壮族《七牛山》传说的文化价值

The Cultural Values of the Legend《Qiniu Mountain》 of The Zhuang Minority

《七牛山》传说有多方面的文化价值。它具有民俗学价值,生动地反映了闹"牙优"这一过去流行于壮族中的歌俗。它对于进一步探讨壮族歌俗的起因有一定意义,就《七牛山》传说看,壮族歌俗很可能源于古代人民乐神娱神,交通鬼神,消灾祈福的需要。该传说的审美价值不可低估,它具有悲剧美,让人感受到一种裂人心肺的悲剧力量;它在艺术表现手法上有巧妙之处,作者运用反衬手法把阿利歌声之美渲染得酣畅淋漓;传说讲述人的语言具有天然、朴素之美。

The Legend, （Qiniu Mountain） has multifaceted cultural values. On the one hand, it possesses a significant folklore val- ue, which reflects concretely and vividly the singing-song custom called ＂going in for love songs＂ that was popular in the Zhuang ethnic group. This legend provides us certain significance that can help us further understand or probe into the origins of the singing-song custom in the Zhuang minority, taking the Legend （Qiniu Mountain）for example, the singing-song custom of the Zhuang minority perhaps stemmed from the need that the ancient people intended to entertain the Gods or to communicate with the ghosts or Gods for the purpose of eliminating disasters and preying for blessings. On the other hand, the aesthetic value of the Legend ^（Qiniu Mountain） can not be underestimated.Firstly, this legend has tragic beauty, which makes us have a sort of heart- rending tragedy power.It has an ingenious way to show its art beauty.The author used other things to se off the beauty of Ali Song and make it vivid and delightful.This legend also has language beauty and its statements are of savageness and simplicity.