The lyrics of Enshi dulcimer are based on seven sentences (two, two and three) and cross sentences (three, three, four or three, four and three). For example, "Water Manjin Mountain" is a "seven-sentence style": mandarin ducks are like weaving wings, and clouds are inseparable from the horizon.
Diao people cut everything, and they will do whatever they meet.
Another example is the "cross sentence pattern" in Xiuzhao: at the beginning of the morning, I heard the drums beating loudly upstairs, and told Fu Zitong to listen carefully to my cloud: Take a white silk robe from the king quickly and give it to Dong Cheng after my blood is replenished.
In addition to the two basic structural forms of "seven sentences" and "crossing sentences", there are also "five words" and "miscellaneous words" sentences. "Seven words" and "Ten words" are more common in banqiang Qupai, and five words are more common in ballads Qupai and folk songs.
The repertoire of Enshi dulcimer has a wide range of themes and rich contents. Historical themes include: The Show of the Three Kingdoms Opera, Sunny Banquet, and The Story of Dixin's Worship to the Moon. Foreign operas "Boya Father" and "Boya Breaking Qin"; The Tang Dynasty drama "Drunk Writing Scary Books" and so on; Song Dynasty dramas "East Window Revision" and "Li He Reply". Belonging to folklore, there are "Shuijinmanshan" and "Stealing Ganoderma lucidum". Adapted from other novels and operas are: Dai Yu Buries Flowers, Pine Stripes, Cang Tou Hong Niang, Pipa Story, etc.