夏日南亭懷辛大 In Summer at the South Pavilion Thinking of Xing

孟浩然 Meng Haoran

山 光 忽 西 落 ，
The mountain-light suddenly fails in the west,
shān guāng hū xī luò ，
池 月 渐 东 上 。
In the east from the lake the slow moon rises.
chí yuè jiàn dōng shàng 。
散 发 乘 夜 凉 ，
I loosen my hair to enjoy the evening coolness
sàn fà chéng yè liáng ，
开 轩 臥 闲 敞 。
And open my window and lie down in peace.
kāi xuān wò xián chǎng 。
荷 风 送 香 气 ，
The wind brings me odours of lotuses,
hé fēng sòng xiāng qì ，
竹 露 滴 清 响 。
And bamboo-leaves drip with a music of dew....
zhú lù dī qīng xiǎng 。
欲 取 鸣 琴 弹 ，
I would take up my lute and I would play,
yù qǔ míng qín dàn ，
恨 无 知 音 赏 。
But, alas, who here would understand?
hèn wú zhī yīn shǎng 。
感 此 怀 故 人 ，
And so I think of you, old friend,
gǎn cǐ huái gù rén ，
中 宵 劳 梦 想 。
O troubler of my midnight dreams !
zhōng xiāo láo mèng xiǎng 。

There are no comments yet for this text.

You need to log in to leave a comment.