《古谣谚》·卷二十三

漁父歌

吳越春秋

日月昭昭乎侵已馳。與子期乎蘆之漪。

日已夕兮予心憂悲。月已馳兮何不渡為。事寖急兮當奈何。

蘆中人。蘆中人。豈非窮士乎。

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

吳越春秋

同病相憐。同憂相救。驚翔之鳥。相隨而集。瀨下之水。

因復俱流。胡馬望北風而立。越鷰向日而熙。誰不愛其所近。

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

吳越春秋

吳為無道。封豕長蛇。以食上國。欲有天下。政從楚起。

寡君出在草澤。使來告急。

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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樂師扈子琴曲

吳越春秋

王耶王耶何乖烈。不顧宗廟聽讒孽。任用無忌多所殺。

誅夷白氏族幾滅。二子東奔適吳越。吳王哀痛助忉怛。垂涕舉兵將西伐。伍胥白喜孫武決。三戰破郢王奔發。

留兵縱騎虜荊闕。楚荊骸骨遭發掘。鞭辱腐屍恥難雪。

幾危宗廟社稷滅。嚴王何罪國幾絕。卿士悽愴民惻悷。

吳軍雖去