客家山歌文化渊源新论

以往关于客家山歌文化渊源的探讨,主流的观点是从中国文化中原中心论出发,片面强调客家山歌直接继承《诗经》的文化传统,根在中原。但是大量的材料表明,客家山歌主要有两个渊源:一是春秋战国以来吴、楚文化的传统,另一是百越和武陵蛮等南方少数民族的文化传统,而后者的作用更大。从这个意义上说,客家山歌根不在中原,而在赣闽粤客地。

New Thoughts on Cultural Origins of Hakka Folk Songs

Current researchers on the cultural origins of Hakka folk songs hold the view that Hakka folk songs are originated in central China,emphasizing the direct influence of the The Book of Odes.But research data show that Hakka folk songs have developed from two different origins: one is the cultural heritage of Wu and Chu cultures since Spring and Autumn period(770-476 BC);the other is the influence of such southern ethnic minorities as Baiyue and WuLingMan.The latter exerts a greater impact on Hakka folk songs.Therefore,the origin of Hakka folk songs is not in central China but in regions where the Hakka people inhabit in Jiangxi,Fujian and Guangdong.