Chuci Style Lyrics Prompts: 10 Verse of Chu Templates
Lyrics in the spirit of Qu Yuan's Chuci — ritual cadence, river spirits, cosmological questions, exile. Ten prompts that hold the form without lapsing into modern fake-classical.
Ancient Poetic Lyrics
Highly poeticized, classical-Chinese-flavored lyric prompts.
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Ancient poetic lyrics differ from generic "Chinese-style" — closer to classical 词 / 赋 density. Stress parallelism, tonal patterns, classical allusions — but warn the model: at most 1 obscure word per verse. In the prompt, cap line length (5–7 chars / 7 chars / alternating long-short) and lock a rhyme scheme.
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Song Dynasty Style Lyrics Prompts: 10 Ci Poetry Templates
Real Song-era ci poetry textures, not generic ancient pastiche. Ten prompt templates locked to Li Qingzhao, Su Shi, Xin Qiji and other ci masters with explicit imagery and rhyme.
Tang Dynasty Style Lyrics Prompts: 10 Classical Poetic Templates
Lyrics that channel Wang Wei, Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi without devolving into allusion soup. Ten prompts with concrete scenes, rhyme locks, and forbidden cliches.
Ancient-Poetic Chinese Lyric Prompts: 10 词牌 / 诗化 Templates
Not allusion-stacked "fake ancient" — genuinely poeticized, structured ancient-Chinese lyrics. Ten templates with explicit character count, rhyme, imagery, allusion-density.
Best for
- Ancient-Chinese-style originals
- Wuxia / xianxia drama themes
- Poetry recitation / opera lyrics
Quick reference: example prompts
Quick sample prompts you can copy and adapt (full walkthroughs are in the articles above):
7-character long song
写一首七言古风长歌词，主题：江湖侠客中年回顾少年志。要求：每句严格 7 字；4 段主歌 + 2 段副歌；偶句押 ang 韵；每段最多 1 个生僻词；用江、月、剑、酒、马等具体意象；避免堆砌"红尘 / 苍生 / 万古"。
词牌-style mixed line
写一首长短句古风词牌感歌词，主题：闺中思人。结构按 5/7/5/7/7 字一段循环；押 ou / ong 韵；意象只用：灯、烛、帘、夜、月、楼；每段必须含 1 个具体动作（吹灯 / 卷帘 / 提笔 / 折花）；不可超过 1 个典故。
Youthful wandering poem
写一首中文古风诗意歌词，主题：少年仗剑天涯。结构：主歌 1 / 副歌 / 主歌 2 / 副歌 / Bridge / 副歌。每段必须含一个具体地点（如：长安、洛阳、玉门关、燕然）+ 一个具体动作；押 an / uan 韵；副歌出现一句"少年"开头的核心句，每次出现微调一个字。
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