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Table of Contents 1		 太音希聲目錄
1625

Taiyin Xisheng, compiled by Chen Dabin, includes altogether 36 melodies. All have lyrics, though not all seem intended for singing. The listing here adds the opening lyrics for each melody.

    宮調 Gong mode:

  1. 陽春 Yang Chun (14 sections; IX/132)
    "天氣下降，地氣上騰。一陽氣轉洪鈞...."
    Melodically related to     1525; lyrics more like 1585 than 1539

  2. 廣寒遊 Guanghan You (9 sections; IX/136)
    "晚兔雲開，烟霞藹藹。素影...."
    from     1425

  3. 梅花三弄 Meihua Sannong (11 sections; IX/139)
    "溪山晴霽了，淡雲籠月曉...."
    from     1425

  4. 酒狂 Jiu Kuang (6 sections; IX/142)
    "世事奔忙，誰弱誰強，任我...."
    Has a prelude then the melody resembles     1425. The preface attributes the melody to Ruan Ji (210-263) and states that the tablature really does come from the Tang dynasty.

  5. 金谷春 Jingu Chun (12 sections; IX/144)
    "維太乙之氤氳兮，物賦之而成行。維太素...."
    Only here;     further comment under Jingu

    商調 Shang mode:

  6. 白雪 Bai Xue (9 sections; IX/147)
    "風凜冽，看八荒，無塵也...."
    From     1425

  7. 懷水僊 Huai Shuixian (9 sections; IX/150)
    "偭惟公子始相當，跨赤鯨而出...."
    1590 is unrelated

  8. 墨子悲絲 Mozi Bei Si (12 sections; IX/153)
    "子墨子言，見染絲者，而嘆之，曰：染於蒼...."
    The     preface connects the melody to Li Shuinan.

  9. 猿鶴雙清 Yuan He Shuang Qing (12 sections; IX/158)
    "露零零，秋動蓬瀛，月皎風輕...."

  10. 歸來樂 Guilai Yue (9 sections; IX/160)
    Section 1: "罷罷、耍耍，花花世界盡寬大。五斗米折不得彭澤腰，一碗飯受不得淮陰跨。種幾畝邵平瓜，卜幾文君平卦。"...
    Afterword as well as preface. Lyrics originated in an anonymous Yuan dynasty 散曲·小令 sanqu connected to a story about 武陵君 Lord of Wuling; various titles seem to be found.
    This is the first of at least seven handbooks (to     1899) with this melody. The related later versions, beginning with 1691 (X/262), 1691 (XII/495) and 1692, are usually called 歸來曲 Guilai Qu. The afterword here says it is the tablature of Chen Dabin, while the preface seems to credit a Mr. Wang ("王君得此操"); there is no mention of Yin Ertao (for which see under QSCB). There is no connection to Gui Qu Lai Ci.

    Volume 3

  11. 漢宮春 Han Gong Chun (9 unnumbered 解 sections; IX/162)
    "䡖爰(?)破寒雲(?)細雨。紫禁春花鶯語。天桃...."
    Afterword seems to tell a story of its being played by Li Shuinan.

  12. 漁樵問答 Yu Qiao Wenda (8 sections; IX/164)
    "靠丹崔整頓絲鈞，入山濯足溪流。駕一...."
    Copied from 1589? Attributed to Li Shuinan, saying that while living in the mountains he had himself often observed them.

  13. 釋談章 Shitan Zhang (8 sections; IX/167)
    "南無佛佗耶，南無達摩耶...."
    Like the previous, attributed to     Li Shuinan, adding some details as to how this came about. Latter sections repeat syllables (e.g. "奴奴奴奴奴奴奴奴奴") in a way that suggests some of the original text may have been lost. The final section is in harmonics.

  14. 客窗新語 Ke Chuang Xinyu (9 sections; IX/170)
    "騑騑轔轔去年花𥚃逢君，今花開...."
    Attributes 劉誠意 Liu Chengyi

    徵調 Zhi mode:

  15. 禹會塗山 Yu Hui Tushan (12 sections; IX/174)
    "夏后氏，文命禹嗣。舜帝禪位。而為天下所舉。...."
    "毛敏仲擬 Mao Minzhong outlined it."

  16. 鳳凰吟 Fenghuang Yin (8 sections; IX/178)
    "物之生於天下兮，何曾有盡(書?)藏...."
    Attributed to     Chen Xiyi

    角調 Jiao mode:

  17. 列子御風 Liezi Yu Feng (10 sections; IX/181)
    "人間天上兩茫茫，銀河一水長...."

  18. 蒼梧引 Cangwu Yin (13 sections; IX/184)
    古聖人。不先侈富，而困歷山耕。下有...."

    Volume 4

    Various modes

  19. 縱逸吟 Zongyi Yin (1 section; mode not indicated; IX/188)
    "六橋桃柳趂雕鞍，湖水光遙...."
    Idle Indulgence Intonation; only here. Not listed in the Zha Guide. Prelude to #20. Only comment: "by     Chen Dabin", but see preface to #20
    28475.65 縱逸：放縱蕩逸也 (earliest reference is 晉書 History of Jin)

  20. 天放歌 Tian Fang Ge (8 sections; mode not indicated; IX/188)
    "大儀斡運兮迴游轉旋。品物流行兮氣化推遷...."
    Natural Actions Song; only here. Not listed in the Zha Guide. Preface attributes it to     Chen Dabin
    5961.507 天放：謂放逸自然也 (earliest reference is Zhuangzi)

  21. 亞聖操 Yasheng Cao (7 sections; zhi mode; IX/191)
    "天道無知，茫茫理數難窺。夭壽...." （？茫 written strangely, but see     below）
    Mentions Yan Hui but lyrics and music quite different from 1511

  22. 凌虛吟 Lingxu Yin (1 section; jue mode; IX/193)
    "憶神京，繁華地。舊遊處.，記御..."
    Seems unrelated to     1425

  23. 碧天秋 Bitian Qiu (12 sections; jue mode; IX/194)
    "秋色湖光旅思乘興遊船。...."
    Seems unrelated to     Bitian Qiu Si

  24. Quiet Evening Talk on Metaphysics (靜夜談玄 Jingye Tan Xuan; 14 sections; shang mode; IX/197)
    真玅玅也，不獨真玅玅也。真神神也。真奇奇也。真玄玄也。....
    Text attributed to Laozi (道德經 Dao De Jing); music connected to Li Shuinan

  25. 復生操 Fusheng Cao (5 sections; 魯商調 lushang mode; IX/201)
    "天道何知。茫茫理數難窺。夭壽..."
    Melodically related to 1511     Yasheng Cao (more so than the above; 大哉 dazais begin in Section 2

  26. 漢宮秋月 Hangong Qiuyue (10 sections; yumode; IX/203)
    "昭暘昭暘昭暘殿，嚴鎖深䆳宮緊...."
    "Not old; transmitted by     Li Shuinan"

  27. 孤猿嘯月 Gu Yuan Xiao Yue (A Solitary Gibbon Calls to the Moon; 11 sections; yu mode; IX/207)
    "肖形猴復何來，深山貓且自藏修。直...."
    Attributed to     Hu Yan (of Zhao) in the Spring and Autumn period ("春秋時胡言所作...."), but not just for three strings
    First of five; the others are ca. 1650, 1833, 1894 & 1899

  28. Canon of Form and Emptiness (色空訣 Se Kong Jue; 7 sections + coda; yu mode; IX/210)
    "摩訶般若波羅密多心經，觀自在菩薩，...."
    A setting for qin of the Heart Sutra ("Prajñāpāramitā Hṛdaya Sūtra...."); details

    Volume 5

  29. 大雅 Da Ya (10 sections; huangzhong mode; IX/212)
    "子天於朝尊榮有周文武兮，廼塲...."

  30. 神化引 Shenhua Yin (7 sections; shangjue mode; IX/216)
    "神化飄然風月仙，瓢瓢鶴...."
    Different from     1425 and the 1647 Shenhua Yin also known as Qiu Shui

  31. 離騷 Li Sao (18 sections; qiliang mode; IX/218)
    "三代以上則以仁義而王。惜乎三代...." (compare     >1505)

  32. 欸乃歌 Ao Ai Ge (18 sections; qiliang mode; IX/223)
    "家住吳楚大江頭，浪花中一葉扁舟。輕...." (compare lyrics of >1505     Yu Ge)

  33. 雉朝飛 Zhi Zhao Fei (18 sections; yu mode; IX/228)
    "霽曉天和風日暖，紅紫花...." (compare lyrics of     >1505)

  34. 搗衣 Dao Yi (12 sections; guxian mode; IX/233)
    "秋風起，碧雲飛，胡草萋萋胡馬嘶。征人...." (compare     1589)

  35. 瀟湘水雲 Xiao Xiang Shui Yun (10 sections; ruibin mode; IX/237)
    "洞庭煙雨，霏霏四起渺微茫，千萬里，雲？影，倒浸...." (compare     >1505)

  36. 春江送別 Chunjiang Songbie (10 sections; qiliang mode; IX/241)
    "渭城朝雨...." (i.e., a version of     Yangguan Sandie)
 
Footnotes (Shorthand references are explained on a separate page)

1. Contents
This handbook not having been indexed in Zha Fuxi's Guide makes it more difficult to trace the origins and connections of the melodies here.
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