The spresent singing of the stroll, greeting and carolssinging, greeting singing in “phường vải” singing of the Nghệ Tĩnh people

Abstract

There are 3 distinct stages in "Hát phường vải". The first stage: the Singing of the Stroll (hát dạo), the singing of greeting (hát chào), the singing of carols (hát mừng); The second stage: Singing of answer (hát đối đáp) and singing of questions (hát hỏi); The third stage: Singing of carends (hát xe kết), singing of farewell (hát tiễn). This article focuses on the first stage. The key characteristics of this stage are: a) The Setting: Women typically sit/stand while engaged in  spinning, while men  are standing at a distance in the yard of house; b) The genre of poetry: Both male and female roles use either the hexagonal or the inhexagonal poetic forms; c) Pronoun usage: c1. Commonnalitess: Both men and women often use abbreviate address (first person); use the pronoun /ai/ ; use paired response pronouns such as  /that (đây)...here/; / ta… ta/; c2. Differences: Men often address women using terms such as “trees”, “flowers”, beautiful scenery (peach, willow); women refer to men as characters in literary works, historical figures; d) Content of speech: Men mentioned more rich content of words than women, men mentioned 5 content aspects, women mentioned 3 content areas.