Showing posts with label the moon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the moon. Show all posts

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Poetry of Spring #1 When can I go home?





(Title)
bó chuán guā zhōu
泊 船 瓜 洲

                 (Author) wáng ān shí
                            ----王安石

jīng kǒu guā zhōu yī shuǐ jiān,
京 口 瓜 洲 一 水 间,

zhōng shān zhǐ gé shù chóng shān。
钟 山 只 隔 数 重 山。

chūn fēng yòu lǜ jiāng nán àn,
春 风 又 绿 江 南 岸,

míng yuè hé shí zhào wǒ huán。
明 月 何 时 照 我 还。


(Translation)
泊船: anchoring the boat
瓜洲: Guazhou, a town in the Song Dynasty, now it's in Yangzhou City
京口: Jingkou, a city in the Song Dynasty, now it's in Zhenjiang City
一水: a river
钟山: a mountain, now it's Zijin Mountain in Nanjing City
隔: behind
数重山: a few mountains
春风: wind in the spring
绿: make it green

江南: an area, referring to the South of the country
明月: the moon
何时: when
还: go back home


(Appreciation)
There's only one river seperate Jingkou and Guazhou. My hometown is behind a few mountains. The spring wind is blowing again, making the field look so green! When can I go back home in this moonlight?




Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Poetry of the moon #1 When can I see this moon again?


(Title)
zhōng qiū yuè
中 秋 月

                (Author) sū shì
                         ----苏 轼

mù yún shōu jìn yì qīng hán,yín hàn wú shēng zhuǎn yù pán。
暮 云 收 尽 溢 清 寒,银 汉 无 声 转 玉 盘。

cǐ shēng cǐ yè bù cháng hǎo,míng yuè míng nián hé chù kàn。
此 生 此 夜 不 长 好,明 月 明 年 何 处 看。


(Translations)
暮: night time
云: clouds
收尽: disappear completely
清寒: slight coldness
银汉: Milky Way
无声: silent
玉盘: the moon
此生: this life
此夜: tonight
不长: not often
明月: the bright moon
明年: next year
何处: where
看: appreciate


(Appreciation)
At night time, the clouds disappeared completely and it turned slightly cold. The milky way was silent with the moon moving on it. It would not be often to see such beautiful moon like tonight in this life. Next year, where could I go to see a moon like this?