三sān湘xiāng棹zhào歌gē((三sān首shǒu选xuǎn一yī))
楚chǔ水shuǐ入rù洞dòng庭tíng者zhě三sān::曰yuē蒸zhēng湘xiāng,,曰yuē资zī湘xiāng,,曰yuē沅yuán湘xiāng;;故gù有yǒu三sān湘xiāng之zhī名míng。。洞dòng庭tíng即jí湘xiāng水shuǐ之zhī尾wěi,,故gù君jūn山shān曰yuē湘xiāng山shān也yě。。资zī湘xiāng亦yì名míng潇xiāo湘xiāng,,今jīn资zī江jiāng发fā源yuán武wǔ冈gāng上shàng游yóu之zhī夫fū夷yí水shuǐ,,土tǔ人rén尚shàng曰yuē潇xiāo溪xī,,其qí地dì曰yuē萧xiāo地dì。。见jiàn《《宝bǎo庆qìng府fǔ志zhì》》。。《《水shuǐ经jīng注zhù》》不bù言yán潇xiāo水shuǐ,,而ér柳liǔ宗zōng元yuán别bié指zhǐ永yǒng州zhōu一yī水shuǐ为wèi潇xiāo,,遂suì以yǐ蒸zhēng湘xiāng为wèi潇xiāo湘xiāng,,而ér三sān湘xiāng仅jǐn存cún其qí二èr矣yǐ。。予yǔ生shēng长zhǎng三sān湘xiāng,,溯sù洄huí云yún水shuǐ,,爰yuán为wèi棹zhào歌gē三sān章zhāng,,以yǐ正zhèng其qí失shī,,且qiě寄jì湖hú山shān乡xiāng国guó之zhī思sī。。
楚水入洞庭者三:曰蒸湘,曰资湘,曰沅湘;故有“三湘”之名。洞庭即湘水之尾,故君山曰湘山也。资湘亦名潇湘,今资江发源武冈上游之夫夷水,土人尚曰潇溪,其地曰萧地。见《宝庆府志》。《水经注》不言潇水,而柳宗元别指永州一水为潇,遂以蒸湘为潇湘,而三湘仅存其二矣。予生长三湘,溯洄云水,爰为棹歌三章,以正其失,且寄湖山乡国之思。