《古谣谚》卷二十一

梁武帝時雉山童謠

梁陳故事

鳥山出天子。

An emperor shall come from a mountain with the name of a bird. A children’s song predictingfrom where the next emperor would originate.

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梁武帝時童謠

梁陳故事

天子之居﹑在三餘。

The residence of the future emperor is at San Yu. Another children’s song correctly predicting theresidence of the next emperor in line.

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開元末天下唱得寶歌

開天傳信記

得寶耶。弘農耶。弘農耶。得寶耶。

A song marking the cause of the change of era name for Tang’s Emperor Xuan.

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陝州士民為盧奐語

開元天寶遺事

不須賽神明。不必求巫祝。爾莫犯盧公。立便有禍福。

Words said by people of Shan Zhou about their governor Lu Huan who disliked the local rituals.The words said that so long as one does not offend Lu Huan, one would have a good fortunewithout bothering to pray to deities and or doing any ritualistic supplication.

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宣和初金民唱臻蓬蓬歌

宣政雜錄

臻蓬蓬。外頭花花裏頭空。但看明年正二月。滿城不見主人翁。

A song sung by the Jin people who were allowed to live in the Song dynasty capital ( Hanpeople). The song correctly predicted the abduction of Song’s Emperor Hui and Qin by the Jinarmy in the following year.

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民間為張惇蔡京蔡卞謠

宣和遺事

二蔡一惇。必定沙門。藉沒家財。禁錮子孫。

大惇小惇。入地無門。大蔡小蔡。還他命債。

A song sung by ordinary people during the Xuan He era concerning the evil deeds of theemperor’s chief advisor Zhang Chun and his close associates Cai Jing and Cai Bian.

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靖康初民間為言路謠

宣和遺事

城門閉。言路開。城門開。言路閉。Words said among the general population about the court’s slow reaction to the urgent threat ofJin.

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小民為蔡京謠

太清樓侍宴記附錄

蔡京居中人不羨。萬乘官家渠底串。Words people said about Cai Jing who was dominating the court of Song’s Emperor Hui. Thewords said that people do not envy the luxurious lifestyle that Cai Jing has, for it is all at the costof many people’s misfortune.

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金人既退後時人語

避戎夜話

不管肅王。卻管舒王。不管燕山。卻管聶山。不管山東。卻管陳東。不管東京。卻管蔡京。不管河北界。卻管秀才解。Words said about the court’s incompetence in dealing with urgent matters after the Jin army’stemporary retreat from the Song territory.

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時人為許及之語

慶元黨禁

由竇尚書。屈膝執政。

A mockery that people made of one court official who kneeled down to Han Tuo Zhou to get apromotion. At one time he even went into Han’s house through the dog’s little door.

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淳熙詩太學諸生為陳賈語

道命錄

周公大聖猶遭謗。伊洛名賢亦被譏。堪歎古今兩陳賈。

如何專把聖賢非。