编译： 梓菁

在国粹京剧的1400多部剧目里，《拾玉镯》是一出家喻户晓的经典花旦戏，极重唱念做打之中的“做” 工，要求演员具备复杂而到位的身段动作，是体现京剧舞台艺术的虚拟性和写意性的代表剧目。剧情讲述少女孙玉姣在门外刺绣、捻线、喂鸡，正遇青年傅朋路过，二人相见，彼此爱慕，傅朋故意遗下玉镯一只，以为表记。孙玉姣拾镯时，被她的邻居刘婆看见，刘婆就到了孙家，开了一点玩笑，然后表示愿为傅、孙二人成全亲事。

Among the over 1,400 repertory of Beijing Opera, Jade Bracelet Is the Matchmaker is one of best known classics that features in playful young-female role performing typology and its highly symbolic and suggestive dance-acting skills.  The play is about a young girl who was doing needle work and taking care of chickens in her front yard.  Incidentally she was attracted to a passing-by young man who dropped a jade bracelet at her feet on purpose indicating his admiration. The girl was in so much hesitation…  

《拾玉镯》唱词

Lyrics

  【南梆子】

孙玉娇清晨起梳洗已过，（Sing）My name is Sun Yujiao and I just freshened up in the early morning

看门外好春光日暖风和。

Stepping out of the door I find a lovely day in the spring.

闲无事独自里针黹绣作，

Being alone I plan to do some embroidery work

 （舞台动作：孙玉姣忽然想起尚未喂鸡，出屋门，开栅栏门，轰鸡至大门外，喂鸡，搬椅子到门外继续刺绣, 捻线、穿针。）

(Action: step out of the door, open the chicken shelter, drive the chicken to the front yard, feed the chicken, move a chair to the front yard, make long threads out of cotton, and put the thread through needle ends…)

 【南梆子】

抑不住女儿家心绪似波。

（Sing）Like every young girl I have quite some fantasy about my future.

 (舞台动作: 看天要下雨，哄鸡入笼)

 (Action: look at the sky; It’s about to rain; usher the chicken back to the shelter.)