《史记》楚歌述论

Review on Chu Song in Historical Records

楚歌,顾名思义即楚地之歌,是产生在南方荆楚地区的地方歌谣。西汉时期,因为项羽、刘邦的楚籍关系而影响到北方地区,同时,也因为刘邦建立汉朝之后所封侯王有不少是楚国人,对楚歌情有独钟,往往借楚歌来表达其极为复杂的内心世界,使楚歌更充满了一种忧愁幽思、缠绵悱恻之情,也更加感人。司马迁在《史记》中记述了不少楚歌,很好地表达了人物的思想情感和精神需求,也使我们更好地看到了楚歌所具有的更为深刻的意义与更为重要的价值。

Chu Song, as the name suggests, is the song of Chu country. It is local ballads generates in south Jingchu regions. In Western Han Dynasty, Chu Song had an influence on Northern area of China because of the native place of Xiang Yu and Liu Bang. When Liu Bang built the Han Dynasty, many of his marquis were from Chu region. They showed special attention on Chu Song. They often used Chu Song to express their rather complicated inward world, which made Chu Song full of sad thoughts and sentimental emotions. And Chu Song became more moving. Sima Qian made a big descriptive record about Chu Song in Historical Records. It wonderfully expressed the thoughts and emotions and spiritual demands of characters, which also gives us a chance to understand the deep significance and important value of Chu Song.