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| Peacock Princess | |
|---|---|
| Folk tale | |
| Name | Peacock Princess |
| Mythology | Dai people |
| Published in | 1960 |
The Peacock Princess, also Kongque Gongzhu, is a folktale of the Dai people in China, [1] with shared origins with other similar tales found throughout Southeast Asia. [2] The tale is also considered to be a version of the international "swan maiden" narrative. [3]
The tale originated within the people of the Dai ethnic group who worshiped peacocks, [4] [5] and is reported to have circulated among them for centuries. [6] The Dai people worship peacocks as being messengers of peace, kindness, love and beauty. [7]
The tale is celebrated amongst the Dai people of China and was recorded as a poem and folk story known under several names, such as Shaoshutun, The Peacock Princess, Zhao Shutun and Lanwuluona, [8] [9] [10] Zhao Shu Tun and Nan Nuo Na, [11] or Zhao Shudeng and Nanmu Nuonuo. [12]
The tale follows the story of a young prince named Zhao Shutun (and variations; see above), who is looking for a bride. One day, he is guided to a lake where seven peacock maidens are bathing (or dancing), and he falls in love with the seventh and youngest of them, the Peacock Princess. The prince steals her peacock feathers while she is distracted and waits for the other birds to fly away before he appears to her. The prince returns her feathers and she agrees to become his bride.
They fly back to his kingdom and marry. On their wedding night, the evil wizard puts a spell on the king and starts a war. The young prince leaves for battle and while he is gone his princess is sentenced to death by the king. Before she is executed, she takes on peacock form and escapes. When the prince returns from battle, he kills the evil wizard and releases the king from the spell, but begins a long quest to the Peacock Kingdom to regain his wife. Fortunately, he finds his wife again, and everyone lives happily ever after. [13] [14] [15] [16]
Ngày xưa, ở nước Lào có một hoàng tử tên là Phonnavong, rất đẹp trai, tài giỏi và có đạo đức. Vua và hoàng hậu rất yêu quý.
Em là Nyang Nyali, con gái út vua nước Champa ; Còn tôi là Phonnavong con trai vua nước Lào. Gặp nhau đây âu cũng là duyên trời, tôi muốn cùng nàng kết nghĩa vợ chồng. Chẳng hay nàng có vui lòng không ?
Ở nước Champa có tục lệ ai bị xử tội chết đều được mặc áo lông công múa hát chúc phúc cho mọi người ở lại. Xin phụ vương ban ơn cho con được theo tục lệ đó.
Hôm bước lên giàn thiêu, Nyang Nyali mặc áo lông công lộng lẫy múa điệu Lào Phên chúc phúc cho mọi người và nói lên nỗi oan ức của mình. Điệu múa uyển chuyển và giọng hát du dương làm cho người xem ai cũng mê say và xúc động. Bất thình lình, thuận đà, nàng vỗ cánh vút lên cao, nhắm hướng nước Champa bay thẳng.
This legend was made into a Chinese film in 1963 [18] and 1982 with the same title. [19] [20]
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