氏南唐陶

    采禾。采禾。世事更多。如沽酒。

    去深崖拍手歌。AsongsungbyanoldcoupleinthecitymarketofNanChangduringtheKaiPaoera.Thewordssaythatbecausethisworldismessyandunpeaceful,onewouldbebetterofftosellsomeherbs,getwinetodrink,andthentogobacktothedeepvalleysandsing——

    高酒醉歌

    氏南唐浮屠元寂

    酒酒。何何辱。但衣冠成古邱。不江河陵谷。AsongsungbyYuanJiwhowasaBuddhistmonkandanalcoholic.Thewordsare:Adrunkboldman(onlythemonkisbold),hasnohonororinsult.Oneseespeopledieandneverseesriversbecomingmountains——

    李後主童

    南唐近事逸文

    索得娘忘家。後桃李不生花。狗都死。得患赤瘕。

    Achildren’ssongpredictingtheendoftheNanTangdynasty——

    王陵冠道人歌

    立

    盟津肉角。濠梁金刻。盟津死欲。

    濠梁始人。排三十六。如紫磨真。甚竿挑著走。

    世得人。AsongsungbyaDaoistpredictingtheriseoftheTangdynasty——

    武中童

    立

    江北花作雪。江南李玉枝。李花子可在。不似花了期。Achildren’ssongdescribingstrangeeventssuchasapoplartreeturningintoaplumtree,andaplumtreegrowingoutofanexistingplumtree.Accordingtothenotes,thissongisindicatingthetransitionofpowerintheWukingdom——

    蜀中丐者醋呼

    蜀杌

    不得。便倒。

    Thelampfellbeforeheevengotthelamp.WordssaidbyabeggarimplyingthefateofMengZhiXiangwhodiedsoonafterdeclaringhimselftobeanemperor——

    桂管童呼

    三楚新

    大。

    Thetigeriscoming.ThisissaidbychildrenofGuiGuan,predictingtheattackofGuGuanbyLiXun,whoisnicknamedTiger——

    渥言

    五故事

    老抽嫩。堪作打槌。

    AfolksayingpredictingtheattackofJiangXi,Zhong’sterritory,byYangWo——

    淮南市井小唱

    五故事

    檀也。

    WordsthatchildrensanginHuiNanpredictingthecomingofsomenotherntroopstothesouthofHuiRiver——

    越文穆王治世子府言

    越史

    何有鹿脯。

    Afolksayingcorrectlypredictingthedeathofacrownprince——

    人

    越史

    吹鼓山下。不得郎戈不。

    AsongsungintheMinareapredictingtheirfutureruler’ssurnameasQian——

    商永昌越界

    滇

    冬欲。高黎共上雪。夏秋欲。奈穹甸。

    春欲。囊中。AfolksayingspreadbytradersaboutanareainthesouthwestofChinawheretheweatherwasextreme.Thewordssaythattheareahastoomuchsnowinthewinterandistoohotandhumidinthesummerandfall——

    段滇妖巫女歌

    滇再

    莫道君山海主。山海笑。中花千朵。有明主。

    AsongsungbyawitchinthesouthwestofChinaconcerningtheshortreignofDuanfamilyinthatareaduringthetransitionperiodbetweentheYuanandMingdynasties.ThesongpredictedthateventuallythisplacewouldbeundertheMingdynasty’sreign——

    金大定言

    蒙

    靼去。得官家去。

    AfolksayingconcerningthethreatposedbytheMongolianslivinginnorthernChina——

    宣州人弘王言

    十春秋沈

    何後予。其。

    WordssaidbythepeopleofXuanZhouexpressingtheirappreciationofPrinceHongNong’srule——

    姥山童子歌

    十春秋得常

    菌。金刀。

    AsongsungbyachildinHuaLaoMountainindirectlypredictingthedeathofLiuDeChang——

    眉州民琳歌

    十春秋

    前有章仇後公。疏水利粳稻。南杜不可同。何不用之代天工。

    AsongsungbypeopleofMeiZhoupraisingtheirgovernorZhangLin’singeniousengineeringskillinbuildingaverysoundirrigationsystem——

    州人彭

    十春秋楚彭

    十金易一。百金易一篇。

    WordssaidbypeopleofYangZhouaboutPengGan,whowasrewardingpeoplewithmoneyforbringinghimscripturescarvedinstone——

    拓拔引

    十春秋楚拓拔

    足寒心。民怨。

    WordssaidbyTuoBaHengtoadvisehisemperortochangehisextravagantlifestyle,whichthepeoplecouldnolongersupport.Thewordssaythat:Haivingcoldfeethurtsone’sheart,andhavingpeoplecomplaininghurtsthenation.Theemperorwasangeredbyhiswords——

    虞皋歌

    十春秋虞皋

    朝雄兮暮雌。天地兮。人生。

    AsongsungbyYuGaoexpressinghisfeelingsaboutlife.Hismessageisthatnothingispermanent.