Hok Bot

Originally the piece existed as a ‘song chan’ song (a moderate tempo piece) for a Mahori ensemble, dating back to the Ayutthaya period. The piece, formerly known as ‘Yikin Hok Bot’ or ‘Likin Hok Bot’, was in one part, played in a ‘Prob-Kai’ rhythmic drum cycle, consisting of 8-beat cycle. Later, Phra Praditphairoh (Master Mee-khaek or Mee Duriyang) enlarged it into a ‘sam chan’ piece and Jang-wang Tua Pattayakosol reduced it into a ‘chan deow’ Piece, making up a complete ‘tao’ (consisting of slow, moderate, and fast movements).
The lyrics was adapted from ‘I-nao’, a romantic literature written by King Rama II.