
當詩詞與曲調相融,文字離開紙頁,隨聲音在空氣中震盪,成為可被聽見的情感與意象。
民謠常見的曲調有數種——如〈思雙枝〉、〈楓港調〉、〈四季春〉、〈牛母伴〉、〈五孔小調〉、〈平埔調〉、〈守牛調〉等。傳唱者依詩詞的情緒、主題與自身經驗靈活選調,使每首詩都映照出獨特的生命側影。
本詩描寫農村底層生活的艱辛。主角出身在貧窮的家庭,「斧頭刀」與「籃挺索」都是做粗工的工具,象徵以勞力維生的艱難日子不得不拼命過活。第二葩則為傳唱者黃却銀自況,以「苦瓜」貫穿全詩,語氣平實,蘊含韌性,是一首以汗與心血編織出的南國之歌。
This song portrays the hardships of rural life. The protagonist was born into poverty — tools like the axe and carrying rope symbolize the grueling days of labor, a life sustained by sheer physical effort.
In the second verse, the singer reflects upon her own experience, weaving the image of the bitter gourd throughout the lyrics. The tone is plain yet resilient, revealing quiet strength beneath its simplicity. It is a southern song stitched together with sweat and perseverance — a melody of endurance born from the land itself.
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✦ 解籤 ✦
此籤如同匍匐攀藤的苦瓜——澀口卻清心。
命雖不逢春,但手中仍有斧刀可開路。
生活重壓如山,然只要仍願起身、仍願歌唱,
艱苦即成旋律,勞動即是修行。
曲調/五孔小調
傳唱者/黃却銀
第一(來)艱苦斧頭(啊)刀(啊喂)
第二艱苦籃挺索(喔)
阮自細是窮父(啊喂)(哎呦)佮散(ㄟ)母
上山(來)落嶺無奈(呀)何(喔)
上山落嶺(來)無奈何
阮厝(啊)蹛在苦瓜園(啊喂)
三頓擺落苦瓜(啊)湯(喔)
別人(來)苦一(哎呦)我苦(ㄟ)倆
毋人像我苦這久長(喔)
毋人像我(來)苦這久長(喔)