From the "Yuefu Poetry Collection", the two are closely related. Most of the poems it collects are excellent folk songs (ballads) and poems written by literati using old Yuefu titles. It is also an important book that was written earlier and has the most complete collection of various Yuefu poems from all dynasties. It is a collection of Yuefu poems. The folk songs (ballads) in it more vividly reflect the social life and customs of the people at that time, and are divided into southern and southern China. There are two parts: Song and Northern Song. Nange, that is, the folk song of the Southern Dynasties, focuses on lyricism, flashy language, delicate wording, and euphemistic style. Beige, the folk song of the Northern Dynasties, has a wide range of themes and a majestic, warm and simple style.
Existing ballads can be roughly divided in terms of subject matter and content:
1. Labor ballads. For example, "Tan Ge": Broken bamboo, renewed bamboo, flying earth, chasing flesh. It is an ancient hunting song that reflects the hunting life of the ancestors and reproduces the entire process of making bows and arrows and hunting. It is filled with the ancestors' pride and joy in learning to make hunting tools and their success, and also summarizes the purpose and function of labor efficiency. .
2. Sacrificial songs. For example, "Yiqi's Wax Ci": Earth, turn against the house! Water, return to its own nest! Insects, don’t do anything! Grass and trees, return to their marsh! This is a mantra-like sacrificial song for worshiping hundreds of gods at the end of the year. It has a commanding color, ordering the deified soil, water, insects, and vegetation to return to their respective places and perform their duties to protect the growth of crops and not harm humans. The words are resolute and sharp, expressing the ideals and confidence of the ancestors to conquer nature, with a strong sense of primitive religion.
3. Marriage and love songs. For example, the line "Tuen Sixty-two" in "The Book of Changes": Tunru, Zuru; riding a horse, Banru; bandit, marriage. This is a song about the ancient barbaric custom of snatching brides.
4. War songs. For example, "Book of Changes·Zhongfu·62": Win the enemy. Some drumming, some playing, some crying, some singing. The poems describe the scene of returning from victory in the war. Some are still beating drums to show their courage, some are sitting and lying down to rest, some are crying in pain because of the loss of relatives, and some are singing loudly. The above is for reference.