Its ten songs come from the state of Qin in the far west, whose kings later united China. Besides the love song 《
蒹葭》 it holds the war song 《
无衣》, whose line
与子同袍 'I share my robe with you' gave
同袍 its sense of 'comrade', and 《
黄鸟》, a lament for three good men buried alive with Duke Mu of Qin.
