Saya Tin
Saya Tin ( Burmese သခင် တင် ; born February 12, 1894 in Mandalay , † August 8, 1950 in Rangoon ) was a Burmese musician and composer who wrote the national anthem of Myanmar (Burma), Gba Majay Bma .
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Saya Tin was born in Mandalay , Myanmar. His father, U Yan Aung, was in the service of the last Burmese king, Thibaw . He had an older sister and a younger sister.
He graduated from school in 1909 at the age of 17 and became a teacher at a private school. In his spare time he played his concertina (a hexagonal harmonica) and sang. However, since this was frowned upon, he had to give up his teaching post because of sustained criticism.
Musical career
After his resignation, he continued to work on his concertina, researching its sounds and tone patterns and also composing modern songs for the then famous dancers from Mandalay. In 1918, at the request of his former students, he finally founded his own private school "Young Men Buddhist School" and became known as YMB Saya Tin. He and his students also founded a music group that performed free of charge at charity events and weddings.
His fame grew and he had to travel to Rangoon more often , where his songs were recorded and sold or used for commercial film productions. It was so consumed by it that he ran out of time to continue his school, so he had to close it. He eventually moved to Rangoon, where he met his old classmate, Thakhin Ba Thaung . In the following period he also joined the Dobama Asiayone political party .
Gba Majay Bma
Saya Tin composed the song Gba Majay Bma together with Thakin Ba Thaung, who wrote the patriotic text. The song was officially performed for the first time by Saya Tin on July 20, 1930 at 5 p.m. at Shwedagon Pagoda.
In 1947 the song was adopted as the national anthem of Burma. Saya Tin received 1000 kyats for this . On Independence Day in 1950 he was also awarded the title Wunna Kyaw Htin (the admirably famous).
According to his students, he wrote over 4,000 songs during his time in Rangoon, but as an artist he made little money.
death
Because of overwork and poor health, he was admitted to the Rangoon General Hospital on August 7, 1950. One day later, on August 8, 1950, he died of tuberculosis . He is buried in the Kyan-daw cemetery in Rangoon.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Tin, Saya |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Burmese musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mandalay , Myanmar |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 8, 1950 |
| Place of death | Rangoon |