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28 -CHINESE MUSIC. ' Dming the second strophe the Emperor kneels twice and knocks his forehead three times on the ground ; he then preseD;ts the fruits of the earth and the wine. ·The ch:inters smg :- Very slow. i5 bi a " 0 -G- 0 b II Yii huai , ming tG. Yii chen chin sheng. a e a 0 tJ 0 G Sheng rning wei Chan yeh ch'eng. Hi t> II 0 a II Tsu tou ch'ien lm. Oh'un sham,g ting. a 0 t) Q 0 II Ch'ing chiu chi tscvi. Oh'i hsiwng shih shcng. During the third strophe the Emperor kneels twice and knocks his forehead three times against the ground; he then offers the sacrificial anim~ls, which have previously been stripped of thefr skins, cleansed, and placed on the tables. The smgers chant :- tj II Q e Shiih li mo ch'ien. a b Sheng t'wng Ij\ '8-itll Im~ 61.ii H tsai hsien.