Meaning of 散曲
散曲 means a form of lyrical song popular during the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, performed without spoken dialogue (binbai). Pronounced sǎn qǔ.
- a form of lyrical song popular during the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, performed without spoken dialogue (binbai)
Definitions & Examples
Mǎ马
Zhì致
yuǎn远
chuàng创
zuò作
le了
xǔ许
duō多
kuài脍
zhì炙
rén人
kǒu口
de的
sǎn散
qǔ曲
。
Ma Zhiyuan composed many widely celebrated sanqu lyrics.
Sǎn散
qǔ曲
hé和
zá杂
jù剧
bù不
tóng同
，
méi没
yǒu有
bín宾
bái白
，
zhǐ只
gòng供
qīng清
chàng唱
。
Unlike zaju drama, sanqu has no spoken dialogue and is meant purely for singing.
Zhè这
shǒu首
xiǎo小
lìng令
shì是
Yuán元
dài代
sǎn散
qǔ曲
de的
dài代
biǎo表
zuò作
zhī之
yī一
。
This short lyric is one of the representative works of Yuan dynasty sanqu.
Zhāng张
Kě可
jiǔ久
yǐ以
xiě写
shān山
shuǐ水
tí题
cái材
de的
sǎn散
qǔ曲
wén闻
míng名
。
Zhang Kejiu was famous for his sanqu lyrics on landscape themes.