Peacock flying southeast

A long epic poem from the Six Dynasties period in China. "Yutai Xinyong" is titled "Composed for the Wife of Jiao Zhongqing" and "Gafu Shishu" is titled "The Wife of Jiao Zhongqing", but it is often called "The Peacock Flying Southeast" because of the first line, which begins with "The peacock flies southeast, wandering five miles once," which is an analogy for the couple's inability to separate. It is a five-line poem of over 1,700 characters. According to the preface, it took place during the Jian'an period (196-220) at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty. Liu Lanzhi, who married Jiao Zhongqing, was ostracized by her mother-in-law soon after the wedding and was forced to return to her parents' home, where her brother forced her to remarry. The couple, whose living tree had been split, vow to die, Liu Lanzhi drowns himself, and Jiao Zhongqing hangs himself. The dramatic structure of the setting and dialogue between the characters is distinctive, making this an important work of folk songs from the Six Dynasties.

[Tetsuo Naruse]

"Kogakufu" (translated and annotated by Koichi Oobi and Sadao Okamura) (1980, Tokai University Press)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

中国、六朝(りくちょう)時代の長編叙事詩。『玉台新詠(ぎょくだいしんえい)』は「焦仲卿(しょうちゅうけい)の妻の為(ため)に作る」と題し、『楽府詩集(がふししゅう)』は「焦仲卿の妻」と題するが、夫婦の別れがたきをたとえて「孔雀東南に飛び、五里に一たび徘徊(はいかい)す」と説き起こされる第一句によって、「孔雀東南飛」とよばれることが多い。1700字を超える五言の詩。序文によれば、後漢(ごかん)末の建安年間（196～220）のできごとであるという。焦仲卿に嫁いだ劉蘭芝(りゅうらんし)は、新婚まもなく義母に排斥され、やむなく実家に帰ると、兄に再婚を強要される。生木を裂かれた夫婦は死を誓い、劉蘭芝は入水(じゅすい)し、焦仲卿は首をくくる。場面設定や登場人物の対話形式など劇的な構成に特色があり、六朝民歌の重要作品。

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『小尾郊一・岡村貞雄訳注『古楽府』（1980・東海大学出版会）』

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