Chinese Songs-Thoughts in a Tranquil Night-jinɡ ye si-静夜思

Friday, June 30, 2023
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Before my bed a pool of moonlight,
床前明月光, 
chuánɡ qián mínɡ yuè ɡuānɡ, 
 
Can it be frost on the ground.
疑是地上霜。 
yí shì dì shànɡ shuānɡ。 

Eyes raised, I find the moon bright,
举头望明月, 
jǔ tóu wànɡ mínɡ yuè, 

Head bent, in homesickness I am drowned.
低头思故乡。 
dī tóu sī ɡù xiānɡ。 

Before my bed a pool of moonlight,
床前明月光, 
chuánɡ qián mínɡ yuè ɡuānɡ, 
 
Can it be frost on the ground.
疑是地上霜。 
yí shì dì shànɡ shuānɡ。 

Eyes raised, I find the moon bright,
举头望明月, 
jǔ tóu wànɡ mínɡ yuè, 

Head bent, in homesickness I am drowned.
低头思故乡。 
dī tóu sī ɡù xiānɡ。 

Before my bed a pool of moonlight,
床前明月光, 
chuánɡ qián mínɡ yuè ɡuānɡ, 
 
Can it be frost on the ground.
疑是地上霜。 
yí shì dì shànɡ shuānɡ。 

Eyes raised, I find the moon bright,
举头望明月, 
jǔ tóu wànɡ mínɡ yuè, 

Head bent, in homesickness I am drowned.
低头思故乡。 
dī tóu sī ɡù xiānɡ。 

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