[原文]

9.3 原夫颂惟典[雅]懿，辞必清铄，敷写似赋，而不人华侈之区;敬慎如铭，而异乎规戒之域。揄扬以发藻，汪洋以树义，[唯]虽纤[曲]巧曲致，与情而变，其大体所底，如斯而已。

[今译]

推求颂的写作，只求雅正美好，文辞清澄而有光彩，描写像赋，但不进入华艳浮夸的范围;庄重谨慎像铭文，但不同于规劝警诚的含意。用赞美来发挥词藻，用深广的内涵来确立含义，虽细巧曲达，跟着情意变化，它的大体要求，像这样罢了。

9.3 A hymn should be elegant and graceful, its language luminous and pure. It resembles the rhyme-prose in its descriptions, but does not indulge in rhapsodic exuberance. It resembles the inscription in earnestness and gravity, but does not give admonitions. In praising, it uses rhetorical flourishes and lays claim to oceans not waterdrops of meaning while allowing for small niceties and nuances. These are the essentials of hymn writing.

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