[原文]
6.2人禀七情，应物斯感，感物吟志，莫非自然。昔葛天[氏]乐辞[云]，《玄鸟》在曲;黄帝《云门》，理不空[绮]弦。至尧有《大唐》之歌，舜造《南风》之诗，观其二文，辞达而已。及大禹成功，九序惟歌;太康败德，五子咸怨:顺美匡恶，其来久矣。自商暨周，《雅》《颂》圆备，四始彪炳，六义环深。子夏监绚素之章，子贡悟琢磨之句，故商赐二子，可与言诗。自王泽殄竭，风人辍采;春秋观志，讽诵旧章，酬酢以为宾荣，吐纳而成身文。逮楚国讽怨，则《离骚》为刺。秦皇灭典，亦造仙诗。
[今译]
人具有喜、怒、哀、惧、爱、恶、欲七种感情，受到外物的刺激发生感应，有了感应唱出情志来，没有不是自然形成的。从前葛天氏的歌辞，有《玄鸟》歌配上乐曲;黄帝的《云门》曲，照理不会光有乐曲而无歌辞。到尧有《大唐》歌，舜造《南风》诗，看这两篇，只是能够达意罢了。到了大禹功德成就，九种工作都有秩序，加以歌颂;传到太康，道德败坏，他的兄弟五人都怨恨作歌:用诗来赞关好的，纠正坏的，它的来源是很久了。从商朝到周朝，《雅》《颂》的休制完全具备了。《诗经》里的《风》、小大《雅》和《颂》极为光辉，它的风、雅、颂三种体制和赋、比、兴三种表达法又周到又深刻。孔门的子夏看到用白粉给彩色勾勒的诗句有所启发，子贡想到切磋琢磨的诗句有所悟入，所以孔子赞美他们两人，说可以和他们谈诗。自从周王的教化衰亡，采诗官停止采集民歌;但春秋时外交上还通过念诗来观察各人的意志，念起旧诗来，以应对得体为宾客的光荣，以发言合宜显示本人的才华。到楚国人怀怨讽谏，那便用《离骚》来讽刺。到秦始皇烧书，那时的博士还作了《仙真人诗》。
6.2 Human beings are born with seven emotions. They stir in response to the environment. It is natural that people will express them-selves when emotions stir. The sage-king Ge Tian composed a song called "The Swallow," which was set to music. The Yellow Emperoг's dance tune "The Gates of the Clouds" must also have had words. Yao had a song entitled "Great Embellishments;" Shun composed a poem called "The Southerly Wind." The significance of these two pieces is that they got the meaning across, no more. With King Yu's accomplishments, the state affairs were administered in good order and exalted in songs. King Tai Kang was censured by his five brothers for his bad deeds. Poetry has long been used to commend the good and rectify wrongs. During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Book of Poetry became complete. Its four parts were bright and six elements* thorough and profound. Zi Xia grasped the real meaning of the line "Clear ground whereupon hues lie." Zi Gong understood the meaning of "Something chiseled, something polished." That is why Confucius said he could discuss poetry with them. After the decline of the Zhou Dynasty, the court no longer appointed officials to collect folk songs. In the Spring and Autumn period, old poems were chanted to express thought, honor guests, or show talents. Among the poems of satire and grievance in the state of Chu, the most poignant was "Encountering Sorrow." The First Emperoг of Qin, who destroyed all classics, sanctioned poems about immortals.
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