YMB Saya Tin

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{{Short description|Burmese composer (1894–1950)}}
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| native_name = YMB ဆရာတင်
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1894|2|11}} <br/> Sunday, 7th waxing of [[Tabodwe]] 1255 [[Burmese calendar|ME]]
| origin = [[Mandalay]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1950|8|8|1894|2|12}} <br/> Tuesday, 10th waning of 2nd [[Waso]] 1312 ME
| genre = [[Music of Myanmar|Traditional Burmese music]]
| occupation = Musician, composer, teacher
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| years_active = 1918–1950
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'''YMB Saya Tin''' ({{langx|my|ဝိုင်အမ်ဘီဆရာတင်}}, {{IPA|my|wàɪ.àɰ̃.bì sʰəjà tɪ̀ɰ̃|pron}}; 11 February 1894 – 8 August 1950) was a Burmese composer. He was one of three well known pre-war composers with the name [[Sayar Tin]]. The others were {{ill|Nandawshay Saya Tin|my|တင်၊ ဆရာ (နန်းတော်ရှေ့)}} and {{ill|Thahaya Sayar Tin|my|တင်၊ ဆရာ၊ သဟာယ}}. He is best known for composing "[[Kaba Ma Kyei]]", the national anthem of Myanmar.

==Early life==
Tin was born in [[Mandalay]] on 11 February 1894 (7th waxing of Tabodwe 1255 [[Burmese calendar|ME]]) to [[Burmese honorific|Daw]] Thein and her husband [[Burmese honorific|U]] Yan Aung, a former official in the service of the last Burmese king [[Thibaw Min|Thibaw]].<ref name=msk-5-74>MSK 1964: 74</ref> He had one elder sister and one younger sister.

After finishing high school at the age of 17, Tin worked as a schoolteacher in a private school for the next three years. During his leisure time, Tin took up playing his [[concertina]], exploring its sounds, and studying [[Music of Myanmar|traditional Burmese music]].

==Musical career==
In 1918, Tin founded his own private school, the Young Men's Buddhist School in Mandalay, and came to be known as '''YMB ''Saya'' Tin''' (''săya'' meaning 'teacher' in Burmese). His school's musical troupe performed free of charge at charity events and weddings.

In 1930, Tin shut down his school and moved to Yangon, where his songs had been recorded and used in films. Tin met up with an old classmate of his, ''Tha Khin'' Ba Thaung, and joined his political movement known as [[Dobama Asiayone]] ({{lit|We Burmese Association}}).

==National anthem of Myanmar==
In 1930, Tin composed [[Kaba Ma Kyei#History|Dobama Song]] (တို့ဗမာသီချင်း – {{lit|We Burmans Song}}), in 1930, with Ba Thaung supplying the lyrics. Tin himself gave the first ceremonial rendition of the song on the flat ground of [[Shwedagon Pagoda]] at 5:00 pm on 20 July 1930. After the ceremony, Tin was imprisoned by British officers, who accused him of inciting insurgents. He was later released in 1946. In 1942, the song was adopted as the national anthem of the [[State of Burma]]. In 1947, it was used as a template for the [[Kaba Ma Kyei|national anthem of the Union of Burma]], for which Tin was awarded [[Burmese rupee|Rs.]]1,000/-. The Burmese government awarded him the title ''[[Wunna Kyawhtin]]'' ({{lit|The Beautiful-Famous One}}) on Independence Day, 4 January 1948.

==Death==
Tin died of [[tuberculosis]] on 8 August 1950, aged 56, and was buried in Yangon. Tin had composed over 4,000 songs.<ref name=msk-5-74/>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Myanma Swezon Kyan | publisher=[[Sarpay Beikman]] | language=Burmese | location=Yangon | year=1964 | edition=1 | volume=5 | editor=Myat Soe}}

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[[Category:1894 births]]
[[Category:1950 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century deaths from tuberculosis]]
[[Category:Burmese musicians]]
[[Category:National anthem writers]]
[[Category:Tuberculosis deaths in Myanmar]]
[[Category:Burmese people of World War II]]
[[Category:People from Mandalay]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Wunna Kyawhtin]]

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