I Look At the Moon
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In a few days, it will be the Mid Autumn Festival. It is on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar, a night when the moon is at its brightest.
但愿人长久
May we all be Content by Faye Wong
When did the moon first appear?
With a cup of wine in my hand, I ask the blue sky.
In the heavenly palace on this night,
I wonder what year it is there now.
I'd like to ride the wind to fly home.
Yet I fear the crystal and jade mansions
are much too high and cold for me.
Dancing with my moonlit shadow,
Is it any different from the human world?
The moon rounds the red mansion,
Stoops to silk-pad doors,
Shines upon the sleepless,
Bearing no grudge,
Why does the moon tend to be full when people are apart?
People may have sorrow or joy, be near or far apart,
The moon may be dim or bright, wax or wane,
This imperfection has been going on since the beginning of time.
May we all be content,
Though thousand miles apart
we are still able to share the beauty of the moon together
The lyrics of this song is from the beautiful poem "Remembering Su Che (his younger brother) on the Mid-Autumn Festival" by Song dynasty poet Su Shi (1037-1101).
明月几时有 把酒问青天
不知天上宫阙 今夕是何年
我欲乘风归去 唯恐琼楼玉宇 高处不胜寒
起舞弄清影 何似在人间
转朱阁 低绮户 照无眠
不应有恨 何事长向别时圆 (别时圆)
人有悲欢离合 月有阴晴圆缺
此事古难全 但愿人长久 千里共婵娟
In a few days, it will be the Mid Autumn Festival. It is on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar, a night when the moon is at its brightest.
但愿人长久
May we all be Content by Faye Wong
When did the moon first appear?
With a cup of wine in my hand, I ask the blue sky.
In the heavenly palace on this night,
I wonder what year it is there now.
I'd like to ride the wind to fly home.
Yet I fear the crystal and jade mansions
are much too high and cold for me.
Dancing with my moonlit shadow,
Is it any different from the human world?
The moon rounds the red mansion,
Stoops to silk-pad doors,
Shines upon the sleepless,
Bearing no grudge,
Why does the moon tend to be full when people are apart?
People may have sorrow or joy, be near or far apart,
The moon may be dim or bright, wax or wane,
This imperfection has been going on since the beginning of time.
May we all be content,
Though thousand miles apart
we are still able to share the beauty of the moon together
The lyrics of this song is from the beautiful poem "Remembering Su Che (his younger brother) on the Mid-Autumn Festival" by Song dynasty poet Su Shi (1037-1101).
明月几时有 把酒问青天
不知天上宫阙 今夕是何年
我欲乘风归去 唯恐琼楼玉宇 高处不胜寒
起舞弄清影 何似在人间
转朱阁 低绮户 照无眠
不应有恨 何事长向别时圆 (别时圆)
人有悲欢离合 月有阴晴圆缺
此事古难全 但愿人长久 千里共婵娟
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