论王九思的祝寿之曲和自寿之曲

On WANG Jiu-si’s Birthday Songs for Both him and Other People

王九思的散曲集《碧山乐府》题材丰富、内容广泛,其中一类为寿曲,即为人祝寿之曲和自寿之曲,反映了他对亲情友情、家庭伦理的重视,表现出乐观向上的积极心态。

The book A Song Collection of Bishan by WANG Jiu-si is rich in subjects and its content is quite extensive. In the work, there is a kind of birthday songs, for both himself and other people, which reflect his stress on friendship, kinship and family ethics, and his optimism.