靖州“三锹”的多声部民歌,早已为人们所关注。自五十年代初,不少专家学者相继深入烂泥冲(今新街)考察,为多达四个声部的民歌赞叹不已。但至今对这些民歌的族属、渊源、特征等,尚无定论。一九八三年春,我参加人口普查、民族识别的工作,对当地的历史、经济、民俗、语言以及民歌等进行了比较系统的调查和研究,现将调查情况和几点见解介绍如下。 Jingzhou “three shovels” multi-part folk song, has long been of concern to people. Since the early 1950s, many experts and scholars have gone deep into the study of Nabkhong (Today Street) and praised the folk songs of up to four voices. However, to date, the ethnicity, origin and characteristics of these folk songs have not yet been decided. In the spring of 1983, I took part in the census and national identification work, and conducted a systematic investigation and study of the local history, economy, folklore, language and folk songs. The survey and some opinions are as follows.