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Li Sao 05 · A Mirror in Earlier Rulers

離騷 05 · 前聖之鑒

2026-10-15 · 4:00

The rise and fall of ancient rulers becomes a mirror for the present: whom to trust, how to act, and what a worthy order might be.

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Suno creative direction · poetic folk · a female low-middle voice concept

Ten chapters follow the poem in order, sharing an intimate, unhurried poetic-folk brief. Follow this chapter’s words, then compare how the next continues or changes direction. This reading guide does not certify every sung word or pronunciation.

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[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] 啟九辯與九歌兮,夏康娛以自縱。 不顧難以圖後兮,五子用失乎家巷。 羿淫遊以佚畋兮,又好射夫封狐。 固亂流其鮮終兮,浞又貪夫厥家。 澆身被服強圉兮,縱欲而不忍。 日康娛而自忘兮,厥首用夫顛隕。 [Verse 2] 夏桀之常違兮,乃遂焉而逢殃。 后辛之菹醢兮,殷宗用而不長。 湯禹儼而祗敬兮,周論道而莫差。 舉賢而授能兮,循繩墨而不頗。 皇天無私阿兮,覽民德焉錯輔。 夫維聖哲以茂行兮,苟得用此下土。 [Instrumental Interlude] [Verse 3] 瞻前而顧後兮,相觀民之計極。 夫孰非義而可用兮,孰非善而可服。 阽余身而危死兮,覽余初其猶未悔。 不量鑿而正枘兮,固前脩以菹醢。 曾歔欷余鬱邑兮,哀朕時之不當。 攬茹蕙以掩涕兮,霑余襟之浪浪。 [Instrumental Outro]

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