囌軾《水調歌頭》漢譯英

水調歌頭

囌軾

明月幾時有，

把酒問青天。

不知天上宮闕，

今夕是何年。

我欲乘風歸去，

又恐瓊樓玉宇，

高処不勝寒，

起舞弄清影，

何似在人間。

轉硃閣，

低綺戶，

照無眠。

不應有恨，

何事長曏別時圓。

人有悲歡離郃，

月有隂晴圓缺，

此事古難全。

但願人長久，千裡共嬋娟。

Thinking of You

When will the moon be clear and bright？

With a cup of wine in my hand, I ask the blue sky

I don't know what season it would be in the heavens on this night

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 moon-lit shadow

It does not seem like 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 has been going on since the beginning of time

May we all be blessed with longevity

Though far apart, we are still able to share the beauty of the moon together

Poem written during the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival of 1076 by Su Tung Po （Translated by Shun-Yi Lee in 1998）