《古谣谚》·卷一

帝舜歌

尚書益稷

敕天之命。惟時惟幾。

股肱喜哉。元首起哉。百工熙哉。

A kind of " State of the Union" address which describes how everything is going well.

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嗥陶賡歌

尚書益稷

元首明哉。股肱良哉。庶事康哉。

元首業脞哉。股肱惰哉。萬事墮哉。

If the head of the state is exemplary and his officials are competent, all things will go well. If the head of the state will worry about minute details, his officials will be lazy, and all things will go bad.

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卿雲歌

尚書大傳

卿雲爛兮。糾縵縵兮。日月光華。旦復旦兮。

We celebrate the bright clouds that are gathering and are yielding a peaceful atmosphere. We enjoy the