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樂記 - Yue Ji

English translation: James Legge [?]
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[Also known as: "Record of music"]

6 樂記:
是故樂之隆,非極音也。食饗之禮,非致味也。清廟之瑟,朱弦而疏越,壹倡而三嘆,有遺音者矣。大饗之禮,尚玄酒而俎腥魚,大羹不和,有遺味者矣。是故先王之制禮樂也,非以極口腹耳目之欲也,將以教民平好惡而反人道之正也。
Yue Ji:
Hence the greatest achievements of music were not in the perfection of the airs; the (efficacy) of the ceremonies in the sacrificial offerings was not in the exquisiteness of the flavours. In the lute's for the Qing Miao the strings were of red (boiled) silk, and the holes were wide apart; one lute began, and (only) three others joined it; there was much melody not brought out. In the ceremonies of the great sacrifices, the dark-coloured liquor took precedence, and on the stands were uncooked fish, while the grand soup had no condiments: there was much flavour left undeveloped. Thus we see that the ancient kings, in their institution of ceremonies and music, did not seek how fully they could satisfy the desires of the appetite and of the ears and eyes; but they intended to teach the people to regulate their likings and dislikings, and to bring them back to the normal course of humanity.

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