Epithalamion

喜歌

Epithalamion is a poem written to celebrate a marriage. The term in Greek means “at the bridal chamber”, since the verses were originally written to be sung outside the bedroom of a newly married couple. The form flourished among the Neo-Latin poets of the Renaissance, who established the model that was followed by writers in the European vernacular languages.

喜歌是为庆祝婚礼而写的一种诗歌。其在希腊文里的本意是“洞房前”，因为喜歌原本是为在新婚夫妇的洞房外吟唱而作的。这种诗歌形式盛行于文艺复兴时期的新拉丁语诗人之中，他们创造的这种创作模式为后世欧洲的方言作家所仿效。