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桃花過渡 是源自於歌仔戲車鼓調，充滿愉悅逗趣的一首民謠，內容是在講桃花姐渡河時碰上老不修的撐渡伯，兩人約定要唱歌互褒，若桃花姐贏了就可以免費渡河， 而如果撐渡伯贏了，就可以娶桃花姐為妻，聰明的桃花姐與撐渡伯約定以月份為開頭，並且由撐渡伯先唱，我們都知道，月份有十二個月，自然是誰先唱先輸，笨撐 渡伯偷雞不著蝕把米，最後落得免費送桃花姐渡河。
此外，桃花過渡除了是閩南語填詞的歌仔戲調，也是客家山歌採茶戲之一，其中還包含了括撐船頭，尋夫歌，撐船歌三種曲調，我們在逢年過節或熱鬧的表演活動 上，甚至電視新聞或是廣播中，都常聽到「桃花過渡」熟悉的旋律，充滿著幽默和詼諧的感覺，透過音樂家 葉樹涵老師的改編，使管樂器活潑與滑稽的一面更有戲劇張力的展現出來 。

Peach Blossom Takes the Ferry’ originated from the Che
Ku Tune of Taiwanese opera, is an impish, joyful folksong. The story is about a witty Peach Blossom lady who encountered a lecherous ferryman and bet on singing according to the order of months. As we know, the twelve month puzzle naturally makes the one who started loses. To go for wool and come back shorn, the old silly ferryman lost and kept the promise to send Peach Blossom lady across the river for free. Not only the melody is a well known tune in Taiwanese opera, but it is also been used in the tea pi cking opera of Hakka culture. The tune is popular nowadays among festivals, TV, and radio broadcast. The version is transcribed by Yeh Shu Han, revealing a dramatic scene by emphasizing the humorous aspect of wind instruments.

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