论中国民歌的体裁与风格

民歌是一切音乐形式中与人民生活关系最直接的一种。“清水出芙蓉,天然去雕饰。”在它的身上体现人类社会是最自然、最单纯的美。民歌在音乐史上十分活跃的。在内容上,民歌对于时代脉搏、人民生活的反映总是最敏感、最迅速的,在形式上民歌的刚健、清新,没有死板的清规戒律,总是在不断创新。

on the Style of Chinese Fole Songs

A folk song is one kind of those musical shapes which have the most immediate relationship with people's life. "Although comes from the clear water, lotus beauty is carred by the nature."It can embody the most naturalistic and pure perfection. Folk songs are always active during the history of the music. Their contents can always reflect the epoch's thoughts and people's life-condition sensitively and rapidly. On style, folk songs are rigorous and refreshing , without inflexible regular pattens. So, continuous new ideas are brought forth on folk songs.