Ainggyin

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Ainggyin (Burmese : အိုင်ချင်း, pronounced [ʔàɪɰ̃dʑɪ́ɰ̃] ) is a Burmese form of poetry which is often referred as a kind of folk-song. [1] Ainggyins are said to be the reflections of the rural culture of Burma. [2] Ainggyin was first started in the First Kingdom of Ava and later developed in the Nyaungyan period and continued to the Konbaung period. [3]

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The Burmese word "အိုင်" ("Aing"; pronounced [ʔàɪɰ̃] ) refers to "Speaking out loud". Ainggyins are usually sung in groups by paddy transplanters. [4]

Format

There are two types of ainggyin:

Ainggyin is started with the phrase "ချစ်တဲ့သူငယ်လေ" (lit.'To dearest friends'). [5] Composition style is flexible.

Notable composers and works

Many ainggyins in the Burmese literature world are composed by Taungdwin Shin Nyein Me whose ainggyins are prescribed in the school textbooks for students of Burmese poetry. Royal poets like Letwe Thondara and Kinwun Mingyi U Kaung also wrote some ainggyins.

The famous ainggyins include:

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References

  1. 1 2 သူ, ထီလာစစ် (1998). Critiques on Myanmar Poetry: An Appreciation (in Burmese). Moe Min Sarpay.
  2. Sandar Lwin (18 November 2019). "Myanmar Rural Culture Reflecting in Ainggyin Poems". Dagon University Research Journal. pp. 1–4. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3545248.
  3. စာအုပ်စာပေ (in Burmese). စာပေဗိမာန်. 1973.
  4. မြန်မာ့စွယ်စုံကျမ်း (in Burmese). မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ဘာသာပြန်စာပေအသင်း. 1954.
  5. ငွေတာရီမဂ္ဂဇင်း (in Burmese). ဦးအေးမောင်. July 1985.

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