As for the new works, the old guard argues that there are already more old ones around than anyone has time to master, so why should they have to go learning new ones? They further feel that the modern colloquial language of the new lyrics totally lacks the poetry of the old works.
對於新填的曲子，守舊派覺得老的曲子都學不完了，何必還要學新的曲子，況且以白話文填寫的新曲子韻味盡失。