由于文献、资料的不足,史前歌谣研究较之十分活跃的神话研究长期以来显得有些裹足不前。这不仅因为史前社会对于我们来说毕竟是荒远、模糊、难以取信的时期,更由于史前歌谣这样瞬息即逝的艺术如刘勰所说:“年世渺邈,声采靡追”。 Due to the lack of literature and materials, the study of prehistoric ballads has been rather stagnant for a long period of time compared with the very active myth research. This is not only because the prehistoric society is, after all, a long, vague and hard-won period for us, but also due to the fleeting art of prehistoric ballads such as Liu Xun’s remark: “The ebb and flow of life is unpredictable.”