《白苧歌》:从乐府到元曲

The Evolution from the Tune White Ramie to the Yuan Drama Song of White Ramie

元代散曲《白苧歌》的渊源要追溯到我国古代著名的乐舞《白纻》歌舞。从《白纻》歌舞演变为散曲《白苧歌》经历了乐府《白纻歌》、宋词《白苎》和元代散曲《白苧歌》三个阶段。《白纻歌》是配合《白纻舞》表演的歌曲,在唐代被广泛传唱,于宋代演化成词调《白苎》。《白苎》词调在被用作杂剧、诸宫调等唱调过程中,逐渐由词转化成了散曲《白苧歌》。

The fountain head of the Yuan Drama Song of White Ramie could be traced back to the well-known ancient song and dance White Ramie. Evolution from the tune or song and dance White Ramie to Yuan Drama Song of White Ramie went through three stages. The first stage is Yuefu Song of White Ramie which is used for accompanying White Ramie Dance. The second stage is the Song Dynasty Ci White Ramie which evolved from Yuefu Song of White Ramie. The third stage is Yuan Drama Song of White Ramie. The article aims at finding out what is the evolution from White Ramie dance and song into Yuan Drama Song of White Ramie.