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Though there were many pieces in the court repertoire, only ten pieces have been reconstructed and revived (they are known by the [[Japanese language]] readings of their titles today): ''Gaseichou'' 賀聖朝, ''Taiheika'' 太平歌, ''Shidaikei'' 四大景,

Though there were many pieces in the court repertoire, only ten pieces have been reconstructed and revived (they are known by the [[Japanese language]] readings of their titles today): ''Gaseichou'' 賀聖朝, ''Taiheika'' 太平歌, ''Shidaikei'' 四大景,

''Renkaraku'' 蓮花落, ''Suitaihei'' 酔太平, ''Sasougai'' 紗窓外, ''Dogenshou'' 閙元宵, ''Ichikouri'' 一更裡, ''Soushibyo'' 相思病, and ''Kujiseikasan'' 孔子世家贊.<ref>Yeh, 44.</ref>

''Renkaraku'' 蓮花落, ''Suitaihei'' 酔太平, ''Sasougai'' 紗窓外, ''Dogenshou'' 閙元宵, ''Ichikouri'' 一更裡, ''Soushibyo'' 相思病, and ''Kujiseikasan'' 孔子世家贊.<ref>Yeh, 44.</ref> While some of these songs (e.g. ''Taiheika'' and ''Gaseichou'') have lyrics that evoke an auspicious or ritual mood, e.g. praising the emperor, celebrating a safe return journey from paying [[tribute]], and hoping for long life ("ten thousand years," C: ''wansui'', J: ''banzai'') for the king/emperor and prosperity for the kingdom, other songs such as ''Shidaikai'', ''Renkaraku'', and ''Sasougai'' speak of the beauty of nature, romantic love, and other less ritually-oriented, less court-centered, content; while the former may have been the centerpieces of formal court rituals, the latter may have been played more heavily in banquets and other entertainment contexts.<ref>Yeh, 106-107.</ref>

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