歌舞剧《刘三姐》是在深厚的民族傳統的基础上創造的,它不仅采用了傳統的歌舞剧(戏曲)的艺术方法和表現方法,而且它的素材和唱詞也采用了流傳已久的民間傳說和民歌。《刘三姐》的唱词采用的民歌,是根据情节和人物的需要这个原則的,有直接采用原歌的,也有整理加工的,有改动个別詞句的,也有再創作的。但是它的基础是民歌。演出的艺术效果已經証明,采用民歌作为它的唱詞是成功的。 The song and dance drama “Third Sister Liu” was created on the basis of profound national tradition. It not only used the artistic methods and performance methods of traditional musicals (opera), but also adopted the long-circulating folklore And folk songs. The folk songs used in the lyrics of “Third Sister Liu” are based on the principle of the plot and the needs of the characters. They are directed at the original songs, are also processed and processed, and some are changed. But it is based on folk songs. The artistic effect of the show has proved successful with folk songs as its libretto.