不久前,日本政府派遣的歌舞伎访华使节团在北京演出了歌舞伎传统剧目《忠臣藏》。这出描写日本元禄时代四十七位壮士不畏强暴、勇于抗争,失败后全体剖腹的悲壮故事,对今天的观众来说,也许是很陌生的了。但是,早在近一百年前,晚清诗人黄遵宪对这一壮烈的故事已经作过详细的介绍。他写了一首题为《赤穗四十七义士歌》的长 Not long ago, the kabuki delegation to China, sent by the Japanese government, performed a traditional repertoire of loyalty to Kabuki in Beijing. This is a tragic story describing the entire C-section after the failure of the Forty-seven Warrior in Japan’s Yuan-Lu era, who defied rape and courage. It may be very unfamiliar to today’s audience. However, as late as a hundred years ago, the late Qing poet Huang Zunxian made a detailed introduction to this heroic story. He wrote a long story entitled “Acacia forty-seven” song