Autumn Night MMO

The Autumn breeze MMO

At Parting 2 MMO

A Quatrain MMO

憫農		李紳
鋤禾日當午 
汗滴禾下土
誰知盤中飧
粒粒皆辛苦    


Taking Pity on the Farmers 		Li Shen

The farmers hoe the rice fields 
at noon as they toil.
 
The sun is so hot that their sweat 
drips to the soil.

At meals, do you know all about
their aches and pains

When the farmers plant and harvest
each of the grains?

Taking Pity On The Farmers

春曉		孟浩然												05
春眠不覺曉
處處聞啼鳥
夜來風雨聲
花落知多少

One Morning in Spring		Meng Haoran

Not knowing of the dawn, 
I was deep in my spring slumber;

Waking up,
I could hear the songbirds singing all around.

The night before 
strong winds coming with the rain did clamour;

Who could tell
how many flowers had fallen on the ground?

One Morning In Spring

詠 鵝		  駱 賓 王
鵝  鵝  鵝 
曲 項 向 天 歌 
白 毛 浮 綠 水  
紅 掌 撥 清 波 


Ode to the Goose		 Luo Binwang

Goose, Goose, Goose, 
hello and hi!

You bend your long neck
and keep singing to the sky.

Your white feathers stay afloat 
on the green water.

Your red webbed-feet stir up ripples 
in the river.

ODE To The Goose

十五夜望月寄杜郎中		王建	
						
中庭地白樹棲鴉
冷露無聲濕桂花
今夜月明人盡望
不知秋思落誰家



Night Thoughts at Mid-Autumn Festival 		Wang Jian
(A poem sent to Official Du)


With crows resting on the trees,
	the courtyard looks white and bright.											
Cold dew has wet the osmanthus blossoms
	in the still of the night.									

When all the people enjoy 
watching the full moon on high,						

Do they ever know
	where my autumn thoughts will go tonight?

Night Thoughts

楓橋夜泊		張繼									 

月落烏啼霜滿天 
江楓漁火對愁眠 
姑蘇城外寒山寺  
夜半鐘聲到客船


Night Mooring by the Maple Bridge		Zhang Zi

The moon sinking, the crows cawing,
the frost is all over the sky. 

Watching the river maples and fishermen’s fires,
 	I sadly lie.

Outside the walls of Gusu City,
  	there stands the Hanshan Temple.

Coming from the temple to my guest boat, 
the midnight bell tolls by.

Maple Bridge

采葛		(詩經)
彼采葛兮	一日不見	如三月兮
彼采蕭兮	一日不見	如三秋兮
彼采艾兮	一日不見	如三歲兮

Gathering the Herbal Tubers (采葛)		
(The Book of Poetry=詩經)

Gathering the herbal tubers there is she.
I miss her for only a day.
It seems three months to me.

Gathering the herbal leaves there is she.
I miss her for only a day.
It seems three autumns to me.

Gathering the herbal grass there is she.
I miss her for only a day.
It seems three years to me.

Gathering The Herbal Tubers

花非花		(白居易)								
花非花
霧非霧
夜半來
天明去
來如春夢不多時
去似朝雲無覓處

Like a Flower, It is not a Flower (花非花)		
By Bai Juyi (白居易)

Like a flower, it is not a flower;
Like a mist, it is not a mist. 

It comes at midnight;
It leaves at daybreak.

Like a spring dream it appears,
	but staying long it has never been.
Like a morning cloud it disappears,
	never again to be seen.

Flowers Are Not Flowers

賦得古原草送別		(白居易) 							

離離原上草		一歲一枯榮
野火燒不盡		春風吹又生
遠芳侵古道		晴翠接荒城
又送王孫去		萋萋滿別情

Farewell on the Ancient Plain	(賦得古原草送別)		
(Bai Juyi=白居易)

On the ancient plain 
the grasses grow there and here;	
They wither away and prosper
once in a year.
					
Fear not the wildfires 
that burn them only in vain;
When spring winds start to blow,
they will flourish again.

Flowers overrun the ancient road
	far and near;
The ruined city has merged into plants 
green and clear.

Once again I have come 
to see off my dear friend;
The parting will leave me 
with a sad heart to mend.

Farewelll On The Ancient Plain

秋夕		杜牧
銀燭秋光冷畫屏
輕羅小扇撲流螢
天階夜色涼如水
臥看牽牛織女星


Autumn Night		Du Mu

Silver candles by the cold painted screens
flicker in the autumn moonlight.

With a small silk fan, a young maid chases round 
flapping the fireflies in flight.

On the royal terrace 
the colour of the night looks as cool as water.

She lies there all alone 
watching the stars of the Cowherd and the Weaver.

Autumn Night Du Mu

贈別 (二)			杜牧									
多情卻似總無情
唯覺樽前笑不成
蠟燭有心還惜別
替人垂淚到天明

At Parting (2)			Du Mu

For all the passion we have shared,
	our love seems to be gone;

Before a goodbye drink,
	it is hard to put a smile on.

Even the candle has a heart
	feeling for our parting;

It will shed silent tears for us
until the coming dawn.

At Parting 2

夏日絕句		李清照									
生當作人傑
死亦為鬼雄
至今思項羽
不肯渡江東


A Quatrain on Summer Days		Li Qing Zhao

Live to be eminent 
he should.

Die a hero as well 
he could.

My thoughts are always 
with Ziangyu.

Go home, all lost,
he never would.

A Quatrain

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