论吴歌的地域特色

The Regional Features of Wu Ge

吴歌之"吴"应当指"吴语地域",大致是现在江苏的苏州、无锡、常州地区,浙江的湖州地区和嘉兴地区的一部分,以及上海地区,即原江苏的松江地区。吴方言对吴歌有着直接的影响,是吴歌地域特色的重要体现。吴歌在旋律上,以五声音阶级进为主;音域不宽,旋律起伏不大,具有鲜明的地域特色。源于水乡的吴歌,自然以水乡生活作为歌唱对象,许多富有地域特色的文化符号由此进入吴歌。

Just as the name ofWu Ge （Songs of Wu） suggests, Wu Ge originates from the Wu region, roughly the present areas of Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou in Jiangsu Province, part of Huzhou and Jiaxing in Zhejiang Province and part of Shanghai. Consequently, the Wu dialect, a significant representation of the Wu Ge＇s regional features, has a direct influence upon it. The features of Wu C,e in music form or pattern are as follows ： its melody is mainly of pentatonic scale and the modal register doesn＇t range widely. Naturally, Wu Ge, which takes the life of the water country as its singing objects, has strikingly regional features. As a result, many cultural symbols rich with regional features enter the songs.