歌乐结合是中国古典文学在发展中形成的特色。“楚辞”就是楚人的歌辞 ,具有可歌性质。只因证明楚辞为乐歌的文献不足 ,人们误以为楚辞只能供念诵 ,而不可歌。本文从探讨“诵”字的音义和功用入手 ,着力辨析 :(1)读音为c幃ｎｇ的“诵” ,用为动词 ,其确切意义是击节歌唱 ,学“诵”者必须严格从师 ,反复训练 ;(2)读音为y嵀ｎｇ的“诵” ,用为名词 ,是兼备歌词与曲调的一种文体 ,屈原作品的文体原本叫“诵” ,从而确证楚辞是用于歌唱的歌词 The combination of ci and song is a characteristic formed in the development of Chinese classical literature. “Chu” is the song of Chu people, with a commendable nature. Only because of the lack of documentation on Songs of Songs, people misunderstand that Songs of Songs can only be chanted and can not be sung. This article starts from the discussion of the meaning and function of “chanting”, focusing on the analysis of: (1) “chanting” with c 帏 ng phonetic transcription; Training; (2) pronounced y 嵀 ng “chanting”, used as a noun, is a style of both lyrics and tunes, Qu Yuan’s style of writing was originally called “chanting”, so as to confirm the song is used for song lyrics