This is one of the most lyrical songs with the lyrics sending moving messages. Its lyrics are often poetic sentences with seven or eight words. They are sometimes the six-eight-word verses with the plaintive content. Its tune is clear and calm.

Phú nói in hát văn is influenced by hát nói (recitative) of ca trù, a popular traditional musical type of Việt people. Phú nói has to be performed with a mature and slow style, in which each word is sung clearly and slowly. Performers have to gather air in their necks and release it slowly with singing expletives and without opening their mouths widely. The ư hư expletive, which is typical in hát nói of ca trù, is applied to the Phú nói melody of hát văn. Nevertheless, instead of using the ư hư expletive all the time, performers can sing the i i expletive, which is a typical characteristic of hát văn. The nguyệt (moon-shaped lute) also simulates the sounds of the đáy lute, which is a typical instrument of the ca trù art. The lyrics of Phú nói are a poem with a seven-seven-six-eight metre. Each musical phrase is corresponding to one verse sentence. This style can express the lyrics coherently; thus, it is preferred by the cung văn. Phú nói is performed in triple time at a slow tempo, and strings tuned to dây bằng. In hát văn thờ, Phú nói usually appears after Phú bình and Phú chênh.

Lượn lặn song is similar to Hà lều (please refer to track 11). Where Hà lều is sung with a seven-seven meter poem, Lượn lặn is sung with twelve-word poem. The lyrics are about confidence in love.

Phú chênh was once performed only in the hát văn thờ; however, the cung văn now perform it in hát văn hầu. Different high and low registers are included in Phú chênh; especially, in the middle, each singing word is lengthened, breaking the highlight of the poetic beat to create unsteadiness, which is where this melody gets its name. In hát văn thờ, as regulated, Phú bình is followed by Phú chênh. Phú chênh is performed in triple time in a moderate tempo, and its tuning is dây bằng. Similar to Phú bình, Phú chênh has the structure of seven-seven-six-eight-seven metre. The vay trả singing style or gối trổ can also be found in Phú chênh.

While the Phú melodies are performed in triple time, Dọc melodies are sung in duple time. Duple time means that two out of four beats are played by the cảnh cymbals. nhị cú means each section includes a pair of six-eight metre and a pair of seven-seven-six-eight metre. Other special characteristic of Dọc is that the first verse with six words is sung in the style of vay trả or gối hạc. The cung văn will sing four ending words of the sentence with six words in advance, and then sing the sentences with four words and then six words. Luyện means that its lyrics are sung repeatedly. In the past, only hát văn included the Cờn Luyện melody, in which two Cờn sentences and one Luyện sentence are sung. Gradually, the cung văn applied the Luyện style to the Dọc melody; thus, it is called Dọc Luyện. Two first sentences are sung with the Dọc style and the third and last sentences with seven words are sung with the Luyện style. The third sentence with seven words, performed with the Luyện style, is sung with the principle of singing the first word once, two next words twice, and the remaining four words twice.

In the folksongs of Tày-Nùng in Cao Bằng, Hà lều (also called as Lượn Phủ) of the Nùng Inh people are the most attractive melodies. Hà lều is often sung during fun activities, but most commonly on the occasion of January and February—the season of festive singing—the season of lồng tồng. Hà lều is sung in pairs by alternating two men and two women. When one side stops, the other side responds immediately. If both sides respond well without interruption, the song will be very smooth. With Hà lều, we can hear that one sings with a low voice, and the other sings with a high voice, and one waits for the other person for a harmony. This is a unique feature in comparison with many other folk songs. The lyrics of Hà lều usually use a style of a seven-seven word meter poem; the fifth syllable of the second sentence must rhyme with the last syllable of the first sentence. This type of rhyme finding is a typical characteristic of Hà lều.

The Phú bình name evokes a quite stable melody. In the past, Phú bình was performed only in hát văn thờ, not hát văn hầu. Then, Phú bình gradually became incorporated into hát văn hầu to change the atmostphere. It is regulated that in hát văn thờ, Phú bình is followed three opening melodies: Bỉ, Mưỡu, and Thổng. Phú bình is performed in triple time and at a moderate tempo. The instrument strings are tuned to dây bằng. The lyrics of Phú bình are a seven-seven-six-eight-seven-word poem. The singing style is called vay trả, in which the first verse of the next phrase is sung in advance and then when it is time to sing this next phrase, the first verse of this phrase is sung again. This is one of the special features of the Phú bình melody.