古谣谚 卷二十三

渔父歌

吴越春秋

日月昭昭乎侵已驰。

与子期乎芦之漪。

日已夕兮予心忧悲。

月已驰兮何不渡为。

事寖急兮当奈何。

芦中人。

芦中人。

岂非穷士乎。

A song sung by a fisherman to Wu Zi Xu, who took Prince Jian’s son to escape from the slayingof Zheng’s King Ding. The song was expressing his willingness in helping Wu to escape.

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伍子胥引河上歌

吴越春秋

同病相怜。

同忧相救。

惊翔之鸟。

相隨而集。

瀨下之水。

因復俱流。

胡马望北风而立。

越鷰向日而熙。

谁不爱其所近。

悲其所思者乎。

A song saying that people could empathize with other people who had gone through the same experience as they had.

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申包胥歌

吴越春秋

吴为无道。

封豕长蛇。

以食上国。

欲有天下。

政从楚起。

寡君出在草泽。

使来告急。

A song sung by Shen Bao Shi, a subject of the king of the Chu kingdom, to the king of the Qin Kingdom, requesting their assistance in recovering his kingdom, Chu, from the invasion of theWu kingdom.

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乐师扈子琴曲

吴越春秋

王耶王耶何乖烈。

不顾宗庙听谗孽。

任用无忌多所杀。

诛夷白氏族几灭。

二子东奔適吴越。

吴王哀痛助忉怛。

垂涕举兵將西伐。

伍胥白喜孙武决。

三战破郢王奔发。

留兵纵骑虏荆闕。

楚荆骸骨遭发掘。

鞭辱腐尸耻难雪。

几危宗庙社稷灭。

严王何罪国几绝。

卿士悽愴民惻悷。

吴军虽去怖不歇。

愿王更隱抚忠节。

勿为谗口能谤褻。

A long song that the court musician Hu Zi Qin sang to Chu’s King Zhao to remind him of the brutal and sad history of the Chu kingdom and to advise him not to listen to those court offcials who pleased him but only gave him bad advice.

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越王夫人歌

吴越春秋

仰飞鸟兮乌鳶。

凌玄虚号翩翩。

集洲渚兮优恣。

啄虾矫翮兮云间。

任厥兮往还。

妾无罪兮负地。

有何辜兮谴天。

颿颿独兮西往。

孰知返兮何年。

心惙惙兮若割。

泪泫泫兮双悬。

彼飞鸟兮鳶乌。

已回翔兮翕苏。

心在专兮素虾。

何居食兮江湖。

徊復翔兮游颺。

去復返兮於乎。

始事君兮去家。

终我命兮君都。

终来遇兮何幸。

离我国兮去吴。

妻衣褐兮为婢。

夫去冕兮为奴。

岁遥遥兮难极。

冤悲痛兮心惻。

肠千结兮服膺。

於乎哀兮忘食。

愿我身兮如乌。

身翱翔兮矫翼。

去我国兮心摇。

情愤惋兮谁识。

A song sung by the queen of the Yue kingdom when the Yue king was spared his life and allowed to live in the Wu kingdom as a slave after Yue was conquered by the Wu kingdom.

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采葛妇歌

吴越春秋

葛不连蔓【叶】台台。

我君心苦命更之。

尝胆不苦甘如飴。

令我采葛以作丝。

飢不遑食四体疲。

女工织兮不敢迟。

弱於罗兮轻霏霏。

号絺素兮將献之。

越王悦兮忘罪除。

吴王欢兮飞尺书。

增封益地赐羽奇。

几杖茵褥诸侯仪。

群臣拜舞天顏舒。

我王何忧能不移。

A song sung by women who were picking plants for weaving very soft fabric to give to the King of Wu. The song expresses their understanding of their own king, the King of Yue, in pleasing the King of Wu in the process of a long-term plan to recover the Yue kingdom.

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作弹歌

吴越春秋

断竹续竹。

飞土逐【肉】。

A song about the origin of bows and arrows. Originally people were only using rocks to chase away the birds that were eating the corpses of their dead parents to express their filial piety.

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军士离別词

吴越春秋

砾躁摧长恧兮。

擢戟驭殳。

所离不降兮。

以泄我王气苏。

三军一飞降兮。

所向皆殂。

一士判死兮。

而当百夫。

道祐有德兮。

吴卒自屠。

雪我王宿耻兮。

威振八都。

军伍难更兮。

势如貔貙。

行行各努力兮。

於乎於乎。

A song sung by family and soldiers of the Yue kingdom when they were going to attack the Wu kingdom to avenge their past humiliation. The song expresses their resolution to die for thismission.

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乐师畅辞

吴越春秋逸文

屯乎。

今欲伐吴。

可未耶。

A song sung by the musician of the King of Yue expressing determination to attack the Wu kingdom for revenge.

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渔父歌

越绝书

日昭昭侵已施。

与子期甫芦之碕。

心中目施。

子可渡河。

何为不出。

A song sung by the fisherman to Wu Zi Xu who was escaping from the Chu kingdom. The song is expressing the fisherman’s willingness in assisting Wu’s escape.

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巴人为陈纪山歌

华阳国志

筑室载直梁。

国人以贞真。

邪娱不扬目。

枉行不动身。

奸轨辟乎远。

理义协乎民。

A song sung by people of Ba in praising the honesty and virtue of Chen Ji Shan.

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巴郡民为吴约歌二则

华阳国志

习习晨风动。

澍雨润乎苗。

我后恤时务。

我民以优饶。

望远忽不见。

惆悵尝徘徊。

恩泽实难忘。

悠悠心永怀。

Two songs sung by the people of Ba to express their eternal appreciation of their mayor for hisgood work.

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汉世为唐蒙谚

华阳国志

思都邮。

斩令头。

Words said about Tang Meng on how he executed one of his subordinates for being homesickduring a mission.

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蜀人为先尼和女张贞妻语

华阳国志

符有先络。

僰道张帛。

Words said about the miraculous tales in which people could find the bodies of their drowned loved ones floating on the river after they went to the spot and cried or went into the river to search.

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南广郡行人语

华阳国志

犹溪赤水。

盘蛇七曲。

盘羊乌櫳。

气与天通。

看都护泚。

住拄呼尹。

庲降贾子。

左儋七里。

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时人为何平句扶张翼廖化语

华阳国志

前有何句。

后有张廖。

Words said about the chronology of the generals of the Shu kingdom.

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巴蜀为譙登文石张罗语

华阳国志

譙登治涪城。

文石在巴西。

张罗守合水。

巴氐那得前。

Words said about the generals that the Shu kingdom had stationed on different key sites so thatbandits could not do much damage.

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温县民为王涣歌

华阳国志

王稚子。

世未有。

平徭役。

百姓喜。

A song sung by people of Wen County in praising their mayor for his leadership, which was friendly to the people.

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时人为折像宾客谚

华阳国志

折氏客谁。

朱云卿。

殷节英。

中有佃子赵仲平。

但说天文论五经。

Words said about Zhe Xiang who was generous to people and had guests in his house. They would gather and discuss astrology and scriptures.

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蜀中为费貽歌

华阳国志

节义至仁﹑费奉君。

不仕乱世避恶君。

修身於蜀。

记名亦足。

后世为大族。

A song sung by people of Shu praising the virtues of Fei Yi.

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元康三年蜀中童谣二则

华阳国志

郫城坚。

盎底穿。

郫城细。

子李特细。

巴郡葛。

当下美。

Two children’s songs sung in the central Shu area about two places, Pi and Ba. About the strong construction of the town of Pi and the beautiful plant called Ge of Ba.

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绵竹民为阎宪谣

华阳国志

阎尹赋政。

既明且昶。

去苛去辟。

动以礼让。

A song sung by people of Mian Zhi concerning their good mayor Yan Xian who felt that the education of the people came before punishment.

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时人为杨氏四子语

华阳国志

三苗不止。

四珍復起。

Words said about the four sons of a woman, Tai Ying, who managed to cultivate her sons well after her husband died.

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蜀民为何隨语

华阳国志

安汉吏取粮。

令为之偿。

Words said by people of Shu about He Sui, the mayor of An Han, who was really honest in that when there was a famine, he took the taro root from people, but then he placed cloth on the sideof the field as his payment.

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时人为赵孟语

华阳国志逸文

事有变。

问疵面。

If one cannot make one’s mind up about something, one should consult Zhao Meng.

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北州童为朱项枣嵩谣

十六国春秋

府中赫赫﹑朱邱伯。

十囊五囊﹑八枣郎。

A children’s song sung in You Zhou about their governor Wang Jun, who was arrogant, ran anextravagant life style, and employed unkind people.

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军中为汲桑谣

十六国春秋

士为將军何可羞。

六月重茵被衲裘。

不识寒暑断他头。

中夜斩首谢并州。

A song sung in the military about Ji Sang, who promoted himself as the commander-in-chiefafter his superior, Prince Yin, died. The song also talks about how he once wrapped himself infur in a hot summer day and had someone fan him. When he did not get cool enough, he simplyasked that fanner be killed.

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临水人为张楼谣

十六国春秋

阳平张楼头如箱。

见人切齿剧虎狼。

A song sung in Lin Shui about its mayor Zhang Luo who was ruthless in his style of lawenforcement.

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陈武引里语

十六国春秋

都亭鼠数闻长者。

Even a mouse in the local pagoda has heard of the revered men in history.

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陇上童为王擢谣

十六国春秋

十斗二升沙。

谁为王擢家。

A children’s song predicting the defeat of a warlord Wang Zhuo.

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苻坚时凤皇歌

十六国春秋

凤皇于飞。

其羽翼翼。

翊我圣后。

饗龄万亿。

The phoenixes are flying with very strong wings. They ensure that our empress has a long life.

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时人为释道安谚

十六国春秋

学不师安。

义不中难。

If one learns from Shi Dao An, one gets the true meaning of everything.

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时人为梁氏兄弟语

十六国春秋

关东堂堂。

二申两房。

未若二梁。

瑰文綺章。

Words said about the two Liang brothers, who were both good writers.

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赵整讽苻坚歌

十六国春秋

地列酒泉。

天垂酒池。

杜康妙识。

仪狄先知。

紂丧殷邦。

桀倾夏国。

由此言之。

前危后则。

获黍西秦。

採麦东齐。

春封夏发。

鼻纳心迷。

A song sung by a subject of Emperor Fu Jian of Hou Qin dynasty to advise Fu Jian not to drinktoo much since previously several emperors had drunk their thrones away.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

平原民为索稜歌

十六国春秋

懿矣明守。

庶绩允釐。

剖符作宰。

实获我思。

A song sung by people of Ping Yuan, praising their governor Suo Leng as a very reasonable andunderstanding ruler.

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时人为庞世谣

十六国春秋

庞家之巷。

车马轔轔。

泥丸之日无弔宾。

弔宾不至何所因。

由性苛克寡所亲。

A song sung concerning Pang Shi who was so hard for people to associate with that no one cameto his funeral.

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张休祖述时人语

十六国春秋

寧逢三千头虎。

不逢张休祖。

One would rather meet three thousand tigers than meet Zhang Xu Zu.

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秦雍为辛民兄弟谚

十六国春秋

五龙一门。

金友玉昆。

Words praising the Xin brothers, who were all learned.

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时人为张冲谣

十六国春秋

推财不疑﹑张长思。

Zhang Chang Si never hesitated to give his wealth away to others.

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时人为李始语

十六国春秋

欲养老。

属太保。

If one wants to have job security and good retirement benefits, one should work for Li Shi.

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吏人为刘聪歌

吏人为刘聪歌

我有贤后。

能任元明。

政理人殷。

Words praising Liu Cong as a very learned scholar and a good official.

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时人为权翼符雅语

十六国春秋逸文

不为权翼富。

寧作符雅贫。

One would rather be poor and happy like Fu Ya than be rich and unhappy like Quan Yi.