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Chinese Poems

静夜思
Jìng yè sī

李白
Lĭ Bái

床前明月光，
Chuáng qián míng yuè guāng,
疑是地上霜。
Yí shì dì shàng shuāng.
举头望明月，
Jŭ tóu wàng míng yuè,
低头思故乡。
Dī tóu sī gù xiāng.

English Translation

Night Thoughts
Li Bai
I wake and moonbeams play around my bed,
Glittering like hoar froast to my wondering eyes.
Upwards the glorious moon I raise my head,
Then lay me down and thoughts of home arise.

Author Brief

Li Bai (701-762) was born in Suiye in Central Asia. When he was 42, he was recommended to Tang Xuan Zong, who ordered him to go to Chang'an. He stayed there for three years and was bitterly disappointed. During the years of An Lushan's rebellion, he joined the staff of Prince Li Lin. Later, because Li Lin tried to seize power and failed, Li Bai was exiled to Yelang. On his way to Yelang he was freed by an amnesty. He went to East China and died at 62 in Dangtu, Anhui. Learn more about Li Bai and his stories

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