The songs of the Ami can be traced back to their fishing, farming, and hunting activities in the mountains and along the coast. In their tightly organized villages, through the annual harvest festival, each successive generation was trained and educated in cultural traditions, which is the main reason these songs have been carried forward.
阿美族的歌謠起源於山巒海濱，來自於千古承襲的漁獵傳統，而組織嚴密的部落社群，藉助一年一度的豐年祭，來教導、訓練下一代傳統文化，更是使其歌聲傳唱不輟的主因。