朱弁故事為小梨園十八棚頭之首，其指套【心肝跋碎】為南管音樂「五大套」之一，在南管曲譜中保留眾多曲目，盛行於南管館閣活動之演奏、傳唱。今從明代萬曆年間刊本已可看到朱弁故事的相關曲詞、戲文；民間有「嫁尪要嫁高文舉，娶妻要娶朱弁妻」之諺，可見朱弁故事長久以來已融入民間，成為生活的一部分。朱弁是《宋史》有傳的人物，是北宋初期出使金國能全節歸宋的三位使臣之一，其詩學成就影響金代文學甚鉅。本文除了探討朱弁故事的戲曲、音樂之發展，亦將考證朱弁在歷史上的足跡及傳奇性的一生。 本文共分為七章，第一張緒論，概述朱弁研究概況；第二章朱弁其人及其著作，考證朱弁生平、出使歷程及各項著作；第三章朱弁戲曲故事探源，討論朱弁故事形成、盛行之因；第四章南管朱弁故事詞曲析論，分析南管音樂所保留的朱弁故事；第五章朱弁故事梨園戲文探討，將比較明、清以至今日所流傳之曲簿中的朱弁故事；第六章莆仙戲與粵劇【朱弁回朝】，將論述朱弁故事在近代改編後的樣貌；第七章結論。 The story of Zhu Bian(朱弁)is still on the stage in Li-yuan Opera(梨園戲). There are many tracks about him in Nan-guan(南管) music also, and it is the story that becomes an important repertory in the theater of Min-nan(閩南). We can find something about Zhu Bian from three versions of Ming(明) Dynasty block-printed editions and two versions of Qing(清) Dynasty transcripts. The story of Zhu Bian is used in proverbs and Taoism oracles which are closely related to daily life and therefore a topic worth researching. This study aims to research the evolution of the relationship between the music scores and the tunes in Ming and Qing Dynasties by comparing the tunes(曲牌) and the lyrics(曲詞).
