杭州的文藝環(huán)境越來越如這深秋之爛漫。不久前,中央民族歌舞團大型原創(chuàng)舞劇《倉央嘉措》在杭州上演。
“白色的野鶴啊/請將飛的本領(lǐng)借我一用/我不到遠處去耽擱/到理塘去一遭就回來”(其五十三)。
倉央嘉措筆下的潔白仙鶴被填詞譜曲,帶著某種象征、隱喻的意味,緩緩回旋在劇院的演出大廳,漸漸飄逸出塵,飛往另外一個世界。
“在那東方的山頂”
倉央嘉措是西藏歷史上最具代表性的民歌詩人。
“寫成的黑色字跡/已被水和‘雨滴消滅/未曾寫出的心跡/雖要拭去也無從”(其十三)
“杜鵑從墓地來時/適時的地氣也來了/我同愛人相會后/身心都舒暢了”(其四十四)
“第一最好不相見/如此便可不至相戀/第二最好不相識/如此便可不用相思”(其六十二)
倉央嘉措也是唯一一位非藏族或蒙古族出身的達賴喇嘛。
1683年,倉央嘉措生于西藏南部門巴族的一戶農(nóng)奴家庭;1685年,被選為轉(zhuǎn)世靈童;1696年,被接入布達拉宮成為六世達賴。雪域活佛受萬人敬仰,然而在布達拉宮里,他要潛心修行,苦習佛典、醫(yī)學、天文歷算。盡管聰穎好學,只是日復(fù)一日的單調(diào)刻板的生活、繁文縟節(jié)、清規(guī)戒律,讓他感到厭倦。倉央嘉措似乎不在意從農(nóng)奴的孩子轉(zhuǎn)身成為至高無上的活佛,似乎更介意從無拘無束的廣闊天地來到寂寞的深宮,他時時懷念民間多彩的習俗,思念親人和一起玩耍的伙伴。少年心中的愁苦有誰知?
在無數(shù)個黑暗的夜里,在閃爍的酥油燈下,身不由己的法王、年輕的倉央嘉措在佛法之外放飛自己的心靈,寫出了那么多美好的民歌排遣心境。他的民歌大都短小,有的幾乎就是片斷,根本無法構(gòu)建成像布達拉宮那樣宏大敘事的精神建筑,但那是一個人心靈的折射、靈魂的吟唱。他的民歌很容易讓人聯(lián)想到《詩經(jīng)》里的民歌,比如《鄭風·子衿》“青青子衿,悠悠我心”、《陳風·月出》“月出皎兮,佼人僚兮”,天然質(zhì)樸,讀起來有簡潔的詩意,又有清朗的音韻之美。
傳說,成長中的倉央嘉措愛上一個姑娘,并為她寫了一首民歌,流傳很廣:“從東邊的山尖上/白亮的月兒出來了/‘未生娘的臉兒/在心中已漸顯現(xiàn)”(其一)這民歌被改編成現(xiàn)代歌曲廣為傳唱——就是那首著名的《在那東山頂上》。民歌原文(藏文)中的她是“ma-skyes-a-ma”,直譯為“瑪吉阿媽”。但我想,不要具體落實傳說,而把瑪吉阿媽看作一個意象,是對倉央嘉措青春浪漫情懷的最好詮釋,更有意蘊。
他的民歌一以貫之的美麗:
“我向露了白齒微笑的女子們底/座位間普遍地看了一眼/一人羞澀的目光流轉(zhuǎn)時/從眼角間射到我少年的臉上”(其二十)
“花開的時節(jié)已過/‘松石蜂兒并未傷心/同愛人的因緣盡時/我也不必傷心”(其七)
“不負如來不負卿”
倉央嘉措在出世與入世之間徘徊,茫然而痛苦。他的民歌,除幾首頌歌外,都是個人獨立意識的作品,人們以“情歌”稱之。他在詩中寫道:
“躁急和暴怒聯(lián)合/將鷹的羽毛弄亂了/詭詐和憂慮的心思/將我弄憔悴了”(其三十六)
“我默想喇嘛的臉兒/心中卻不能顯現(xiàn)/我不想愛人的臉兒/心中卻清楚可見”(其十七A)
他終究不能兩全:“若要隨彼女的心意/今生與佛法的緣分斷絕了/若要往空寂的山嶺間去云游/就把彼女的心愿違背了”(其二十二),從中可以讀出他的糾結(jié)、無奈。
倉央嘉措的民歌不僅美,還帶有哲思,有著對人生意義的追問,比如:
“若不常想到無常和死/雖有絕頂?shù)穆斆?照理說也和呆子一樣”(其四十五)
“在極短的今生之中/邀得了這些寵幸/在來生童年的時候/看是否能再相逢”(其五十九)
也許正像有人評價:他用詩人的眼睛看世界,用哲人的心想問題。
倉央嘉措雖有達賴喇嘛之名,卻并無實權(quán)。生活上遭到禁錮,政治上受人擺布,倉央嘉措內(nèi)心抑郁,他便經(jīng)常微服出宮,追求浪漫的生活。他對自由與愛情充滿向往,對戒律和權(quán)謀做出反叛。
“在拉薩城里時/是浪子宕桑汪波/秘密也無用了/足跡已印在了雪上”(其五十)
1705年,因為政治斗爭的牽連,不問宗教事務(wù)、更不問國本事務(wù)的倉央嘉措被人告狀,清帝康熙準奏,令押往北京予以廢黜。
傳說,倉央嘉措被押解離宮之前,十分坦然平靜,他走出宮門,忽然回頭對隨從說:“不要散失我的詩稿,來日還要交還給我的?!痹谒A(yù)感自己生死大限將至的那一刻,只在意那些凝結(jié)了他關(guān)懷最深切的精神結(jié)晶。
倉央嘉措的終局故事有多種,最為主流的是,第二年,他行到青海湖邊,在病中郁郁圓寂,年僅23歲。他沒有轟轟烈烈,只是悄悄地離去。這符合他短暫的生命——六世達賴的身份和西藏民歌詩人的意義,應(yīng)當留在青藏圣區(qū)。
倉央嘉措譜寫出觸動心靈、飽含情感的“情話”“史詩”,卻是一個未被詩歌史記載的民歌詩人,他寫民歌只是為了抒發(fā)感情,這使得他的民歌更純粹、更容易引起共鳴,也使得他的民歌比一些名垂史冊的詩作有更廣泛的影響。
西藏當代詩人譚中說,倉央嘉措的那些民歌每個年代都在傳唱,從沒有中斷過,已構(gòu)成西藏文化不可或缺的一部分。他的民歌本是藏文流傳,300年后通過漢譯創(chuàng)作而風行,成為永遠屬于西藏、屬于中國的文學財富。
“愛,還是不愛”
倉央嘉措是一個短暫而不失燦爛的生命,因此他多次成為文藝作品的創(chuàng)作對象,中央民族歌舞團更是把他搬來舞之蹈之。
《倉央嘉措》想傳達什么思想、完成什么主題呢:雪域很美、宗教很美、人性很美、詩歌很美?觀看舞劇前我有些模糊,覺得它缺乏甚至沒有任何普遍意義,但一進入劇情很快就明白這是一部優(yōu)秀的原創(chuàng)性文藝作品,因為它塑造了一個極端例外、成功的藝術(shù)典型。
倉央嘉措的經(jīng)歷平淡簡單,舞劇不可能有小說故事的鋪敘,只能依靠散文情節(jié)來表現(xiàn),用跳躍發(fā)展的意識來刻畫人物形象。海報上有著醒目的提問:“愛,還是不愛?”“愛!”該劇導演丁偉給出了明確的答案:“對家鄉(xiāng)的愛、對母親的愛和對戀人的愛,表現(xiàn)了他作為一個詩人的內(nèi)心以及他背后燦爛輝煌的民族文化?!币虼耍鑴∫矝]有突出主人公的宗教背景,可以說是有意剝離,著力于把倉央嘉措作為一位年輕的浪漫詩人來把握和塑造。
舞劇以舞蹈為主要語言?!秱}央嘉措》的舞蹈來自民間的傳統(tǒng),進而提煉得優(yōu)雅,綜合音樂(聽覺的時間性)和舞臺美術(shù)(視覺的空間性)的輔助,美化了的人體組合動作顯得空靈而充滿想象。在觀賞的過程中,最觸動我的是:
——少年倉央嘉措與母親的雙人舞,表現(xiàn)出兩人之間相濡以沫的情感;
——青年倉央嘉措在布達拉宮里的獨舞,他拖著身上沉重的長布幅而跳動,這是心情的延續(xù),憂傷、孤獨、彷徨都隨之流蕩;
——青年倉央嘉措與年輕姑娘的愛情有一段若即若離、沒有肢體接觸的雙人舞,寫意的手法特別濃烈,蘊含人性中的根本核心“愛,還是不愛”的哲理性思考,也就是觸碰靈魂最深處的哈姆雷特“Be or not to be(生存還是毀滅)”式的撕裂。
舞劇借助的音樂很簡潔,不累贅、不張揚。歌手演唱譜曲后的倉央嘉措的民歌《潔白的仙鶴》時,沒有加入很多東西,只是很純真地唱?!稘嵃椎南生Q》作為主題背景音樂,緩慢、平靜,如一湖雪山水,圓潤而波瀾不驚,內(nèi)斂而情懷深沉。這本身也是倉央嘉措詩歌運用民歌“諧體”的特點和語音的抑揚頓挫來體現(xiàn)韻律美所決定的。
《倉央嘉措》在杭州的演出很成功,觀眾反響很熱烈,因為它以遙遠的情思為背景打動人心:西藏高原,蘊含文思;一位來自遼闊寬廣、壯麗雄渾地域的民歌詩人,卻如此纖柔細膩、寧靜安詳,還帶著每個年代文藝青年的輕輕憂愁、淡淡悲傷。
于是,在我看來,舞劇《倉央嘉措》追求唯美,主題唯美,人物唯美,舞蹈、音樂以及舞臺美術(shù)也唯美。杭州需要這樣的唯美。
(本文圖片由龐茹、安娜拍攝、提供)
本文引詩據(jù)無患子編《此生雖短意纏綿:倉央嘉措情詩珍本》(上海文藝出版社)所輯于道泉譯本。
In recent years Cangyang Jiacuo (1683-1706) has become well known in China. His revival does not come from history, however, though his being the sixth Dalai Lama in the 17th century adds a legendary touch to his life story. He is now renowned for the love poems he wrote. His poems have been reprinted many times in recent years and won the hearts of millions of readers. Another testimonial to his new popularity is a dance drama named after him. The dance drama was staged in Hangzhou recently by the Central Ethnic Song and Dance Ensemble.
It is said that Cangyang Jiacuo is the best ballad poet in the history of Tibet. Moreover, he is the only Dalai Lama who isnt of the Tibetan ethnicity or Mongolian ethnicity.
In 1683 he was born into a slave family of Menba Ethnic Group in the south of Tibet. In 1685 he was recognized as the incarnate soul boy and in 1696 he was admitted into Potala Palace and became the sixth Dalai Lama. Though he was the top religious leader, he led a monotonous life. He was depressed by the heavy study courses required for every young Dalai. During this time, he found solace in writing poems of romance. These poems can be compared to those in Book of Song of more than 2,000 years old. He was dethroned in a political infighting. At the age of 23, he died mysteriously on his way to Beijing.
A contemporary Tibetan poet observes that the poems have been sung by Tibetan people for centuries and the poets popularity has never waned in the heart of the Tibetan people. After so many years, these poems were translated into the mandarin from the Tibetan and have become immortal. It is said that these poems are now a key chapter in the history of Chinese literature.
The brief and splendid life and poems of Cangyang Jiacuo have inspired numerous works of art across China over the last 30 some years. The dance drama is the latest ode to the young man who disappeared into history, leaving only his poems speaking for his emotions.
After learning that the dance drama was to be staged in Hangzhou, I wondered how the life and romance of the Dalai Lama was to be presented. There would be various perspectives: religion, humanity, poetry, remote land. I thought that the dance drama would be pointless. With such misgivings, I watched the dance drama and found it convincing.
The dance drama doesnt focus on the religious side of Cangyang Jiacuo. The poster says it is about the choice a poet makes. He loves Tibet, he attaches emotionally to his mother, and he loves his girl friend. I was touched by the beauty of the choreography. When he is alone in Potala Palace, he experiences solitude and sadness. When the poet and his girl dance, they dont touch each other, torn by the hesitation of “to love, or not to love”, reflecting the Shakespearesque question of “to be or not to be”. These pieces are well choreographed and impressive and touching.
The music is another highlight of the dance drama. Nothing is fancy in melody and presentation. Emotions come out in serenity and restrain.
The performance in Hangzhou was a huge success. The audience responded enthusiastically. The success was only natural: everything in the dance drama is beautiful. Hangzhou enjoys such perfect presentations.