be afraid of Yi Si Zhen’s pen.
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時人為盧從愿語
舊唐書盧從愿傳
吏部前有馬裴。 後有盧李。
In the Department of Human Resources, there were four good officials, the ealier two were Ma and Pei, the later two were Lu and Li.
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玄宗時人間唱得体歌
舊唐書韋堅傳
得体紇那也。 紇囊得体耶。 潭裏船車鬧。
揚州銅器多。 三郎當殿坐。 看唱得体歌。
A song concerning how an articifial lake was built in the capital city of Chang An under Wei Jian’s supervision. The oddities were his enforcement of license plates for boats, boatmen in uniforms that had a southern (tropical) style, and the goods filling those boats.
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崔成甫使婦人唱得寶歌
舊唐書韋堅傳
得寶弘農野。 弘農得寶那。 潭裏船車鬧。
揚州銅器多。 三郎當殿坐。 看唱得寶歌。
A song that the county mayor of Shan made some women sing. The song concerned an auspicious omen that was found in Hong Nong, and the boats in the lake seen in the previousitem.
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京師為李峴謠
舊唐書李峴傳
欲得米粟賤。 無過追李峴。A song sung by people of the capital city, which had rain for over sixty days, causing the price ofrice to skyrocket. The good mayor, Li Xian, was blamed for the natural disaster and was sent offto southern China. The song says that only Li Xian could bring the price of rice back down.
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盧群醉歌
舊唐書盧群傳
祥瑞不在鳳凰麒麟。 太平須得邊將忠臣。 衛霍真誠奉主。
貔虎十萬一身。 江河潛注息浪。 蠻貊款塞無塵。
但得百寮師長肝膽。不用三軍羅綺金銀。
A song sung by Lu Qun when he was drunk. The song was about his feeling that his talents and loyalty were unknown by those who had power to make him an official.
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時人為竇懷貞語
舊唐書竇懷貞傳
竇僕射前為韋氏國遮。 後作公主邑丞。Words referring to Duo Hui Zhen, who got his petty jobs by pleasing the empress and princesswhose unwise projects he served.
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時人為武懿宗何阿小語
舊唐書武懿宗傳
唯此兩何。 殺人最多。
These two He’s had killed the most people. Words referring to how one Tang Emperor Yi, when he was Prince of He Nei, killed many civilians who were returned after being abducted by a foreign tribe, Qi Dan. The other He was a general of that foreign tribe.
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郢州百姓為田仁會歌
舊唐書田仁會傳
父母育我田使君。 精誠為人上天聞。 田中致雨山出雲。
倉廩既實禮義申。 但願常在不患貧。
A song sung by people of Ying Zhou, praising its governor Tian Ren Hui for being able to get rain for them so that their storehouse was filled with grain.
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時人為傅孝忠姜師度語
舊唐書姜師度傳
傅孝忠兩眼看天。 姜師度一心穿地。
Fu Xiao Zhong was good at astrology, and Jiang Shi Du was good at knowing where underground water was.
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中宗時人語
舊唐書崔無詖傳
皇后嫁女。 天子娶婦。Words referring to a royal matrimony between a dead princess (the emperor’s maternal uncle’s daughter) and a dead prince (the emperor’s younger brother). The family of the dead princess obtained much dowry for the marriage.
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天寶中時人語
舊唐書趙曄傳
殷顏柳陸。 蕭李邵趙。
Words about the true friendship among eight men.
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趙州鄉族為李太沖李孝端語
舊唐書李知木傳
太沖無兄。 孝端無弟。
Words about two cousins who were government officials, Li Tai Chong and Li Xiao Duan. Tai Chong’s rank was higher than Xiao Duan’s.
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時人為賀氏兄弟語
舊唐書賀德仁傳
學行可師﹑賀德基。 文質彬彬﹑賀德仁。
Both He De Ji and He De Ren, who are brothers, are learned persons.
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四郡人為楊德幹語
舊唐書楊浻傳
寧食三斗蒜。 不逢楊德幹。
One would rather eat lots of garlic than confront the strict official Yang De Gan.
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張果引諺
舊唐書張果傳
娶婦得公主。 平地生公府。
If one were to be married to a princess, it would be like cohabiting with a high authorityinstantly.
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高昌童謠
舊唐書高昌國傳
高昌兵馬如霜雪。漢家兵馬如日月。
日月照霜雪。 迴手自消滅。A children’s song from a kingdom in present-day northwest of China. The words go like this: the army of Gao Chang is like frost and snow and the Han army is like the sun and the moon. The frost and snow melts when shoned upon by the sun and the moon.
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乾符中謠言
舊唐書黃巢傳
金色蝦蟆爭努眼。 翻卻曹州天下反。A rumor predicting the Huang Chao’s uprising against the central Tang government.
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大理囚為袁仁敬歌
舊唐書逸文
天不恤冤人兮。 何奪我慈親兮。
有理無申兮。痛哉安訴陳兮。
The prisoners of Da Li mourned the death of their warden. They cried out the song: Heaven hasno mercy on people who have been framed. That is why it took Yuan Ren Jing, who was as dear as our parent, away. From now on, we have no way of petitioning our innocence.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
時人為楊貴妃語
舊唐書五行志一
義髻拋河裏。 黃裙逐水流。The empress Yang Tai Zhen threw her wigs and yellow skirts out into the river.
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調露初京城民謠
新唐書五行志二
側堂堂。 橈堂堂。
A folk song sung in the capital city of Tang proclaiming that depite the messy internal power struggle in the imperial court, the Tang dynasty would continue on.
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永淳中童謠
新唐書五行志二
新禾不入箱。 新麥不入場。 迨及八九月。 狗吠空垣牆。A children’s song predicting that there would be no harvest for a specific year because of too much rain.
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永淳後民歌
新唐書五行志二
楊柳楊柳漫頭駝。A folk song predicting the failure of a warlord named Xu Jing Yei.
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神龍後民謠
新唐書五行志二
山南鳥鵲窠。 山北金駱駝。 鐮柯不鑿孔。 斧子不施柯。Words referring to how the Tang territory was bothered by the invasions of Tu Jui and therefore people could not even farm or harvest regularly.
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神龍後童謠
新唐書五行志二
可憐安樂寺。 了了樹頭懸。
A children’s song referring to the death of Princess An Le, whose head was cut off and hung on a tree.
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景龍中民謠
新唐書五行志二
黃牸犢子挽紖斷。 兩足踏地鞋【麻】斷。城南黃牸犢子韋。
A folk song referring to the failure of an uprising organized by Wei.
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又景龍中謠
新唐書五行志二
可憐聖善寺。 身著綠毛衣。 牽來河裏飲。 踏殺鯉魚兒。
A folk song referring to the failure of an uprising organized by the Prince of Jiao, who killedhimself by plunging into the Luo River.
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潞州童謠
新唐書五行志二
羊頭山北作朝堂。
A children’s song predicting the imperial visit by Emperor Xuan.
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安祿山未反時童謠
新唐書五行志二
燕燕飛上天。 天上女兒鋪白氈。 氈上有千錢。A children’s song predicting the major uprising of An Lu Shan.
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幽州謠
新唐書五行志二
舊來誇戴竿。 今日不堪看。 但看五月裏。 清水河邊見契丹。
A song predicting the invasion of the Qi Dan tribe.
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朱泚未敗前童謠
新唐書五行志二
一隻箸。 兩頭朱。 五六月。 化為蛆。
A children’s song predicting the death of a warlord named Zhu Ci.
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咸通七年童謠
新唐書五行志二
草青青。 被嚴霜。 鵲始復。 看顛狂。
The grass was green before it was covered by bitter frost. Look at the crazy mess in the country.
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