The Ariya chanting melody of the Cham people will forever resonate.

Cham literature has left behind many valuable folk works for posterity, both in terms of content and artistry. Besides folk songs, the Cham people also created the lục bát (six-eight) verse form and the Ariya chanting art.

The Ariya training class was opened by the Provincial Museum in Beiping in 2023.

Ariya's value in the community

Lam Dong province has a large Cham population, with over 40,000 people, accounting for more than 22% of the total Cham population in Vietnam. In Cham villages, there are still a few families of priests, religious leaders, and artisans who preserve ancient texts recording the classical Ariya poetry recitation.

According to the distinguished artisan Lam Tan Binh (Binh Tien village, Bac Binh commune): Ariya is a type of literature composed in the Cham script, handwritten on various types of paper and passed down through many generations. The Cham Ariya genre is rich in content and diverse in recitation style, possessing a high level of folk literary and artistic value. Some poems are only a few dozen lines long, while others can be hundreds of lines long.

Ariya chanting is deeply intertwined with the cultural life of the Cham people, from daily activities to community rituals. More than just a form of entertainment, Ariya is a treasure trove of knowledge, emotions, and beliefs passed down through generations, preserved through both oral tradition and ancient Cham texts. Cham Ariya chants are often anonymous, considered collective creations, reflecting daily life, festivals, funerals, and community events. The chants contain humanistic messages, encouraging people to live in unity, loyalty, filial piety, goodness, and to work together to build a better homeland and country.

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Distinguished artist Lam Tan Binh added: Ariya doesn't require a sophisticated performance environment and can be sung anytime, anywhere. For farmers, after a hard day's work, singing Ariya is a way to relieve fatigue and find simple yet profound spiritual joy. Especially during funerals, the sound of Ariya acts as a soothing balm, offering gentle comfort and condolences to the deceased.

In June 2025, Ariya chanting was recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage. This demonstrates the unique historical, cultural, and artistic value of Ariya, affirming its important position in Vietnam's cultural heritage.

To let the heritage of Ariya singing resonate far and wide.

To be able to read and memorize the Ariya epics, Ariya singers need to have a good memory and knowledge of the Cham script for regular practice. Therefore, the artists who know how to perform Ariya chanting are mainly elderly people. However, many of these artists are now old, and some have passed away, taking the Ariya heritage with them. Therefore, in recent years, the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has focused on organizing classes to teach the art of Ariya chanting within the community.

Ms. Lu Thai Tuyen, Deputy Director of the Lam Dong Provincial Museum, said: Implementing Project 6 on “Preserving and promoting the fine traditional cultural values ​​of ethnic minorities associated with tourism development,” the Provincial Museum has opened two classes to teach Ariya chanting of the Cham people in Bac Binh commune for 40 students. The classes include both elderly people and young people, including women. The local authorities create conditions for artisans and the younger generation to restore and maintain the cultural space in a way that is suitable for modern life, and regularly organize Ariya chanting sessions in community activities to help young people better understand the heritage.

Ms. Nguyen Huu Lan Chi, from Binh Minh village, Bac Binh commune, shared: “Since I was little, I’ve heard the elders in the village and my father sing Ariya songs. Although this is a difficult genre, as young people, we will try our best to learn this cultural heritage of our nation.”

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The Cham Ariya songs are the pure "milk" that nourishes the human soul. With the attention of the State and local authorities, each artisan, each family, and the Cham community must work together to preserve and spread this value so that the Ariya songs will resonate even further.

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