民间歌谣是人类历史上产生最早的语言艺术之一,原始社会歌谣同人们的生存斗争密切相关:或表达征服自然的愿望,或再现猎获野物时的欢快,或祈祷万物神灵的保佑。歌谣已成为当时人们生活的重要组成部分。随着人类历史的发展、阶级分化和社会制度的更新,它所涉及的生活面愈来愈广, Folk songs are one of the earliest language arts in human history. The songs of primitive society are closely related to people’s struggle for existence: they express their desire to conquer nature, or rejoice in the hunting of wild animals or the blessing of all gods. Ballads have become an important part of people’s lives at that time. With the development of human history, the division of classes and the renewal of social systems, the life span it involves is getting wider and wider.