镇巴民歌是世世代代生息繁衍在陕西省汉中市镇巴县的大巴山儿女创造的一种绚丽多彩的民间艺术。镇巴民歌种类繁多,有劳动号子、山歌号子、调子、茅山歌、小调、民俗歌曲、祭祀歌曲等。全县24个乡镇,皆有民歌分布。现已搜集镇巴民歌4000余首。这些作品题材广泛,日常劳动生活、风俗礼仪、道德规范、风土人情、祭神祈福、男欢女爱等内容均有反映。其歌词大都运用比兴手法,语言朴实、生动、简练、自然、流畅,既有现实主义的描写,又充满了浪漫主义的幻想色彩。镇巴民歌的音乐多为单乐段结构,其调式结构以四声或五声微调式居多,其他依次为羽、商、宫调式,旋律优雅朴实。镇巴民歌是民族音乐文化的宝库,不少现代音乐家都曾用镇巴民歌的音乐素材创作了大量有地方特色的音乐作品。镇巴民歌已列入第二批国家级非物质文化遗产名录。 Zhenba folk songs are a colorful and colorful folk art created by the sons and daughters of Dabashan Mountain, a town where Zhenba County, Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province, has been living for generations. There are many kinds of folk songs in town and town, including labor trumpets, folk songs, melodies, maoshan songs, minor songs, folk songs, sacrificial songs and so on. The county 24 towns, all folk songs distribution. Zhenba has collected more than 4000 song folk songs. These works are widely subject matter, daily working life, customs, ethics, customs, worship God blessings, men and women love are reflected. Most of its lyrics are more than the use of techniques, simple language, vivid, concise, natural, smooth, both realistic description, but also full of romantic fantasy colors. The ballad music of Zhenba is mostly a single piece of music structure. The structure of the tone is mostly in four or five fine tuning styles, and the other ones are plume, merchants and palace style. The melody is elegant and simple. The ballads of Zhenba are the treasure house of the national music culture. Many modern musicians have created a large number of musical works with local characteristics with the music materials of Zhenba folk songs. Zhenba folk songs have been included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.