《陈书·列传·卷二十》
至如荆州刺史湘束王萧绎本是枢要的根苗，不用依附名称说法，经过一番陶冶之后，还可具有尧、舜的风范，即使在总章那样的宫观、明堂，再陈设上六代时的舞蹈，在主管音乐的地方演奏九州的歌曲，舜时的典乐官夔来敲打石器，晋国的师旷演奏编钟，也不足以歌颂此等美名，无以彰明他的大德啊。
至如荆州刺史湘东王，机神之本，无寄名言，陶铸之馀，犹为尧、舜，虽复六代之舞，陈于总章，九州之歌，登于司乐，虞夔拊石，晋旷调钟，未足颂此英声，无以宣其盛德者也。
According to the governor of Jingzhou, King Xiao Yi of Xiang East, it is the root of the pivot, and it is not necessary to rely on the name to say. After some study, it can still have the style of Yao and Shun. Even in the palace view and Mingtang of Zhang, in addition to the dance of the six generations, the music of the nine states was played in the music master. The music officer Kui in the Shun Dynasty played the stone, and the teacher of the Jin Dynasty played the bell, which was not enough to sing such a good reputation and to show his great virtue.