The Tang Dynasty (618 to 907) was a golden age of Chinese culture: religion and philosophy, painting and calligraphy, sculpture, architecture and music all reached peaks of perfection. Poetry was the epitome of the arts: a scholastic requirement, a route to fame, a moulder of character. Nearly 50,000 poems of the Tang have survived. The collection 'Three Hundred Tang Poems' was compiled around 1763. It comprises six volumes, with poems grouped by verse form. Volume 1 covers the 'ancient verse' style in five-character lines (poems 1 to 35), and 'folk song style verse' (36 to 45). The masters Li Bai, Du Fu and Wang Wei are well represented here.
Recordings in this volume are in Cantonese, Hokkien, Mandarin and Taiwanese, as indicated in the titles; some are spoken, others are sung. (Summary by David Barnes)
Recordings in this volume are in Cantonese, Hokkien, Mandarin and Taiwanese, as indicated in the titles; some are spoken, others are sung. (Summary by David Barnes)
Files containing the text in both Chinese and English for the individual poems in this collection can be downloaded by poem number in pdf format from LibriVox’s Three Hundred Tang Poems, Volume 1 Internet Archive page
LibriVox recordings are public domain in the United States; copyright status may differ elsewhere.
Chapters
- Chapter 1
001 - 感遇其 (Thoughts I) (Mandarin) by Zhang Jiuling 張九齡
01:13 - Chapter 2
001 - 感遇其 (Thoughts I) (Hokkien) by Zhang Jiuling 張九齡
01:09 - Chapter 3
002 - 感遇其二 (Orchid and Orange I) (Mandarin) by Zhang Jiuling 張九齡
01:07 - Chapter 4
002 - 感遇其二 (Orchid and Orange I) (Hokkien) by Zhang Jiuling 張九齡
00:57 - Chapter 5
003 - 感遇其三 (Thoughts III) (Mandarin) by Zhang Jiuling 張九齡
01:08 - Chapter 6
003 - 感遇其三 (Thoughts III) (Hokkien) by Zhang Jiuling 張九齡
01:06 - Chapter 7
004 - 感遇其四 (Orchid and Orange II) (Mandarin) by Zhang Jiuling 張九齡
01:05 - Chapter 8
004 - 感遇其四 (Orchid and Orange II) (Hokkien) by Zhang Jiuling 張九齡
01:03 - Chapter 9
005 - 下終南山過斛斯山人宿置酒 (Down Zhongnan to the Kind Pillow and Bowl of Husi) (Mandarin) by Li Bai 李白
01:19 - Chapter 10
005 - 下終南山過斛斯山人宿置酒 (Down Zhongnan to the Kind Pillow and Bowl of Husi) (Hokkien) by Li Bai 李白
01:33 - Chapter 11
006 - 月下獨酌 (Drinking Alone with the Moon) (Mandarin) by Li Bai 李白
01:20 - Chapter 12
006 - 月下獨酌 (Drinking Alone with the Moon) (Hokkien) by Li Bai 李白
01:24 - Chapter 13
006 - 月下獨酌 (Drinking Alone with the Moon) (Taiwanese) by Li Bai 李白
01:14 - Chapter 14
006 - 月下獨酌 (Drinking Alone with the Moon) (Taiwanese - Sung) by Li Bai 李白
01:55 - Chapter 15
007 - 春思 (In Spring) (Mandarin) by Li Bai 李白
00:52 - Chapter 16
007 - 春思 (In Spring) (Hokkien) by Li Bai 李白
00:53 - Chapter 17
008 - 望嶽 (A View of Taishan) (Mandarin) by Du Fu 杜甫
00:58 - Chapter 18
008 - 望嶽 (A View of Taishan) (Hokkien) by Du Fu 杜甫
00:58 - Chapter 19
009 - 贈衛八處 (To my Retired Friend Wei) (Mandarin) by Du Fu 杜甫
01:42 - Chapter 20
009 - 贈衛八處 (To my Retired Friend Wei) (Hokkien) by Du Fu 杜甫
02:00 - Chapter 21
010 - 佳人 (Alone in Her Beauty) (Mandarin) by Du Fu 杜甫
01:51 - Chapter 22
010 - 佳人 (Alone in Her Beauty) (Hokkien) by Du Fu 杜甫
01:55 - Chapter 23
011 - 夢李白之一 (Seeing Li Bai in a Dream I) (Mandarin) by Du Fu 杜甫
01:23 - Chapter 24
011 - 夢李白之一 (Seeing Li Bai in a Dream I) (Hokkien) by Du Fu 杜甫
01:20 - Chapter 25
012 - 夢李白之二 (Seeing Li Bai in a Dream II) (Mandarin)
01:28 - Chapter 26
012 - 夢李白之二 (Seeing Li Bai in a Dream II) (Hokkien) by Du Fu 杜甫
01:27 - Chapter 27
013 - 送別(At Parting) (Mandarin) by Wang Wei 王維
00:54 - Chapter 28
013 - 送別 (At Parting) (Hokkien) by Wang Wei 王維
00:50 - Chapter 29
014 - 送綦毋潛落第還鄉 (To Qiwu Qian Bound Home After Failing in an Examination) (Mandarin) by Wang Wei 王維
01:10 - Chapter 30
014 - 送綦毋潛落第還鄉 (To Qiwu Qian Bound Home After Failing in an Examination) (Hokkien) by Wang Wei 王維
01:38 - Chapter 31
015 - 青谿 (A Green Stream) (Mandarin) by Wang Wei 王維
01:19 - Chapter 32
015 - 青谿 (A Green Stream) (Hokkien) by Wang Wei 王維
01:17 - Chapter 33
016 - 渭川田家 (A Farm-house on the Wei River) (Mandarin) by Wang Wei 王維
01:05 - Chapter 34
016 - 渭川田家 (A Farm-house on the Wei River) (Hokkien) by Wang Wei 王維
01:09 - Chapter 35
017 - 西施詠 (The Beautiful Xi Shi) (Mandarin) by Wang Wei 王維
01:10 - Chapter 36
017 - 西施詠 (The Beautiful Xi Shi) (Hokkien) by Wang Wei 王維
01:27 - Chapter 37
018 - 秋登蘭山寄張五 (On Climbing Orchid Mountain in the Autumn to Zhang) (Cantonese) by Meng Haoran 孟浩然
01:08 - Chapter 38
018 - 秋登蘭山寄張五 (On Climbing Orchid Mountain in the Autumn to Zhang) (Hokkien) by Meng Haoran 孟浩然
01:20 - Chapter 39
019 - 夏日南亭懷辛大 (In Summer at the South Pavilion Thinking of Xing) (Cantonese) by Meng Haoran 孟浩然
00:58 - Chapter 40
019 - 夏日南亭懷辛大 (In Summer at the South Pavilion Thinking of Xing) (Hokkien) by Meng Haoran 孟浩然
01:19 - Chapter 41
020 - 宿業師山房待丁大不至 (At the Mountain-lodge of the Buddhist Priest Ye Waiting in Vain for my Friend Ding) (Cantonese) by Meng Haoran 孟浩然
00:55 - Chapter 42
020 - 宿業師山房待丁大不至 (At the Mountain-lodge of the Buddhist Priest Ye Waiting in Vain for my Friend Ding) (Hokkien) by Meng Haoran 孟浩然
01:11 - Chapter 43
021 - 同從弟南齋翫月憶山陰崔少府 (With my Brother at the South Study Thinking in the Moonlight of Vice-prefect Cui in Shanyin) (Mandarin) by Wang Changling 王昌齡
01:17 - Chapter 44
021 - 同從弟南齋翫月憶山陰崔少府 (With my Brother at the South Study Thinking in the Moonlight of Vice-prefect Cui in Shanyin) (Hokkien) by Wang Changling 王昌齡
01:31 - Chapter 45
022 - 尋西山隱者不遇 (After Missing the Recluse on the Western Mountain) (Cantonese) by Qiu Wei 邱為
01:06 - Chapter 46
022 - 尋西山隱者不遇 (After Missing the Recluse on the Western Mountain) (Hokkien) by Qiu Wei 邱為
01:36 - Chapter 47
023 - 春泛若耶溪 (A Boat in Spring on Ruoya Lake) (Cantonese) by Qiwu Qian 綦毋潛
01:01 - Chapter 48
023 - 春泛若耶溪 (A Boat in Spring on Ruoya Lake) (Hokkien) by Qiwu Qian 綦毋潛
01:15 - Chapter 49
024 - 宿王昌齡隱居 (At Wang Changling’s Retreat) (Cantonese) by Chang Jian 常建
00:51 - Chapter 50
024 - 宿王昌齡隱居 (At Wang Changling’s Retreat) (Hokkien) by Chang Jian 常建
01:11 - Chapter 51
025 - 與高適薛據登慈恩寺浮圖 (Ascending the Pagoda at the Temple of Kind Favour with Gao Shi and Xue Ju) (Cantonese) by Cen Can 岑參
01:32 - Chapter 52
025 - 與高適薛據登慈恩寺浮圖 (Ascending the Pagoda at the Temple of Kind Favour with Gao Shi and Xue Ju) (Hokkien) by Cen Can 岑參
02:04 - Chapter 53
026 - 賊退示官吏并序 (To the Tax-collectors After the Bandits Retreat) (Cantonese) by Yuan Jie 元結
02:05 - Chapter 54
026 - 賊退示官吏并序 (To the Tax-collectors After the Bandits Retreat) (Hokkien) by Yuan Jie 元結
02:56 - Chapter 55
027 - 郡齋雨中與諸文士燕集 (Entertaining Literary Men in my Official Residence on a Rainy Day) (Mandarin) by Wei Yingwu 韋應物
01:40 - Chapter 56
027 - 郡齋雨中與諸文士燕集 (Entertaining Literary Men in my Official Residence on a Rainy Day) (Hokkien) by Wei Yingwu 韋應物
02:04 - Chapter 57
028 - 初發揚子寄元大校書 (Setting Sail on the Yangzi to Secretary Yuan) (Mandarin) by Wei Yingwu 韋應物
01:04 - Chapter 58
028 - 初發揚子寄元大校書 (Setting Sail on the Yangzi to Secretary Yuan) (Hokkien) by Wei Yingwu 韋應物
01:07 - Chapter 59
029 - 寄全椒山中道士 (A Poem to a Taoist Hermit Chuanjiao Mountain) (Mandarin) by Wei Yingwu 韋應物
01:02 - Chapter 60
029 - 寄全椒山中道士 (A Poem to a Taoist Hermit Chuanjiao Mountain) (Hokkien) by Wei Yingwu 韋應物
01:12 - Chapter 61
030 - 長安遇馮著 (Meeting my Friend Feng Zhu in the Capital) (Mandarin) by Wei Yingwu 韋應物
01:00 - Chapter 62
030 - 長安遇馮著 (Meeting my Friend Feng Zhu in the Capital) (Hokkien) by Wei Yingwu 韋應物
01:12 - Chapter 63
031 - 夕次盱眙縣 (Mooring at Twilight in Yuyi District) (Mandarin) by Wei Yingwu 韋應物
00:55 - Chapter 64
031 - 夕次盱眙縣 (Mooring at Twilight in Yuyi District) (Hokkien) by Wei Yingwu 韋應物
01:13 - Chapter 65
032 - 東郊 (East of the Town) (Mandarin) by Wei Yingwu 韋應物
01:20 - Chapter 66
032 - 東郊 (East of the Town) (Hokkien) by Wei Yingwu 韋應物
02:22 - Chapter 67
033 - 送楊氏女 (To my Daughter on Her Marriage into the Yang Family) (Mandarin) by Wei Yingwu 韋應物
02:04 - Chapter 68
033 - 送楊氏女 (To my Daughter on Her Marriage into the Yang Family (Hokkien) by Wei Yingwu 韋應物
02:22 - Chapter 69
034 - 晨詣超師院讀禪經 (Reading Buddhist Classics with Zhao at his Temple in the Early Morning)) (Mandarin) by Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元
01:06 - Chapter 70
034 - 晨詣超師院讀禪經 (Reading Buddhist Classics with Zhao at his Temple in the Early Morning) (Hokkien) by Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元
01:33 - Chapter 71
035 - 溪居 (Dwelling By a Stream) (Mandarin) by Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元
00:43 - Chapter 72
035 - 溪居 (Dwelling By a Stream) (Taiwanese) by Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元
01:05 - Chapter 73
036 - 塞上曲 (At a Border-fortress) (Mandarin)
01:02 - Chapter 74
036 - 塞上曲 (At a Border-fortress) (Cantonese) by Wang Changling 王昌齡
00:58 - Chapter 75
036 - 塞上曲 (At a Border-fortress) (Hokkien) by Wang Changling 王昌齡
01:08 - Chapter 76
036 - 塞上曲\ (At a Border-fortress) (Taiwanese) by Wang Changling 王昌齡
00:53 - Chapter 77
037 - 塞下曲 (Under a Border-fortress) (Mandarin) by Wang Changling 王昌齡
01:07 - Chapter 78
037 - 塞下曲 (Under a Border-fortress) (Cantonese) by Wang Changling 王昌齡
00:52 - Chapter 79
037 - 塞下曲 (Under a Border-fortress) (Hokkien) by Wang Changling 王昌齡
01:03 - Chapter 80
037 - 塞下曲 (Under a Border-fortress) (Taiwanese) by Wang Changling 王昌齡
00:56 - Chapter 81
038 - 關山月 (The Moon at the Fortified Pass) (Mandarin) by Li Bai 李白
01:24 - Chapter 82
038 - 關山月 (The Moon at the Fortified Pass) (Hokkien) by Li Bai 李白
01:18 - Chapter 83
038 - 關山月 (The Moon at the Fortified Pass) (Taiwanese) by Li Bai 李白
01:09 - Chapter 84
039 - 子夜四時歌 春歌 (Ballads of Four Seasons: Spring) (Mandarin) by Li Bai 李白
00:56 - Chapter 85
039 - 子夜四時歌 春歌 (Ballads of Four Seasons: Spring) (Hokkien) by Li Bai 李白
01:02 - Chapter 86
039 - 子夜四時歌 春歌 (Ballads of Four Seasons: Spring) (Taiwanese) by Li Bai 李白
00:48 - Chapter 87
040 - 子夜四時歌 夏歌 (Ballads of Four Seasons: Summer) (Mandarin) by Li Bai 李白
00:54 - Chapter 88
040 - 子夜四時歌 夏歌 (Ballads of Four Seasons: Summer) (Hokkien) by Li Bai 李白
00:50 - Chapter 89
040 - 子夜四時歌 夏歌 (Ballads of Four Seasons: Summer) (Taiwanese) by Li Bai 李白
00:50 - Chapter 90
041 - 子夜四時歌 秋歌 (Ballads of Four Seasons: Autumn) (Mandarin) by Li Bai 李白
00:56 - Chapter 91
041 - 子夜四時歌 秋歌? (Ballads of Four Seasons: Autumn) (Hokkien) by Li Bai 李白
00:54 - Chapter 92
041 - 子夜四時歌 秋歌 (Ballads of Four Seasons: Autumn) (Taiwanese) by Li Bai 李白
00:50 - Chapter 93
042 - 子夜四時歌 冬歌 (Ballads of Four Seasons: Winter) (Mandarin) by Li Bai 李白
00:55 - Chapter 94
042 - 子夜四時歌 冬歌 (Ballads of Four Seasons: Winter) (Hokkien) by Li Bai 李白
00:55 - Chapter 95
042 - 子夜四時歌 冬歌? (Ballads of Four Seasons: Winter) (Taiwanese) by Li Bai 李白
00:47 - Chapter 96
043 - 長干行 (A Song of Changgan) (Cantonese) by Li Bai 李白
01:49 - Chapter 97
043 - 長干行 (A Song of Changgan) (Cantonese v.2) by Li Bai 李白
02:08 - Chapter 98
043 - 長干行 (A Song of Changgan) (Hokkien) by Li Bai 李白
02:31 - Chapter 99
043 - 長干行 (A Song of Changgan) (Taiwanese) by Li Bai 李白
02:09 - Chapter 100
044 - 烈女操 (A Song of a Pure-hearted Girl) (Mandarin) by Meng Jiao 孟郊
00:58 - Chapter 101
044 - 烈女操 (A Song of a Pure-hearted Girl) (Hokkien) by Meng Jiao 孟郊
00:57 - Chapter 102
044 - 烈女操 (A Song of a Pure-hearted Girl) (Taiwanese) by Meng Jiao 孟郊
00:46 - Chapter 103
045 - 遊子吟 (A Traveller’s Song) (Mandarin) by Meng Jiao 孟郊
01:01 - Chapter 104
045 - 遊子吟 (A Traveller’s Song) (Hokkien) by Meng Jiao 孟郊
00:52 - Chapter 105
045 - 遊子吟 (A Traveller’s Song) (Taiwanese) by Meng Jiao 孟郊
00:50