Which translation of Three Hundred Songs of Song Dynasty is better?

At present, 300 Poems of Song Dynasty, which is well translated, is a complete translation of 300 Poems of Song Dynasty by Guizhou People's Publishing House. This book is made by teacher Sha Lingna, and her translation of 300 complete poems of Tang poetry is also very good. But now this set of books seems to be out of print, so it's hard to buy. You can look for it in the empty net.

In addition, I recommend three versions for your reference.

First, Tang Guizhang's Three Hundred Notes on Song Ci. This book has only notes and comments. If translation is not needed, I think it is a very good book. What JD.COM and Dangdang can buy now is People's Literature Publishing House.

Second, Zhonghua Book Company Lv Mingtao and Gu's "Notes on Three Hundred Poems of Song Dynasty". This notebook is relatively simple, and there are many annotation errors. Notes about background and general idea in 1 of each word are ok.

3. Complete Interpretation of 300 Song Poems published by Fudan University Press. Cai's explanation is very verbose, which is of little significance to the real reading of words. It belongs to the way of explanation in the appreciation dictionary.

Song Ci is a popular literary genre in China in the Song Dynasty, which is a new style of poetry compared with classical poetry. It is the crystallization of the wisdom of Confucian scholars in Song Dynasty, and marks the highest achievement of Song Dynasty literature. Song ci has long and short sentences, which are easy to sing. Because it is the lyrics of music and harmony, it is also called tune, Yuefu, music movement, long and short sentences, poetry, piano music and so on.

It began in Nanliang, formed in Tang Dynasty and flourished in Song Dynasty. Song Ci is a bright pearl in the crown of China ancient literature, and a fragrant and gorgeous garden in Yuen Long, an ancient literature in China. With its colorful and varied charm, it competes with Tang poetry and Yuanqu, and has always been said to be as famous as Tang poetry, representing the prosperity of a generation of literature. Later, there was a book with the same name, Song Ci.

The representative figures of Song Ci mainly include Su Shi, Xin Qiji (the representative poets of the bold school), Liu Yong and Li Qingzhao (the representative poets of the graceful school).