《古谣谚》·卷五
商邱成醉歌
漢書景武昭宣成元功臣表
出居安能鬱鬱。Why am I feeling unhappy as a government official?
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班固引諺論刑法
漢書邢法志
鬻棺者欲歲之疫。
Coffin sales people would like to have a plague every year.
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元帝詩童謠
漢書五行志二
井水溢。滅灶煙。灌玉堂。流金門。
On the overthrow of the present ruling government.
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成帝時燕燕童謠
漢書五行志二
燕燕﹑尾涎涎。
張公子時相見。木門倉琅根。燕飛來。啄皇孫。
皇孫死。燕啄矢。
On how the woman dancer Zhao Fei Yan entered the emperor’s palace by pleasing the emperor and murdered the princes for her own benefit.
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成帝時黃爵謠
漢書五行志二
邪徑敗良田。讒口亂善人。桂樹華不實。黃爵巢其顛。
故未人所羨。今為人所憐。
On how the Han dynasty fell to disgrace because of mismanagement of affairs and personnel, leading to the take-over by Wang Mang.
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魏河內民為史起歌
漢書溝洫志
鄴有賢令兮為史公。決漳水兮灌鄴旁。終古舄鹵兮生稻梁。
On Ye’s (place name) having a good official who was able to resolve an irrigation problem and to enable crops growing o