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Qin Poetry and Song     Yuefu Shiji
Xiang Fei
Yuefu Shiji, Folio 57, #6 - 9		 湘妃

Yuefu Shiji, Folio 57, #6 to #9 (p. 825/6), has poems connected to the story of the two daughters of Yao lamenting their husband, Shun. None of these is used as lyrics for the popular qin song Xiang Fei Yuan.

The prefaces are all with the first set, #6, as follows.

  1. Shan Hai Jing (p.???)

  2. Guo Pu

  3. Liu Xiang, Lienü Zhuan

  4. 湘中記 Xiangzhong Ji Account from the Xiang River (18223.10xxx)

  5. Han Yu, Huangling Miao Pai (extended commentary, but no mention of qin).

  6. Guo Maoqian ("Qin Cao says there are the melodies 湘妃怨 Xiangfei Yuan and 湘夫人 Xiang Furen.")
 
The lyrics in Folio 57 of Yuefu Shiji are as follows.

6.  湘妃 Xiang Fei: Xiang River Concubines (p. 825/6)
     Has the commentary above

Liu Zhangqing (c.710-after 787)
Li He (791 - 817)

7.  湘妃怨 Xiangfei Yuan: Lament of the Xiang River Concubines (p. 826)
     No separate commentary

Meng Jiao (751-814)
Chen Yu (fl. ca.800).

8.  湘妃列女操 Xiangfei Lienü Cao: Lament of the Exemplary Women who were Xiang River Concubines (p. 826/7)
     No separate commentary

Bao Rong (fl. ca. 820; ICTCL, p.800)

9.  湘夫人 Xiang Furen: Xiang Consorts (p. 827)
     No separate commentary

Shen Yue
Wang Sengru (465 - 522)
Zou Shaoxian
Li Qi
Lang Shiyuan (8th c.)

Text and lyrics to be added later.

 
Footnotes (Shorthand references are explained on a separate page)

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