This paper is an attempt to illustrate their general character as early folk oral literature, and to explore the historical and cultural origins that lead to their dissimilarities.

• 本文力求通过论证和解读二者的诸多异同，揭示民谣、民歌作为早期民间口头文学的共性，探寻二者差异性的历史与文化渊源。