傳統(tǒng)意義上的古曲是指中國古代流傳下來的，有較高知名度的樂曲。這些古曲大多屬于器樂曲，而且大都出于詩人之手創(chuàng)作而成。在中華5000多年的文化長河中，古曲（古詩詞歌曲）是中華民族的文化瑰寶，也是名副其實我國民族音樂的母語與根。炎炎夏日，斟一杯清茶，一起來聆聽那些穿越時空的天籟之音……

High Mountain and Running Rive
高山流水

This music, legendarily attributed to Yu Boya, tells the story that he and Zhong Ziqi became bosom friends through his zither performance.
傳說這首曲子由俞伯牙所作，講述了他和鐘子期在古箏的演奏和聆聽中成為知音的故事。（小編注：鐘子期死后，伯牙痛失知音，摔琴絕弦，終身不操?！案呱搅魉北扔髦夯蛑?，也比喻樂曲高妙。）

The Drunkard
酒狂

The Drunkard is a zither composition by Ruan Ji, a famous writer and musician during the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280). It deals with the wild antics of the drunken Ruan Ji in order to keep away from the politics, and is full of hidden meaning. The tune's clear cadences portray the drunkard's unsteady steps and his befuddled state, to reveal his troubled mind.
《酒狂》是由三國時期的著名詩人、音樂家阮籍所作的一首古箏曲。曲子表現(xiàn)阮籍為了逃避黑暗的時政，時常酣醉不醒、放蕩不羈的狀態(tài)。旋律的抑揚頓挫描繪了醉鬼的蹣跚的步子和昏沉的狀態(tài)，映射出其痛苦的內(nèi)心世界。（小編注：阮籍：三國魏詩人，崇奉老莊之學(xué)，政治上則采謹慎避禍的態(tài)度。與嵇康、劉伶等七人為友，常集于竹林之下肆意酣暢，世稱“竹林七賢”。）

Wild Geese on the Sandbank
平沙落雁

Wild Geese on the Sandbank is a piece of lyre music with smooth and melodious tunes. Its melody depicts the scene of wild geese's hovering in the distant horizon before alighting on the sandbank.
《平沙落雁》是一首旋律舒緩流暢的古琴曲，描繪出大雁盤在天際盤旋顧盼而后落在沙地上之景象。

Plum Blossom Melodies
梅花三弄

With plum blossoms as its theme, the music sings of persons with high moral integrity through depiction of the undaunted and indomitable character of plum blossoms that burst into bloom in defiance of the ferocious cold frost, chilling gales and drifting snowflakes.
這首曲子通過表現(xiàn)梅花傲雪凌霜、不屈不撓的高尚品性來贊頌節(jié)操高尚之人。