Lyrics form of Tujia folk songs

Tujia lyrics mostly use seven words, such as: "The evening breeze gently shakes the treetops, the moon quietly goes upstairs to the corner, and my sister gently walks out, and there will be a brother in the bamboo forest." Five-character songs are also unique folk songs of Tujia people, such as: "Men look at their height, sisters wash clothes in the river, men wave to their sisters, sisters look up in the river, and mallets beat on stones." The colorful social life determines the diversity of Tujia folk songs. Diversified themes not only become a major feature of the style itself, but also be reflected in the music form with tunes as the main body, thus playing a vital role in the formation of Tujia music artistic style. Liner words also play an important role in Tujia folk songs. Auxiliary words are widely used and have their own characteristics, such as "love to make", "good", "feed clothes", "Luo", "Na", "Mom", "Oh", "Alas" and "Sister Luo".