《淮南子·说山训》
瓠巴奏瑟，使得江中的游鱼引颈倾听；伯牙鼓琴，使得驷马仰头嘶笑；介子推唱龙蛇之歌，使晋文公重耳为之流泪。
瓠巴鼓瑟，而淫鱼出听；伯牙鼓琴，驷马仰秣；介子歌龙蛇，而文君垂泣。
Hu Ba played the zither, which attracted the fish in the river to listen with their heads tilted; Bai Ya played the guqin, which made the horses raise their heads and neigh; Jie Zitui sang the song of dragons and snakes, which made Duke Wen of Jin shed tears.