《湘君》《湘夫人》与洞庭洪水书写

The literary Writing of Dongting Flood about Xiangjun and Xiangmadame

《湘君》《湘夫人》文意相连,或是对洞庭湖流域洪水灾害的一次文学书写,篇旨为巫祝祭祀湘水之神安流禳灾。《湘君》为迎神之曲,描写巫祝从沅、湘流域北上洞庭,以设祭、祝祷、奏乐、沉玉等方式迎神致祭的过程。《湘夫人》为送神之曲,叙述湘水之神降临享祭,巫祝虔敬夜祭,诸神降临的过程,同时也暗示巫祝安流成功。除二湘外,古代神话传说、诗歌散文皆有对洞庭洪灾的文学书写,是对特定历史时期洞庭湖流域洪水灾害文化的文学记忆。

Xiang Jun(《湘君》)and Xiang Madam(《湘夫人》)are connected with each other in terms of meaning, they are the literature writing of the flood disaster in Dongting Lake(洞庭湖), the content of which is about the sorcerer offering sacrifices to the god of Xiang Jiang River(湘江), so as to eliminate the flood. Xiang Jun is a music for the sorcerer to welcome the gods. It describes the process of the sorcerer from Yuan River and Xiang Jiang River to Dongting Lake, welcoming the gods by means of sacrifice, chanting, playing music, and sinking jade into the river. Xiang Madam is a song to the gods, describing the advent of the god to enjoy the sacrifices, it also implies that the sorcerer has succeeded in removing the flood.