{{Short description|Percussion instrument from Vietnam}} [[File:Song loan.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Song loan]] A '''song loan''', ({{IPA|vi|sawŋm˧ lwaːŋ˧}}) or '''song lang''' or '''song lan''') is a [[percussion instrument]] ([[idiophone]]) used in Vietnamese traditional music.<ref>Asia Folklore Association The values and diversity of Asian folklore in the global integration - Page 423 2006 "... sometimes replaced by "song loan" to accompany and keep rhythm);"</ref><ref>''Experimental musical instruments'' Volumes 12-13 1996 - Page 15 "The nhac tien (Example 5) is a variation on the traditional song loan and senh tien."</ref>

==Construction== The song loan consists of a hollow wooden body about 7&nbsp;cm in diameter attached to a flexible curved metal piece ended with a wooden ball.

==Playing== It is put on the ground and can be played by using the foot to force the ball to beat the body of the instrument.

== Performance == The song loan is mostly used to keep the [[beat (music)|beat]] in Vietnamese traditional [[chamber music]] such as [[ca Huế]]), and theatrical music such as [[nhạc tài tử]] and [[cải lương]].

==See also== * [[Castanets]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

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