初论湖南牧牛山歌的格律和衬字衬词

湖南牧牛山歌(以下简称湖南牧歌)是湖南牧童牧牛时唱的歌曲。其格律有七言四句体、长短句间杂的四句体、五句体、六句体，一般都押韵，大多押平声韵，衬字、村词运用普遍。湖南牧歌中的盘歌多。盘歌内容丰富，对开启牧童思路和扩大知识面十分有益。盘歌多七言六句体，不少有“歌头”。广大农民尤其是农村儿童无不喜爱牧歌，但现在搜集整理它的人员甚少，研究工作更是一块“空白”。

Meters, Added Words and Phrases of Pastoral Songs in Hunan

Pastoral songs in Hunan are the songs sung by shepherd boys while herding cattle. As their meters, there are form of four sentences of seven words, form of the mixture of four, five or six long and short sentences. Those meters are usually in rhyme, the great part of which is the even tone. Added words and phrases are widely utilized. Most of the pastoral songs in Hunan are antiphonal singings. They have rich substance that is good for shepherd boys' knowledge and thinking.