溪奏

    近朱者赤。近墨者黑。Whenoneassociateswithgoodpeople,onebecomesagoodperson.Whenoneassociateswithbadpeople,onebecomesabadperson——

    民

    代名臣奏

    百生由五十士。WordssaidbypeopleandthemilitaryaboutZhangShi.Thewordssaidthatthelivesofmillionsofpeopleareinhishand——

    郭祚引古

    代名臣奏

    不可。Oneshouldneverletone’senemyescape——

    初定州中

    代名臣奏

    三千打六。Usinganarmyofthreethousandmentodefeattheenemywithsixtythousandmen——

    晏子作歌起大

    晏子春秋

    庶民之言曰。水洗我若之何。太上靡散我若之何。

    AsongsungbyYanZitoadviseKingJingoftheLuKingdomtostoptheconstructionofaplatformintheharshwinterweatherinwhichthelaborerswerefreezingtodeath——

    晏子作歌

    晏子春秋

    穗乎不得。秋至兮零落。

    雨之弗也。太上之靡弊也。AnothersongsungbyYanZitoadviseKingJingoftheLuKingdomtostoptheconstructionofahousewhentheannualcropyieldwasnotgood,andwhenarainstormwasgoingon——

    晏子引佞

    晏子春秋

    社鼠不可熏去。Thosepeoplewhoonlyknowhowtopleasethekingandthenabusethepowerthekingentrustedinthemarelikemicethatliveintheearthdeity’sshrine,andaresohardtogetridof——

    西王母侍女歌

    武

    仰上升庭。下日窟阿。盼八落外。指九空遐。

    AsongsungbytheservantmaidofthemythologicalfigureXiWangMu(theMotherofWesternKing).Thesongindicatesthevastexpansethatsomeonecantravelandsee——

    里老邴原

    邴原

    邴君行仁。居邑虎。邴君行廉。路成社。BingYuandoesonlykinddeeds,therefore,thereisnotigerbotheringhisneighborhood.BingYuandoesnottakemoneyheseesontheroad,buttiesitonatree.Thattreecoveredwithmoneythenbecomesthelandmarkofhiscommunity——

    民殷褒歌

    殷氏世

    令。有政。立校人易性。令我兄弟。

    AsongsungbypeopleofYingYangpraisingtheirmayorYinBaowhowasoutstandingintermsofbuildingmoreschoolsandeducatingpeople,totheextentthatpeoplewereashamedtohavelegaldisputes——

    人殷亮

    殷氏世

    石里之勇殷子。暴虎之合爪牙。AsongsungbypeopleaboutthebravemanYinZiHuawhosawtwotigersfightingoverasheepandtookhisswordoutandsplitthesheepinhalfforthetwotigerstohavehalfeach——

    宣城民陶汪歌

    陶氏家

    人勤得主簿。使之陶明府。

    AsongsungbypeopleofXuanChengpraisingagoodscholarwhowaseducatingpeopletobecomecivilservants——

    人陶覆之

    陶氏家

    定疑。陶覆之。

    Ifonehasquestionsconcerningtheproceedingsofaritualfortheancestraltemple,oneshouldaskTaoFuZhi——

    人沈警

    玉

    玄布席。倒客。WordssaidaboutShenJingwhowasgoodatrecitingpoemsandwasalwaysinvitedtoperforminanysocialgatheringofhistime——

    人昌

    城老父

    生不用文字。走。家小年十三。富代不如。能令金距期。白衫。

    父死安千里外。差夫持道挽。

    WordssaidaboutJiaChangwhogotapositionintheimperialcourttoorganizecockfightstoentertaintheemperor.Heachievedbothwealthandfameforthat.Thewordssuggesetthatapersonwhoknowsmockfightingisbetteroffthanalearnedscholar——

    唐玄宗居南歌

    太真外

    庭前琪己堪攀。塞外征人殊未。

    Thebeautifultreeinthefrontofthecourtyardhadgrowntallenoughforsomeonetoclimbonit.Yetthepersonwhowentonamilitarymissionbeyondtheborderstillhasnotreturned——

    人氏

    恨歌

    生女勿悲酸。生男勿喜。

    男不封侯女作妃。君看女楣。Ifonehasababygirl,oneshouldnotbesad.Ifonehasababyboy,onedoesnothavetobehappy.JustlookatEmpressYangwhobroughtbothprestigeandwealthtoherentirefamily——

    京牛僧孺虞卿

    牛羊日

    太牢少牢口西南北何走。Wordssaidabouttwocourtofficials,NiuSengRuandYangYuQing,whowereframingpeoplewithdifferentideas,andcausingthemtobesentintoexile——

    中懿德皇后

    焚椒

    孤帕女古靴。菩作耨斡。

    WordssaidaboutEmpressYiDeinthecourtofLiaodynasty.ThewordsexplainthattheempresslookslikeGuanYinBodhisattva.