With their dirges and gestures, the three must bribe the little ghosts to clear the path and guide the soul of the deceased along it; they must also try to ease the pain of the relatives. You could say that they are kept busy on both sides of the divide between the worlds of light and darkness.
三人在唱作中，要買通小鬼，帶領亡魂，還要安慰遺族，可說是陰陽兩頭忙。