Wishes, Happiness and Harmony: The Case of Two Tujia Ethnic Ballads “Ten Sisters Stay with the Bride” and “Ha Ge Za”

Cheng Yali; Xu Jingcheng

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Wishes, Happiness and Harmony: The Case of Two Tujia Ethnic Ballads “Ten Sisters Stay with the Bride” and “Ha Ge Za”

Cheng Yali, Xu Jingcheng

Published in International Journal of Literature and Arts (Volume 9, Issue 6)

Received: 3 October 2021 Accepted: 11 November 2021 Published: 23 November 2021

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Tujia is one of the most essential ethnic minorities in China, where the ethnic ballads or folk songs are popular and renowned as the results of human civilization and wisdom, presenting a true portrayal of regional charms and national characters. This essay concentrates on two Tujia folk songs in Enshi, Hubei province, namely “Ten Sisters Stay with the Bride” and “Ha Ge Za”, by analyzing how the Tujia people reflect their living environments and good vistas and ideals in ethnic ballads and interpreting the cultural connotations behind lyrics. Furthermore, it also examines the translation strategies adopted in decoding the minority ballads under the indigenous Chinese translation theory of “Three Beauties Principle”, and from cultural and historical perspectives, especially the Ten-Sister culture in Tujia’s wedding customs, landscape and historical development. This essay will conclude that the Tujia people are cognitively and physically oriented toward the harmony between humans and nature, in which case, they usually combine life wishes and natural scenery in lyrics, showing their optimism, respect for nature and expectation for future. As it believes, the Tujia ethnic ballads and the translations are conductive to the better and further understanding and dissemination of the Tujia culture.

Published in	International Journal of Literature and Arts (Volume 9, Issue 6) This article belongs to the Special Issue Translation and Interpretation of 28 Chinese Tujia Minority Ballads
DOI	10.11648/j.ijla.20210906.20
Page(s)	320-328
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Tujia Ethnic Ballads, Cultural Interpretation and Diffusion, Translation Strategy, Xu Yuanchong’s “Three Beauties Principle”

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Cheng Yali

School of English for International Business, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, China
Xu Jingcheng

Institute of Hermeneutics and Faculty of English Language and Culture, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, China

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