Kirgiz folk art "Manas Hankai's Wish" from the album "Music Map of China to hear Xinjiang Kirgiz Folk song Music Collection"

Manas. Hanikai's Wish

Folk art genre: Folk narrative long poem Nationality: Kirgiz Region: Xinjiang

Singing, Kumuz performance: Shalgen Aowukai

The volutous "Manas" is the national epic of the Kirgiz, Manas is the hero and leader of the Kirgiz, is the embodiment of the spiritual power of the Kirgiz, a collection of strength, courage, wisdom in a broad sense of the "Manas" as many as eight, describing the extraordinary and magnificent life of Manas and his seven generations of children, the narrow sense of "Manas" refers to the first of the eight, Composed of "miraculous birth", "outstanding achievements in childhood", "Yingwei's marriage", "leader of the tribal alliance", "great expedition" and "heroic sacrifice", it narrates in verse the heroic career of Manas in uniting ethnic groups and fighting against the Kalemaks and Ketais who enslaved them.

Kirgiz people will sing "Manas" the singer called "Manas Qi", in the long thousands of years, "Manas" no written records, only generations of "Manas Qi" oral mind and even dream taught, every festival festival, Manas Qi will be invited to sing poetry. The song, "Hanikai's Wish," sings the song of Princess Hanikai, the beloved wife of Manas, who wishes to win a horse race that will determine her fate, if she wins, she will be able to meet her child Sematai in peace, and if she loses, she will bring harm to herself and die at the hands of her child. Manaschi's singing is loud and sonorous, in the beautiful rhythm, or like a picture stretch, or in the circle of setbacks, the narrative will be pushed forward, tense and passionate, singing more and more strong, scattered words are dense and tense like a gong and drums, as if the story situation is also like a strong wind and rain on the face, vividly before the eyes.