Thoughts on a Quiet Night

 
Li Bai (701-762)
 
 
Before my bed the bright moon shines its light,
Perhaps the frost now covers all the ground;
I lift my head to see the shining moon,
I bow my head to see my native town.
 
 

Chinese   靜夜思 李白   床前明月光 疑是地上霜 舉頭望明月 低頭思故鄉

Pronunciation   Jìng Yè Sī Lǐ Bái

You who’ve come and seen my hometown hue
Would know the news from there, I must presume:
That day you left, outside the window view,
Had winter’s plums begun to wear their bloom?