yè sī (by Li Bai)
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| 夜 | yè | night |
| 思 | sī | to think; to consider |
| 床 | chuáng | bed; couch; (a measure word) |
| 前 | qián | before; in front; ago; former; previous; earlier; front |
| 明 | míng | clear; bright; to understand; next |
| 月 | yuè | moon; month |
| 光 | guāng | light; ray; bright |
| 疑 | yí | to doubt; to misbelieve; to suspect |
| 是 | shì | is; are; am; yes; to be |
| 地 | de, dì | earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); -ly |
| 上 | shàng | on; on top; upon; first (of two parts); previous or last (week, etc.); upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; above; to go up |
| 霜 | shuāng | frost |
| 舉 or 举 | jǔ | to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect |
| 頭 or 头 | tóu, tou | head; suff. for nouns |
| 望 | wàng | hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards |
| 明 | míng | clear; bright; to understand; next |
| 月 | yuè | moon; month |
| 低 | dī | to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; low; to incline; beneath; low |
| 頭 or 头 | tóu, tou | head; suff. for nouns |
| 思 | sī | to think; to consider |
| 故 | gù | happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old |
| 鄉 or 乡 | xiāng | country; village |
Consider the night
In front of the couch, behold the moon so bright.
Suspect that there is frost on the ground.
Hold up your head, look at the moon!
Lower your head, consider the old country.
PGT
Thinking about the night
Bright moonlight shines on the beds
The earth could freeze.
The bright moon holds up its head
and lowers its head when thinking of the old earth.ABD
Night thoughts
The bright moon shines on my bed
I suspect that frost is on the ground
I lift my head to gaze towards the bright moon
My head drops at the thought of my dying country
OJB
Night to remember
My bed is bathed in clear moonlight
I expect the frost will fall on the land
I lift my head to the clear moonlight
I lower my head to look at the old land
MRHM
Dreaming in the dark
In bed beneath the light of the bright moon
the frost on the high ground makes me wonder.I lift my head and look toward the bright moon
I lower my head and dream of my home villageDD
Thinking at night
In bed before you can understand the bright moon
Yes, unbelievably you must climb the frosty land
Gaze into the distance at the bright moon and hold up your head
Then think of the reason as you lower your head and head back to your village.
SD
Consider the night
Before bed, under clear moonlight
I climb above frost on the ground
Choose to look towards the moon
and heavy head to think of the old country
KH
Consider the night
Understand the moonlight, from earlier in comfort.
Question the frost upon the land.
Raise your head and gaze into the bright moon
Then lower your head and think of the dying village.
DH
Consider the night
Understand the measure of a light bright moon
Yes, suspect the frosty higher land
Think, hope, choose the bright moon
But consider the country beneath
IW
Thoughts in the night
Bright moonbeams at the foot of my bed—
I think there is frost on the ground.
I raise my head and look at the moon;
I drop my head and remember my hometown.
DJW
A night to consider
Before bed, the light of the clear moon
Sheds light on the ground-frost
I raise my head towards the bright moon
And lower my head to think of the old village
CH