“孟姜女”调是我国流传范围最广、影响最大的民间小调之一,“五更鼓”则是用闽南方言演唱的传统民歌曲调,是闽南群众耳熟能详的民间小调之一,也是台湾福佬系民歌的经典曲目,而“五更鼓”实际就是“孟姜女”调的变体,特别是“五更鼓”与闽南方言紧密融合,除吸收明清俗曲“孟姜女”的旋律外,又与闽台音乐相融合,从而使这首曲调悦耳动听,委婉流畅,深受闽台人民群众的喜爱。“孟姜女”的故事、音乐在全国各地广为传播,其与各地音乐、方言相结合,演绎出丰富多彩的变体。学术界对“孟姜女”调展开过深刻而广泛的研究,总结如下:1.对《孟姜女》故事的形成、发展的系统研究。主要成果有历史学家、民俗学家顾颉刚和路工的相关专著,其中有涉及一些《孟姜女》的音乐 “Meng Jiangnu ” tune is one of the most popular folk minor in China, “Five Drums” is the traditional folk tune sung in Taiwanese dialect, is one of the most popular folk minorities in southern Fujian province, Taiwan blessing people are the classic songs of folk songs, and “five more Drum ” is actually “Meng Jiangnu ” tone variants, especially “five drums” and Minnan dialect in close integration, in addition to absorbing Ming and Qing vulgar song “Meng Jiangnu” melody, but also with the integration of music in Fujian and Taiwan, so that this melody melodious, euphemism and smooth, deeply Fujian and Taiwan people’s favorite. “Meng Jiangnu ” story, the music is widely disseminated throughout the country, its music and dialects around the combination of interpretation of the rich and colorful variants. The academic circles have conducted profound and extensive researches on “Meng Jiangnu”, summarized as follows: 1. A systematic study on the formation and development of Meng Jiangnu’s story. The main achievements are historians, folklorist Gu Jie Gang and road work related monographs, including some involving “Meng Jiangnv” music