When I was drunk, I read the sword with the lamp on, and dreamed of blowing the trumpet company. ——Xin Qiji's "Broken Array·Write a poem for Chen Tongfu"
When the moon is dark and the fishing lanterns are seen, there is only a single light of firefly. ——Zha Shenxing's "What I See in Zhou Ye Shu"
I had an appointment and didn't come until midnight, so I knocked on the chess pieces and let the lanterns fall. ——Zhao Shixiu's "Invitation/Appointment"
The fireflies in the evening palace are quietly thinking, and the solitary lamp is exhausted before they fall asleep. ——Bai Juyi's "Song of Everlasting Regret"
Thousands of miles apart after years, this one-night stand is lonely. ——Bai Juyi's "Sending Brothers and Sisters on New Year's Eve"
Mountains are one step away, and water is one step away. Walking towards the bank of Yuguan, there are thousands of lights in the dark night. ——Nalan Xingde's "Sauvignon Blanc·A Journey to the Mountain"
The lights are on at three o'clock and the chickens are on at five o'clock, which is when men are studying. ——Yan Zhenqing's "Poem to Encourage Learning"
On Yuan Ye last year, the lights in the flower market were as bright as day. ——Ouyang Xiu, "Shengchazi·Yuanxi"
Looking back suddenly, the man was there, in the dimly lit place. ——Xin Qiji's "The Green Jade Case·Yuan Xi'an"
As time goes by, life is about to end, and the body is forgotten; there is no more to kill Su Meng, and the night is still late. ——Wen Tianxiang's "New Year's Eve"
The beauty is drunk under the lamp, flowing left and right. ——Yuan Zhen's "Rewarding Lotte and Encouraging Drunkness"
Today and what night, *** this lamp and candlelight.
——Du Fu's "A Gift to the Eight Virtues of the Guard"