《明史·列传·卷十六》
宋濂虽以白发老者随侍朱元璋，其功业、爵位却比不上刘基，而一代礼乐制作，宋濂所裁定的居多。
虽白首侍从，其勋业爵位不逮基，而一代礼乐制作，濂所裁定者居多。
Although Song Lian served Zhu Yuanzhang as an old man with white hair, his achievements and titles were not as good as Liu Ji, while Song Lian was the most judged in the creation of etiquette and music for a generation.