《花鼓》是一齣據明傳奇《紅梅記》部份情節改編，歷來在民間盛行不輟的典型歌舞小戲。此劇留存至今的劇本主要有兩種，其戲曲聲腔分別屬於崑腔及崑弋腔。本論文主要在探討此兩不同聲腔體系劇本產生之先後，及其彼此間之異同與承傳關聯；此外，並考查此劇在歷代之演出及流傳，冀提供相關研究之參考。

“HuaGu”is a typical song and dance XiaoXi (a kind of traditional Chinese opera) which was very popular throughout the years among the common people, and it was partly adapted from an opera “HongMeiJi” in the Ming dynasty. The XiaoXi preserves two versions of its scripts, which belong to Kun tune and KunYi tune respectively. The research mainly debates on the historical orders of these two different tunes of scripts; on the other hand, we also discuss the similarities and dissimilarities as well as the relationships between the two. In addition, we examine the presentation of the XiaoXi in all the past dynasties, hoping to provide some reference for future researches.