Great Musician U Pyone Cho - Literature and Poetry Music

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U Pyone Cho (1240 - 1289)

U Pyone Cho, the author of the " Maha Gita Baungchag Gyi, " a book that music scholars and musicologists rely on , was born in 1240, a native of Kyaiklatt. He was the eldest son of Sayasi and Daw Htwe.

U Pyone Cho was born in Kyaiklat, but his father, Saya Si, was not from the Atla Delta region. He was from a noble family in Upper Burma. U Pyone Cho’s father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-grandfather were all nobles and courtiers who were favored by the Burmese kings. U Shwe Ruik, the chief of the nine noble families, including Ban Kyi and Ban Mo , was also U Pyone Cho’s “ great-grandfather .”

The Thayarawaddy War that occurred before 1198 CE

While the king's rebellion was causing many dukes, princes, and princes to be in danger and in turmoil, U Pyone Cho's ancestors, along with all their relatives and retinue, sailed down the Ayeyarwady River in large boats, established a village on the land where Pantanaw City now stands, and lived peacefully and quietly. U Pyone Cho was born from a lineage that had been hidden from view.

U Pyone Cho was a gifted child, and at the age of 11 he became a “writer.” This is likely because at that time, in 1251, Mayrayt and Maywe songs were very popular, and even adults could write songs that were so good that they could be admired. Therefore, by the time he was 16, U Pyone Cho had become a singer and a harpist, and he was already well-versed in the art of singing and playing the harp, and he was famous at royal ceremonies.

Thus, all the writers, playwrights and Pyone Cho who came to Kyaiklat and Pyapon often competed in intellectual competition. Pyone Cho was the only one who could write every word with complete meaning and touchingly, without any extra words.

U Pyone Cho was not only outstanding in literature, but also in all aspects of life, education, and other fields. In order to achieve this excellence, U Pyone Cho, from the age of 13, did not live with his parents, but went to live in Kunchangon and other towns and villages on his own, striving to acquire these skills without stopping.

U Pyone Cho was also a good painter. In the plays he himself organized, the palace, the city walls, the forest, and the mountain scenes were all drawn and installed by him as a painter.

Not only in painting, but also in sculpture and blacksmithing. He was also skilled in the work of making ironwork. He was also skilled in architecture, also called “engineering”. At that time, when U Pyone Cho was young, single-cylinder steamboats and iron boats sold abroad had not yet appeared in Burma. However, without having such a model, U Pyone Cho built a small steamboat about 4 feet or 5 feet long. One day, Major Mak Keew, who was in charge of the matter, came to Kyaiklat and asked U Pyone Cho if he had an engineering certificate. U Pyone Cho said that he did not have a certificate. However, the captain of the Irrawaddy steamship was very fond of him and allowed him to enter the Irrawaddy steamship's engine room and inspect it three times. He said that he had learned how to build such a small steamship, and that if he answered correctly, the owner would not do it again, or the government would arrest him, and he bought U Pyone Cho's ship for 50 kyats.

Not only that, but U Pyone Cho, who adheres to the motto “Seek knowledge, but be a fool,” approaches a fisherman who is fishing by the shore and learns how to fish. At the very least, he is skilled in the art of casting counterfeit coins, which the government does not allow.

Making fireworks, firecrackers, firecrackers, and firecrackers was not new to U Pyone Cho. Therefore, one day in 1915, during the First World War, U Pyone Cho accepted five kyats per firecracker for a firecracker festival in Thamein Htaw village, a part of Pyapon. At that time, only those who had been issued a government license could buy the “Potat” powder used in making firecrackers. However, U Pyone Cho, who also worked as a doctor, had no difficulty in buying the powder. Therefore, while he was putting the powder of gunpowder, medicine, salt, and firecracker on a stone board to make firecrackers, he accidentally scratched it with a knife, which exploded with a loud sound, and U Pyone Cho was burned to death. Therefore, U Pyone Cho told the whole story of his death to U Ba Oo, the lawyer in Bokalay, who was in charge of the I wrote a love letter to the mayor and other friends. In that love letter...

“ Fearful, terrifying, and terrifying. The fire that showed the sign of hell was burning, and everything around was burning. The two children were also lying on their backs, their feathers were flying, their blood was pale, their eyes were black and they were smiling, their whole body was swollen, their life as a monster changed again, and evil enemies were gathering again, and the conflict between the gods and the gods was real, and they were still angry with the gods, and their wives were crying loudly, and their children were asking for help, and the farmers nearby were asking them, and they were killing them immediately with poison, and they were giving them coconut water to drink, and their hearts were cold and they were happy. They were changing their original form, and their blood was good, and they were changing into a special life, and they were sending a message of love to U Ba U Sammardeva, and they were the source of everything, and my brother Pyone Cho sent a message of love.”

Upon receiving the letter, the close friends took a motorboat to U Pyone Cho's place, Patek Thabyachaung, and paid for his medical treatment at great expense.

Around 1917, British Era, near the end of World War I, U Pyone Cho joined the U Ba Shin Taung Soh drama troupe from Sampyo village as the managing director.

At that time, the Vinaya Alin newspaper was very famous in Yangon. The editorial department was headed by the late scholar U Maung Gyi, and the contemporary literature department was headed by Saya Pi Moe Ning, Saya Shwe, London art film director U Pu Gyi, Thuriya U Pu Kalay, and M. Po Cheung. The owner, U Tin, and his wife, Daw Sint, were enjoying a period of great economic prosperity due to the honesty, integrity, and knowledge of these teachers.

Daw Sint, a very religious woman, followed the teachings of the late Sayadaw and became the leader of the association that established the Than Siap and Kumari societies. Therefore, almost every day, monks, scholars, and lay people used to gather and discuss in the library of the Vinayalin newspaper. One day, when the Sayadaws were in a meeting, they came to the Abhidhamma Dhamma talk. When an editor sang the Dhamma music song "Te Bhumma", the Sayadaw asked, "Hey... who wrote the song?" "Sayara U Pyone Cho from Kyaiklatt," he replied, "Hey.. let's get this person and use him in your newspaper. There is not one in ten thousand people who are so versatile."

Thus, U Pyone Cho arrived in Yangon and became an editor at the Sinna Alin newspaper.

He was especially famous in the newspaper "Sinta Alin" under the pen name "Sein Ta Thet Ka". Then, when he moved to the newspaper "Myanmar Alin", he became very popular in the newspaper "Myanmar Alin" under the pen names "Phoe Min Kyaw" and "Aru Daw Nay Dun". During that time, he went on a pilgrimage to Kyaik Htee Yo Pagoda with U Phoe Ba, the "Aung Zeya Tu" medicine doctor. On the way back, he brought back the "Kyaik Htee Yo Nat Guide" booklet with information about the gods and goddesses, and his son U Pyone Cho, who wrote and edited it, increased the number of readers.

From Myanmar Light, he returned to work at the “Mawrawatty Newspaper” printing house of U Nyein, a cooperative secretary. At that time, he also helped write the “Myanmar Review Journal” published by that printing house as an editor.

Then, at the urging of U Myint, the owner of the National Printing House on 51st Street in eastern Yangon, who was still working at the newspaper called "Vanizza", he compiled and published the "Maha Geeta Printing House" for the first time, with a print run of 3,000 copies.

During this time, at the urging of U Pyay, a Burmese scholar at Yangon University, he also went to teach and lecture on the Devakumban drama.

Then, U Pyone Cho stepped in to work at the Thuriya newspaper office, where U Lun, a Burmese scholar known as “Thakin Htet Hmoing,” had resigned.

At that time, a Myanmar-wide jubilee poetry competition was held, and U Pyone Cho won the first prize, awarded by the former district governor, Mr. Bernard Houghton. The jubilee was featured in the Bandula Journal.

While working at the Suriya Press, he completed the writing of “The Book of Various Games” and “The Various Deceptions of Neza.” While he was working on the “Mahagitatha Dipani Book,” on Wednesday night, the 4th day of the first lunar month of the year 1289, at house number 25, Botahtaung 61st Street, U Pyone Cho passed away at the age of about 50.

( Taken from the book "The Poets' Collection" by Major Ba Thaung, known as Maung Suta)

Parade of honor

Music box, water, and moon

The ship is in a bad shape.

Because of his versatility in literature

The land of Kyaiklatt jewels

The news is pouring out.

Across the country than below

How can I not be filled with praise?

The fragrance of glory is fragrant.

The Pitaka Kolay

A master of arts

Asusu is wise.

Let's get to know people and gain understanding.

As much as I write (as much as I speak),

It is rare to find in Burma (or the world).

The teacher from Kyaiklatt

The song is sung by a singer,

Everyone, enough to get on your lips.

With great wisdom

The music continued, with a serious tone.

If I had to turn back,

The land of origin

A great friend and nobleman.

My grandfather is not yet honorable.

The nine kingdoms are nearby.

The Ban Ki-moon character is funny.

It seems like a headache.

With Shwe Bo Thakin in front of the house

Your Majesty, all the kings and nobles,

The reason is unclear.

From the time of the riots

I had to run to the ground to escape.

How far back in time has my family history come?

From Teacher Si and Daw Daw Htwe

I was born and raised by U Pyone Cho.

Forty-one thousand shops

A two-hundred-foot-long cave.

Really support.

Before adulthood

In the tenth year,

I know how to write, sing, and write poetry.

The law was invoked.

With great intelligence and humor

Sculpture, painting.

Like engineering.

With perfect knowledge

Throughout life, the

Worked as a playwright, scriptwriter, and editor

May the honors be multiplied.

Spreading art widely

The church is a fast-growing community.

U Pyone Cho is about a hundred years old.

(People...) The military parade. .