Kagyin (poetic form)
A kagyin (Burmese: ကာချင်း; pronounced [kàdʑɪ́ɰ̃]) is a form of Burmese martial song performed during a shield dance (Burmese: ကာက; pronounced [kàka̰]).[1] Its purpose is to inspire both the singer and their audience with national spirit and patriotism.[2] A kagyin is sung while performing systematic defensive footwork, a sword in the right hand and a ka[note 1] in the left.[3]
Kagyins were first performed in 1312 during the reign of Thihathu. The form further developed in the Pinya Kingdom under Kyawswa I.
Format[edit]
A kagyin does not use four syllables in each line, unlike the classical Burmese verse from which it is derived.
As a yadu is sometimes written between the verses of luta poetry, a thanbauk can be written into a kagyin.
Subject[edit]
Most kagyin describe the beauty of the three seasons, seasonal flowers, and the development of the state, as in egyin and angyin.
Notable composers and works[edit]
The Myinsaing Shwepyi Kagyin of Kyawswa I is most well-known today.[4][5] It is assigned to 11th graders studying Burmese literature and poetry.
Notes[edit]
- ^ A ka (ကာ) is an ancient Burmese shield.
References[edit]
- ^ ʼEʺ (Ūʺ.), Moṅʻ Moṅʻ (1977). Mranʻ mā cā pe nhaṅʻʹ Rakhuiṅʻ yañʻ kyeʺ mhu ʼa phvaṅʻʹ (in Burmese). Goʻkī Cā pe tuikʻ.
- ^ Nuiṅʻ (Rāmañña.), Kui Kui (1985). Mranʻ māʹ coṅʻʺ ci koṅʻʺ ca rā nhaṅʻʹ tatʻ koṅʻʺ ca rā (in Burmese). Cā pe Bimānʻ.
- ^ Htut (U), Ye (1997). Myanmar Dances. Win Sarpay.
- ^ Kabyā saṅgaha medanī: kabyāʹ ʼa chī ʼa nhacʻ poṅʻʺ khyupʻ (in Burmese). Haṃsāvatī Puṃ nhipʻ tuikʻ. 1966.
- ^ Mranʻ māʹ cvayʻ cuṃ kyamʻʺ: (kya (in Burmese). Mranʻ mā nuiṅʻ ṅaṃ bhā sā pranʻ cā pe ʼa taṅʻʺ. 1954.