《遊女吟》 Song of the Parting Daughter

王抗曝 Lawrence K. Wang (2026c). 《遊女吟》 Song of the Parting Daughter; Global Humanities and Liberal Arts, Lenox Institute Press, Auburndale, Massachusetts, USA. Volume 2026, Issue 6E, 2026(6E). 25 pp. .... 摘要: 孟郊的《遊子吟》以「手中線」與「身上衣」歌頌母子之情,成為千古絕唱。然而,中國古典詩歌中鮮有以「女兒出嫁」為背景的頌母詩篇。本文創作《遊女吟》一詩:「慈母淚汪汪,遊女穿嫁衣。臨行細梳妝,意恐受委屈。誰言一拜別,報得養育期?」旨在填補此一空白。本文從創作緣起、文本分析、與《遊子吟》之比較、文化意涵等面向進行討論,並探討「遊子遠行」與「遊女出嫁」兩種離別在情感本質上的異同。研究發現:兩者皆表達母愛之無私與報答之不盡,但《遊女吟》更側重母親對女兒婚後能否被善待的深層憂慮,以及傳統婚禮中「梳妝」「拜別」儀式所承載的情感重量。關鍵詞:遊女吟、孟郊、遊子吟、母愛、出嫁、唐詩比較; ABSTRACT: Meng Jiao's "Song of the Parting Son" celebrates mother-son love through the imagery of "threads in a mother's hand" and "clothes on a parting son," becoming an eternal masterpiece. However, classical Chinese poetry rarely features poems praising maternal love set against the backdrop of a daughter's wedding. This article creates a new poem, "Song of the Parting Daughter": "A loving mother's eyes are filled with tears / Her daughter dons the wedding gown / Before departure, she combs her hair with care / Afraid her child may face unfairness or a frown / Who says a single kneel and farewell bow / Can repay the years of nurturing love bestowed?" The purpose is to fill this gap. This article discusses the poem's creative origins, textual analysis, comparison with "Song of the Parting Son," and cultural implications, exploring the similarities and differences in emotional essence between "a son leaving for afar" and "a daughter leaving through marriage." The study finds that both poems express the selflessness of maternal love and the impossibility of full repayment, but "Song of the Parting Daughter" places greater emphasis on the mother's deep anxiety about whether her daughter will be treated well after marriage, as well as the emotional weight carried by the traditional wedding rituals of "hair combing" and "farewell kneeling." KEYWORDS: Song of the Parting Daughter, Meng Jiao, Song of the Parting Son, Maternal love, Wedding departure, Tang poetry comparison