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Tang dynasty
静夜思
Quiet Night Thoughts
李白 / Li Bai
English reading guide
Moonlight shines before my bed. I wonder if it is frost on the ground. I raise my head to gaze at the bright moon, then lower it and think of home.
Original with pinyin
床前明月光
chuang2 qian2 ming2 yue4 guang1
疑是地上霜
yi2 shi4 di4 shang4 shuang1
举头望明月
ju3 tou2 wang4 ming2 yue4
低头思故乡
di1 tou2 si1 gu4 xiang1