西貢非遺傳承計劃 ─ 麒麟的步法

香港歷史文化學者葉德平博士指出：「關於麒麟套，有些人認為是麒麟舞音樂的調；但按考證，應該是指麒麟舞的套路。它的伴奏音樂一般是由鼓、鑼、鈸三種樂器合奏而成。客家麒麟舞隨客家人移民坑口後，慢慢結合了本地傳統音樂和武術，發展出極具坑口特色的麒麟舞套路。坑口麒麟舞套路，動作頗為精細，分別有出洞、繞頭、耍尾、尋青、探青、踢青、食青、醉青、吐青、打沙、吐玉書、遊花園、回洞等動作。而其中的「吐玉書」更蘊含「麒麟吐玉書」的寓意 ─ 傳說在孔子降生的那晚，麒麟悄悄降臨孔府，並吐出玉書。自此，「麒麟吐玉書」就代表了早生貴子的祝福。話說回來，麒麟舞套路的設計就是為了演活傳說中麒麟的喜、怒、哀、樂、驚、疑、醉、睡等動靜神態。當然，輾轉流傳至今，各條村落的麒麟套路都略有不同了。」 Dr Ip Tak Ping, a Hong Kong historical and cultural scholar, pointed out: "With regard to kirin sets, some people think that it is the tune of Kirin dance music; Its accompaniment music is generally composed of drums, gongs, gongs and cymbals. Hakke Kirin dance with the Hakke family immigration pit mouth, slowly combined with the local traditional music and martial arts, the development of a very pit mouth characteristics of the Kirin dance style. Pit mouth Kirin dance set, the action is quite fine, respectively, there are holes, around the head, play tail, looking for green, green, kicking green, eating green, drunk green, spitting green, sand, spit jade books, garden tour, back hole and other actions. And one of the "Tuyu Book" contains the meaning of "Kirin Tuyu Book" - legend has it that on the night confucius was born, Kirin quietly descended on Kongfu and spit out the Jade Book. Since then, the "Kirin Tuyu Book" has represented the blessing of the early birth of your son. Then again, the design of the Kirin dance style is to play the legendary Kirin's joy, anger, sorrow, music, surprise, doubt, intoxication, sleep and other moving and quiet state. Of course, so far, the Kirin routes in each village have been slightly different. 」