至元十六年彰德路民謠
元史五行志二
葦生成旗。民皆流離。葦生成槍。殺伐遭殃。
Words referring to people (civilians) having to leave home and wander around to escape from war, and to how they are killed in the war.
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至正二十八年彰德路童謠
元史五行志二
塔兒黑。北人作主南人客。塔兒紅。朱衣人作主人公。
When the color of the Tian Ning tower was black, people from the north ruled; when the color of the tower was red, a man in red shall be the master. This is a children’s song predicting the coming to power of Zhu (meaning red) Yuan Zhang’s coming to power and the end of the Mongolian dynasty.
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至元十六年彰德民謠
元史五行志二
李生黃瓜。民皆無家。People become homeless when cucumbers grow on a plum tree. Words referring to the difficulty of life when China was in the transition from the Yuan (the Mongolian) dynasty to the Ming dynasty.
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至元五年八月京師童謠
元史五行志二
白雁望南飛。馬札望北跳。
The white geese fly towards the south and the horses jump towards the north. A children’s song in the capital city referring to the Mongolians’ heading north for home soon.
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至正五年淮楚間童謠
元史五行志二
富漢莫起樓。窮漢莫起屋。但看羊兒頭。便是吳家國。A rich man should not build a mansion and a poor man should not build a house. Simply looking at the head of a sheep, then you know you have neither home nor country. A children’s song referring to the rough life under the Mongolians’ rule.
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至正十五年京師童謠
元史五行志二
一陣黃風一陣沙。 千里萬里無人家。 回頭雪消不堪看。 三眼和尚弄瞎馬。A gusty yellow and dusty wind blows on thousands of miles where people do not reside. When one turns one’s head, the snow melts before sees it. A three-eyed monk is playing with a blind horse.
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