tajiks who later migrated from the western and southern Pamirs to the Taxkorgan area. They are mainly distributed in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and a few are scattered in Shache, Zepu, Yecheng, Pishan and other areas on the western edge of the Tarim Basin to the east of the county. "Tajik" is the self-name of this ethnic group. The Tajik people have their own language, which is generally written in Uygur, and believe in Islam. The music of the Tajik people is Arabic-style, including singing and playing songs, songs and dances, sheep-grabbing songs, mourning songs, love songs and religious songs. The unique musical instruments are Nayi (a short flute made of eagle wing bones), Balanzikuomu (a plucked seven-stringed harp) and Rebupu (a plucked six-stringed harp). Tajik folk songs include "Bayite" (general folk songs), "Mai Yilis" (narrative songs), "Feilaike" (a sad song in the Sarikule dialect), and "Taleken" (funeral songs). This is one of the most famous love songs of the Tajik people. The famous movie interlude "Why are the flowers so red" comes from this song. The female voice sings the highest praise and admiration for Gulibita, and the plucked er and other Xinjiang-style instruments bring a strong Western color, making the originally slightly strange melody more unique and charming. In the rhythm of world music style, the mood of sadness and longing permeates the entire space, which is very moving. Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County is located on the Pamir Plateau. "Pamir" is Persian, meaning "Roof of the World". The ancient Chinese history book "Mu Tianzi Zhuan" called it Chunshan, and the "Ancient Journey to the West Mu Tianzi Zhuan" noted that "Chunshan is the only high mountain in the world." The average altitude here is 4,000 meters, and the highest point is 7,700 meters above sea level. Because it is located on the top of the earth, it is known as the "ancestor of all mountains." The Tajik people living here have deep eyes and high noses. There are simple ballads among them, and their folk songs are more like songs in heaven. Every word and sentence seems to permeate the long-accumulated power, hitting your heart, intoxicating and shocking. Tajik folk songs are very rich in content. There are folk songs that reflect ancient social life, folk customs, praise love and religious rituals. The main types include: custom songs, love songs, narrative long poems, and each type includes many categories. There are many folk songs in Tajik weddings. When a girl gets married, people will sing the "marriage song" "Guli Alufu". The lyrics mean to bless the girl and wish her to find a good husband. On the morning of the wedding, people will sing the folk song "Sibie". The lyrics mean to let the host get up early to entertain the guests. Then they will sing "Ziyaofatmikenayaoremu", which means to let the host entertain the guests warmly and generously. The Tajik folk "Roubai" is also a form of folk song. The word "Roubai" means "four" in Tajik. The lyrics are four sentences in a couplet, with a compact structure, and each song expresses one idea. At a gathering of peers, one person plays the piano, and everyone sings the roubai one by one, forming a duet. The lyrics can be composed by themselves or handed down. There are more than a thousand folk roubais collected, and their content is also very wide. Some talk about ethics and morality, and help others, but more express the theme of love. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)