"''Man Taung Yeik Kho''" ( my, မန်းတောင်ရိပ်ခို, ), is a Burmese cultural song composed in 1947 by Burmese musician

Myoma Nyein Myoma Nyein (; born Kyaw Nyein, 25 January 1909 – 15 September 1955) was a renowned Burmese musician and composer. He was a founder of '' Myoma Band'', the longest surviving music band in the modern Burmese history. Between 1935 and 1939, ...

, one of the greatest musicians in Burmese classical music. The song contains a description of

Thingyan Thingyan (, ; Arakanese: ; from Sanskrit '' saṁkrānti,'' which means "transit f the Sun from Pisces to Aries) is the Burmese New Year Festival that usually occurs in middle of April. Thingyan is the first ever water festival celebrated in ...

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Mandalay Hill Mandalay Hill ( ) is a hill that is located to the northeast of the city centre of Mandalay in Myanmar. The city took its name from the hill. Mandalay Hill is known for its abundance of pagodas and monasteries, and has been a major pilgrimage s ...

and Nandar Lake. The song was selected as one of the greatest Thingyan theme songs of all time. Since "Man Taung Yeik Kho" song was a national legacy song of Thingyan festival, as the saying goes, "''Thingyan will not be complete without Man Taung Yeik Kho'' ".

History

"Man Taung Yeik Kho" was composed by Myoma Nyein in 1947, but in 2001 it was rumored that the song was co-written by Ba Thein and A One Sayar Nya together with Myoma Nyein. They selected one verse from each of their three songs and created as a medley song. However, the 1975 issue of ''Myoma Shwe Yatu'' Magazine, stated that the song was a work of Myoma Nyein. The first original singer of the song was Ant Gyi, background played by the BT Brothers Instrument Band, and was first broadcast on the Burma Radio in 1950.

Lyrics

One of verses from the song. It is said to be composed by Myoma Nyein:

References

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