美国立国虽然只有二百年,却有悠久的民歌传统,连绵不断,丰富多采。这些民歌明白如话,容易上口,有的还谱成了乐曲,因此流传很广,对于美国文化有着深厚的影响。尤其是每首民歌几乎都在诉说一个典型的美国风味的民间传说和故事,从中可以窥见美国人民当初开发美洲大陆时的筚路蓝缕的艰苦历程。这种民歌对于美国音乐的发展,也有着传统上的影响,可以说是今天风行的乡村音乐发轫的根。这里迻译数首,只能略表大意,望识者不吝赐教. Although the founding of the United States is only two hundred years old, it has a long tradition of folk songs, which is continuous and rich in variety. These folk songs understand plain speaking, easy to catchy, and some also became music composition, so widely circulated, for American culture has a profound impact. In particular, almost every folk song is telling a typical American flavor of folk tales and stories, from which you can get a glimpse of the arduous journey of the American people when they first developed the American continent. This folk song also has a traditional impact on the development of American music and can be said to be the root of today’s popular rural music. Translating the first few translations here, only a rough outline, wise people have educated us.