Poems about the Mid-Autumn Moon:
1. Shui Tiao Ge Tou·When will the bright moon appear
Su Shi Song Dynasty
Bingchen Mid-Autumn Festival, joyful After drinking until the end of the day, I was very drunk and wrote this article because I was pregnant with my son.
When will the bright moon appear? Ask the sky for wine. I don’t know what year it is today in the palace in the sky. I want to ride the wind back home, but I'm afraid it's too cold in the high places. Dancing clear shadow, like in the world. Turn to the Zhu Pavilion, look down at the Qihu, and the light will make you sleepless. There shouldn't be any hatred, so what's the point of saying goodbye? People have joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, and the moon waxes and wanes. This is a difficult thing in ancient times. I hope that people will live long and travel thousands of miles to meet Chanjuan.
Translation:
On the Mid-Autumn Festival of the Bingchen year (1076 AD), I drank all night until dawn and was very drunk. I took the opportunity to write this article and express my feelings for my younger brother Zi. of nostalgia.
When will there be a bright moon like the Mid-Autumn Festival? I held my wine glass and asked the sky. I don't know what day it is now in the palace where Gao Yao is above. I wanted to use the wind to go back to the sky to have a look, but I was worried that the jade building was too high and I couldn't stand the cold. I stood up and danced, admiring my clear shadow under the moonlight. The moon palace could not be as heart-warming as the fireworks on earth.
The moon moved, turned around the vermilion pavilion, and hung low on the carved windows, illuminating those who were not sleepy. The bright moon shouldn't have any resentment towards people, but why does it always become full when people leave? Life is full of joys and sorrows, and the moon often waxes and wanes. It has been difficult to have both good things at the same time since ancient times. I just hope that all the relatives in this world can be safe, healthy and live a long life, and that they can still enjoy the bright moon even if they are thousands of miles apart.
2. Looking at the moon on the fifteenth night
Wang Jian, Tang Dynasty
Crows roost on the white trees in the courtyard, and the cold dew wets the sweet-scented osmanthus silently.
Tonight, when the moon is bright and everyone looks around, I don’t know who is missing my autumn thoughts.
Translation: There are magpies and crows perched on the snow-white trees in the courtyard, and the autumn dew silently wets the sweet-scented osmanthus in the courtyard. Tonight, people are all looking up at the bright moon in the sky. I wonder whose house this autumn feeling falls on?
3. Looking at the moon in the Pavilion on the night of August 15th
Bai Juyi, Tang Dynasty
In the past year, on the night of August 15th, I was at the apricot garden beside the Qujiang Pool.
On the night of August 15th this year, in front of the Shatou Water Museum in Penpu.
Looking to the northwest, where is my hometown? To the southeast, I can see how full the moon is.
No one could catch the wind yesterday, but tonight the light is as clear as in previous years.
Translation: On the bright moon night of August 15th, I admired the moon at the apricot orchard beside Qujiang Pond. This year it was also the moonlit night of August 15th, and I was already at the waterside of Penpu in the remote Jiangzhou. Looking to the northwest is my hometown. In the southeast, the moon has become full several times. The wind blew last night without anyone noticing, and the moonlight tonight is still as cool as last year.
4. Mid-Autumn Festival to the Moon
Cao Song, Tang Dynasty
On the third and fifth day of autumn in a cloudless world, you can see toads roaming the sea.
Until the end of the sky, I have never taken a private photo of anyone’s home.
Translation: On the Mid-Autumn Festival, the sky was clear and cloudless, and people looked up at the bright moon that had just emerged from the sea. I saw its silver radiance spreading to the ends of the earth, never shining on a house privately.
5. Mid-Autumn Moon·Mid-Autumn Moon
Xu Youzhen, Ming Dynasty
Mid-Autumn Moon. The moon is brighter during the Mid-Autumn Festival. It's bright and clear, I don't know how much it is, the clouds are clear and the sun is clear.
Don’t worry about whether it is cloudy or sunny, we are happy to have a good time in the world. It's a good time, I hope you can see the Mid-Autumn Festival every year.
Translation: The moon appears brighter during the Mid-Autumn Festival than at other times. What about brighter? How many people know about the ups and downs it has experienced? Forget it, no matter what the ups and downs are, don’t talk about it anymore, just cherish the good times in this world! In such a beautiful season, I hope to see such a beautiful moon every year.