术语“乐人”的详细信息

英译术语:

musical professional

汉语语境:

“行院”一词最早见于宋人著述，原本是“本行”的意思，但其后又衍生出“散乐”或“百戏”之意以及与之相关的人的含义。行院之人既要承应官府，又要以色事人，但其“主业”却是以艺娱人。行院不等同于娼妓，二者之间只是“部分重合”；行院也不等同于乐人，而只是“下属于”乐人。

英语语境:

The term "xingyuan" is first seen in works written in the Song Dynasty. Originally, it means "one's line", later its meaning is extended to "sanyue (music)" or "baixi (operas)" and people related to it. People with "xingyuan" have to both perform for the local authorities and entertain guests with their beauty, but its "main work" is to entertain people with performances. "xingyuan" differs from prostitutes in that their work only "partially" overlaps; it is distinct from musical professionals in that it is affiliated to the latter.

英译术语:

musician

汉语语境:

唐末仗内教坊，即太常寺原有鼓吹署之教习机构。其职掌包括仪仗卤簿音乐和散乐。它的表演者为禁军乐人，首领受宦官节制。

英语语境:

The Institution of Royal Ritual Music in the late Tang dynasty(756-907), was just another name of the School of Guchui Institution. And its duties were to perform ritual music and secular music for the Tang court. There were many military musicians which were in the charge of eunuchs.

英译术语:

musician men

汉语语境:

北魏出现的乐户主要来源于罪犯配没和战争中的俘虏，他们的地位低于百姓。音声之名出现于唐代，其与乐人既有联系又有区别，政治地位低于良人。

英语语境:

The people of Yinsheng in the Northern Wei Dynasty derived mainly from the banished criminals and the captives in wars. Their status was lower than that of the common folk. The name of Yinsheng originated in the Tang Dynasty, who were both related to and different from the musician men, and whose political position were lower than that of the folk.