巴渠船工号子的歌词艺术

巴渠船工号子是巴渠船工伴随划船、拉纤的劳动而产生和发展的艺术形式，其歌词内容生动的表现了巴渠船工的劳动场景、生活状况和内心情感。巴渠船工号子的歌词一般是表现巴渠各地风情、历史传说、男女之情、船工生活等方面的内容，具有大俗至雅、多种修辞手法并用、行文格式自由、衬词使用频繁和多种文化互为交融的特征。

The Characteristics of the Lines for Boatman＇s Chant in the Ba Canal

The boatman＇s chant in the Ba canal is a kind of art formed through accompanying the boatman＇s rowing and towing the boat. The lines of the chant express the boatman＇s vivid working image, living condition, and their emotion. The chants are usually varied in accordance with the speed of the water, direction, and the situation of the course. The chants are of nervous rhythms and aspiring tunes with simple lines, or even chants without lines when the course is dangerous; the chants are of relaxing rhythms and gentle tunes with rich lines. The boatman＇s chants also express the local cultures, history, love, and the boatman＇s own life through various rhetorical devices, free forms, and frequent hner terms.