Ju Jingchen (1303-?) alias Shunchen, styled Jingxian, was born in Yang-zhou. Ju was a diligent student ever since his childhood, but did not go very far in his official career. A fan of music, he was also a playwright, though none of his plays have survived. Three sequences of Sanqu poems have been preserved.
雎景臣(1303-?)一作舜臣,字景贤,扬州人。自幼好学,然仕途不得志。嗜音律,有杂剧行世,皆不传。散曲仅存套数三篇。
The First Emperor of the Han Dynasty Revisit His Native Place to the tune of Slow Chant Shaobian
哨遍·高祖还乡
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A gang of hooligans led by the musician Wang Liu shout,
〔耍孩儿〕瞎王留引定伙乔男女,
And play flutes and beat drums just messing about.
胡踢蹬吹笛擂鼓。
Then there comes a large crowd of horsemen at the village gate,
见一彪人马到庄门,
Several flages fluttering in the wind at head:
匹头里几面旗舒。
On one flag there's drawn a jade rabbit enclosed within a white circle.
一面旗白胡阑套住个迎霜兔,
On the second, there is decorated a raven inside a red circle,
一面旗红曲连打着个毕月乌。
On the third there are painted hens learning how to dance,
一面旗鸡学舞,
On the fourth there represents a winged dog, a guard advance,
一面旗狗生双翅,
On the last there's gourd entwined by a snake in a trance.
一面旗蛇缠葫芦。