vaudeville的词源

英文词源

vaudeville

vaudeville: [18] In 15th-century France there was a fashion for songs from the valley of the Vire, in the Calvados region of Normandy (particularly popular, apparently, were the satirical songs composed by a local fuller, Olivier Basselin). They were known as chansons du Vau de Vire ‘songs of the valley of the Vire’, which became shortened to vaudevire, and this was later altered to vaudeville. It was originally used in English for a ‘popular song’; the application to ‘light variety entertainment’ did not emerge until the early 19th century.

vaudeville (n.)

1735, "a country song," especially one for the stage, from French vaudeville (16c.), alteration (by influence of ville "town") of Middle French vaudevire, said to be from (chanson du) Vau de Vire "(song of the) valley of Vire," in the Calvados region of Normandy, first applied to the popular satirical songs of Olivier Basselin, a 15c. poet who lived in Vire. The alternative explanation is that vaudevire derives from Middle French dialectal vauder "to go" + virer "to turn." From the popularity of the songs in France grew a form of theatrical entertainment based on parodies of popular opera and drama, interspersed with songs.

The Théatre du Vaudeville is rich in parodies, which follow rapidly upon every new piece given at the Opera, or at the Théatre Français. Their parody upon Hamlet is too ludicrous for description, but irresistibly laughable; and the elegaut light ballet of La Colombe Retrouvée [The Dove found again], I saw parodied at the Vaudeville as "La Maison Retrouvée" [The House found again], with a breadth of farce quite beyond the genius of Sadler's Wells. Some of the acting here, particularly that of the men, is exquisite; and the orchestra like all the orchestras in Paris is full and excellent. ["France in 1816," by Lady Morgan]

As a sort of popular stage variety entertainment show suitable for families, from c. 1881 in U.S., displaced by movies after c. 1914, considered dead from 1932.

中文词源

vaudeville：歌舞杂耍表演

词源有争议，通常认为来自法语voix de ville, 即village voice，原指村庄或山谷里面的娱乐表演，引申词义歌舞杂耍表演等。

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vaudeville：歌舞杂耍表演；综艺节目

据传，15世纪时在法国诺曼底有位漂洗工（fuller）名叫巴斯兰（Olivier Basselin），创作了许多讽刺戏谑的饮酒歌，在当地广受欢迎。他工作的地方是一个名为Vau de Vire的峡谷，因此他所编写的歌便被称为chanson du Vau de Vire 'song of the valley of the Vire'（维尔山谷之歌）。这类歌曲曾经在法国风靡一时，后来被简称为Vau de Vire，而且渐渐地和另一类歌曲voix de ville（都市之声）弄混，进而演变为vau de ville，最后又合为一个词vaudeville。

17世纪以后vaudeville被带进了巴黎的剧院，常常穿插在喜剧、哑剧等的演出中。18世纪时英语吸收了该词，起初用以指“通俗歌曲”。到了19世纪，美国人借用了vaudeville来指英国人所说的variety，即“歌舞杂耍表演”。从19世纪晚期至20世纪50年代vaudeville这一轻松欢快的娱乐形式风行全美国，在大城市和新开垦的边远地区尤为流行。它包括10至15个互不相关的单独表演节目，其中有魔术、杂技、喜剧、驯兽、耍把戏、歌舞等。许多著名的喜剧明星和演员一开始都从事过vaudeville表演。

vaudeville：歌舞杂耍表演

词源有争议，通常认为来自法语 voix de ville,即 village voice,原指村庄或山谷里面的娱乐表 演，引申词义歌舞杂耍表演等。