当代民谣的思想内容及美学意义

Artistic Style and Aesthetic Significance of Contemporary Folk Rhymes

当代民谣,特指反映改革开放后中国新时期社会面貌的民间韵说体口头文学。因其语言的直白、通俗,一直未能登大雅之堂,在文学研究领域更是被遗忘的角落。然而,它和历代民谣一样,反映问题迅速、尖锐,表现形式短小精悍,朗朗上口,在社会上不胫而走,传播力更强。除口口相传之外,它还在网络、手机短信中流传,街头的墙壁、校园的课桌亦时时可见其身影,它甚至被制成音像制品出售和传播,一些经典民谣甚至达到了家喻户晓、耳熟能详的地步。当代民谣在题材上,表现社会各阶层的不同生活方式、精神面貌、群体心态、生存状况、群体陋习、价值取向、处世哲学等;在形式上,运用讽刺手法,闪现幽默与智慧,重视客观事实的陈述而较少抒情;在思想感情上,具有"谑而不虐"和"热讽"而不"冷嘲"的双重特色;在时代性方面,强烈体现了时代主题和时代精神。其美学意义为:拯救性的美学功能;政治性的美刺作用;喜剧性的审美范畴;超越性的历时形态。

Based on chronological comparison of folk rhymes from past to present, this paper summarizes contemporary folk rhymes as fallowing： on artistic style, they depict the different life style, mental outlook, group mentality, living conditions, bad habits, value orientation, life philosophy of different social classes. On form, they use irony, which reflects humor and wisdom. And also, it has more factual narration than lyrics. On ethnic style, they are ridiculed but not hurtful, expectable but not cynical. On style of times, they strongly reflect the themes and spirit of our era. On aesthetic significance, they are rescue of the society, political critique, comic effect and reflection of social transcendence. So, as a new literary form, contemporary folk rhymes are of great importance for constructing contemporary harmonious soeiety.