《古谣谚》·卷六
弘農王悲歌
後漢書何后紀附王美人傳
天道易兮我何艱。棄萬乘兮退守藩。
逆臣見迫兮命不延。逝將去汝兮適幽玄。
A song sung by the Han emperor who was stripped of his throne and forced to take poison to kill himself.
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唐姬悲歌
後漢書何后紀附王美人傳
皇天崩兮后土頹。身為帝兮命夭摧。死生路異兮從此乖。
奈我煢獨兮心中哀。
A song sung by the concubine of the emperor in 0208 expressing her sorrow over the forced suicide of the emperor.
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更始時長安中語
後漢書劉玄傳
灶下養。中郎將。爛羊胃。騎都尉。爛羊頭。關內侯。
Words spread in Chang An describing how government posts could be purchased so that even cooks were becoming officials.
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時人為甄豐語
後漢書彭寵傳
夜半客。甄長伯。
Words referring to an official who used to go into the emperor’s court at midnight to visit Wang Mang, who acted as the regent of the court.
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公孫述聞夢中人語
後漢書公孫述傳
八私子系。十二為期。
A warlord who claimed to have heard people telling him in his dream that he could be an emperor for a span of time.
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蜀中童謠
後漢書公孫述傳
黃牛白腹。五銖當復。
A folk song sung in present day Si Chuan. It refers to the control of the throne, which would be given back to the Liu’s of the Han imperial family.
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魏郡輿人為岑熙歌
後漢書岑彭傳
我有枳棘。岑君伐之。我有蟊賊。岑君遏之。狗吠不驚。足下生氂。
含哺鼓腹﹑焉知凶災。我喜我生﹑獨丁斯時。美矣岑君﹑於戲休茈。A song praising Chen Xi who was doing a superb job governing Wei county.
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馬廖引長安語
後漢書馬廖傳
城中好高髻。四方高一尺。城中好廣眉。四方且半額。
城中好大袖。四方全匹帛。Words in the city of Chang An about how the emperor’s extravagant taste was imposing much financial misery on the people.
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關東為魯丕語
後漢書魯丕傳
五經復興﹑魯叔陵。
Words praising Lu Pi who revived the learning of important scriptures.
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