內在甦醒的地方，才是吹奏開始的地方－從七等生《沙河悲歌》論生命藝術性的探求

音樂，作為時間的藝術，向來被視為「最純粹」與「最抽象」的象徵活動。音樂旋律的開展、行進與完成，展示的正是時間動態的進行；樂曲結構中音階的發展、音級的對立，以及在旋律的矛盾張力之後復歸統一，此一動態意義的曲調結構正如生命自我表達之歷程，因而音符旋律的終始反覆遂如生命的追尋，遂如河流於時間中的緩緩流過。本文試圖以生命、河水與音樂的相互隱喻，討論《沙河悲歌》如何以「沙河的潺潺細唱」、「生命矢志不移的吹奏」，與「不間斷地詢問吹奏之義」三組音程交織成一篇深富韻律性的旋律小說。《沙河悲歌》中，李文龍在死亡臨近前，在沙河前告訴其弟二郎，他終於「懂得什麼是生活和賦格」，並領悟：「追求技藝藝術到最後會轉來發現自我」，其中所賦予的吹奏之義，讓沙河、吹奏與自我的三股旋律，以音樂曲式的：出發、轉調、變調而再現主題原調之發展，譜就了一曲悲愴而動人的「生命藝術性」之歌，本文以為這是解讀《沙河悲歌》，與七等生對藝術看法的重要關鍵，更是對藝術創作所觸及的「生命藝術性」本源之反思。

關鍵字

七等生；沙河悲歌；美學；藝術性；現代主義；技藝

並列摘要

As the art of time, music has been recognized as the ”purest” and ”most Abstract” symbolic activity as what presented by the expression, advancement and completion of musical melody is exactly the progression of temporal dynamics; the dynamic meaning of tune structure featuring the evolution of scale and contrast of step in the structure of musical composition as well as the reintegration following the melody of contradictory tension is exactly like the course of life's self-expression. The ending-beginning repetition of the melody of musical note is like a search of life and an analogy of river flowing through the time. This essay aims to take the mutual metaphors of vigor, river and music as the key path in interpreting Sha Hê Bei Gê (Lament of The Sand River) by Qi Deng Sheng by bringing up and discussing how the three intervals of ”murmur of the sand river,” ”unswerving playing of vigor” and ”incessant inquiry over the signification of playing” are interwoven into one melodic novel abounding in rhythms. With the near advent of his death in Sha Hê Bei Gê, Li Wenlong tells his younger brother Erlang in front of the sand river that he eventually ”knows what is vigor and fugue” and further realizes that ”a pursuit of mastery and art will eventually lead to a sense of self-finding” among which the entertained signification of playing gets the three melodies of sand river, playing and self-awareness to reemerge the development of thematic original tune with the musical forms of starting off, passaggio and change of tune, thus composing one melancholy and appealing tune of ”art of vigor.” This essay deems it the key to interpret Sha Hê Bei Gê and have a glimpse of Qi Deng Sheng's views over arts as well as to have a retrospect over the meaning of ”art of vigor” betoken by the source of artistic creation.