Hu-jia shi-ba-pai (English spelling)

Japanese: 胡笳十八拍 - こかじゅうはっぱく（英語表記）Hu-jia shi-ba-pai

A long classical Chinese lyric poem. It is said to have been written by Cai Yan of the Later Han Dynasty. She was captured by the Xiongnu's Left Wise King during the upheaval, became his wife and bore two children, and the 18 songs, set to the tune of the huqiang (a type of reed flute) and koto, tell the story of her life of suffering, from her being redeemed by Cao Cao more than ten years later. It is included in the 59th volume of the Collection of Songs of the Music Hall. Although it is written by Cai Yan herself, there have been many ancient theories about whether it was written by her, and most people have been against it. In 1959, Guo Moruo insisted that it was written by Cai Yan, rekindling the debate, and a compilation of the works was published, the Collection of Discussions on the Eighteen Beats of Huqiang.

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Japanese:

中国の古典長編抒情詩。後漢の蔡琰 (さいえん) の作とされる。彼女が動乱のなかで匈奴の左賢王に捕われ，その妻となって2子を産み，十余年後，曹操により買戻されるまでの苦悩の生涯を，胡笳 (葦笛の一種) と琴の調べにのせて 18曲に分けうたったもの。『楽府詩集』巻五十九所収。蔡琰自身の口で述べる形式であるが，彼女の作かどうかは古来説が多く，否定的見解が多かった。 1959年郭沫若が蔡琰の作と力説したので討論が再燃し，それをまとめた『胡笳十八拍討論集』が出版された。

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