《明史·志·卷三十八》
奠献币帛，奏《寿和之曲》：神明降临，无比芳芬。
奠帛，《寿和之曲》：神其临只，有苾有芬。
Offering currency and textiles, play the piece "<ins>Song of the Longevity</ins>": deities descend, as fragrant as never before.
<s>[INST] Given the Classical Chinese text: 奠帛，《寿和之曲》：神其临只，有苾有芬。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation. [/INST]
Step 1: Identify the key words and phrases:
奠帛：offer currency and textiles
《寿和之曲》：play the piece "<ins>Song of the Longevity</ins>"
神其临只：deities descend
有苾有芬：as fragrant as never before

Step 2: Understand the grammatical structure:
The sentence is in the form of a ritual announcement.

Step 3: Combine the key elements into a coherent translation:
Offering currency and textiles, play the piece "<ins>Song of the Longevity</ins>": deities descend, as fragrant as never before."

Final English translation: "Offering currency and textiles, play the piece "<ins>Song of the Longevity</ins>": deities descend, as fragrant as never before."</s>
Given the Classical Chinese text: 奠帛，《寿和之曲》：神其临只，有苾有芬。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation.
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Step 1: Identify the key words and phrases:
奠帛：offer currency and textiles
《寿和之曲》：play the piece "<ins>Song of the Longevity</ins>"
神其临只：deities descend
有苾有芬：as fragrant as never before

Step 2: Understand the grammatical structure:
The sentence is in the form of a ritual announcement.

Step 3: Combine the key elements into a coherent translation:
Offering currency and textiles, play the piece "<ins>Song of the Longevity</ins>": deities descend, as fragrant as never before."

Final English translation: "Offering currency and textiles, play the piece "<ins>Song of the Longevity</ins>": deities descend, as fragrant as never before."
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