子zǐ语yù鲁lǔ大tài师shī乐yuè曰yuē，乐yuè其qí可kě知zhī也yě，始shǐ作zuò，翕xì如rú也yě，从zòng之zhī，纯chún如rú也yě，缴jiǎo如rú也yě，绎yì如rú也yě，以yǐ成chéng。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子把演奏音乐的道理讲给鲁国的乐官太师听，说：音乐的规律是可以了解的。开始演奏时，各种乐声合起来，气势充盛；接下来，声音纯正和谐，清晰分明，连绵不断，这样一直到乐曲奏完。

James Legge Translation

The Master instructing the grand music-master of Lu said, "How to play music may be known. At the commencement of the piece, all the parts should sound together. As it proceeds, they should be in harmony while severally distinct and flowing without break, and thus on to the conclusion."

Source: James Legge, public domain, 1893.

Notes

底本：Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本（1893–1895）。
简体化：原文由繁体转为简体（OpenCC），与公版英译逐句对应。

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