南通民间长篇叙事诗歌《红娘子》传承人特征研究

Study on Characteristics of Inheritors of Nantong Folk Narrative Poetry Red Lady

历史上,南通叙事山歌《红娘子》传承人数不胜数,但目前只能找到四位有代表性的传承人。陈连英老人是山歌《红娘子》的活态传承人,且年事已高,按照民间文学口头传承规律,现在很难再培养新一批的传承人。因此,对歌手陈连英的研究很有必要,且亟须完成。把握好对山歌《红娘子》活态传承人的研究,不仅可以找寻山歌《红娘子》的演唱传统,还能对山歌《红娘子》的传承模式和脉络进行系统的梳理,对南通地区民间文学的研究具有重要意义。

In history, the number of inheritors for narrative folk song Red Lady is innumerable, but only four of the representative inheritors can be found. The aged Chen Lian-ying is a living inheritor of the folk song Red Lady, who is already elderly and difficult to cultivate new inheritors according to the law of oral inheritance of folk literature. Therefore it is necessary to carry out study on Singer Chen Lian-ying, which urgently needs to be completed. Proper study on living inheritor of the folk song Red Lady not only helps find the singing tradition of the folk song Red Lady, but also helps sort out the mode and system of inheritance, which is of great significance for study on folk literature in Nantong.