I Am Chinese

It is time to eat mooncakes and admire the moon.

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At first I thought you were translating Chinese, until I saw how the English words rhymed. So I presume it is the the other way?

novembermoon · 51-55

@JoyfulSilence this is a poem written in the Song Dynasty. So the English words are a translated version.

JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M

@novembermoon Oh, OK.

Odd how the words rhyme so well.

novembermoon · 51-55

@JoyfulSilence there's even a song version. Here it is. Enjoy.[youtube=https://youtube.com/watch?v=wCREDfUEd3Y]

JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M

@novembermoon That is a nice tune. I do not know any Chinese, though.

novembermoon · 51-55

@JoyfulSilence it's ok. The poem is hard to read in its original. It was only when I read it in English that I finally understood it myself. 😂

JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M

@novembermoon So maybe the translator altered it here and there to make it more poetic, and make it rhyme.

Thanks for sharing.