Translation collaboration with Alan Steinle
Moonlit Night is the collaborated translation of a classic Chinese poem (月夜) written by Du Fu 杜甫 (712 – 770), a prominent Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty.
| 月夜 | 月夜 | Moonlit Night |
| 今夜鄜州月 | 今夜鄜州月 | The moon shines brightly on Fuzhou tonight; |
| 閨中衹獨看 | 闺中只独看 | Alone in her room, she looks at the light; |
| 遙憐小兒女 | 遥怜小儿女 | She pities her children, so far from their dad; |
| 未解憶長安 | 未解忆长安 | She misses Chang’an—she’s lonely and sad; |
| 香霧雲鬟濕 | 香雾云鬟湿 | Her long supple hair with perfume is sprayed; |
| 清輝玉臂寒 | 清辉玉臂寒 | The clear moon shines on cool arms of jade; |
| 何時倚虛幌 | 何时倚虚幌 | When, near the curtain, will our hearts soar? |
| 雙照淚痕乾 | 双照泪痕干 | We’ll sit in the moonlight, tears falling no more! |
Flicker of Thoughts 
Lovely. Thanks for sharing this!
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This was quite something, and written so many years ago? I didn’t even know they wrote poetry that long time ago. Fascinating, they rhymed! And I thought it was Eminem who started the rhyming……
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😁😂
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This is just wonderful. A really beautiful poem from a beautiful language.
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Thank you JC!
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Your very welcome ❤️
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