Thoughts of a quiet night
Cross the bed
I watched the moonlight cast a track.
So bright, so cold, so fragile,
It flickered for a moment.
Like frost on the edge of my dream.
I looked up,-
I see the bright moon:
Then lower my head,
Sink into your dreams-
My father land, you!
(Tr。 Cranmer-Bing)
Other versions are translated sentence by sentence according to the original poem.
1). In the dead of night
I saw the bright moonlight in front of my bed.
I suspect it is frost on the floor.
I looked up at the bright moon.
When I bend over, I miss my hometown more.
(Xu Zhongjie)
2). Quiet night
Abed, I saw a silver light,
I wonder if the frost ran aground.
Looking up, I found that the moon was bright;
Bow, I was drowned in homesickness.
(Xu Yuanchong)
3). On a quiet night
There is such a bright light at the foot of my bed-
Is there frost already?
Looking up, I found it was moonlight.
I sank again and suddenly remembered home.
(Tr。 Victor Baina)
4). Night thinking
I woke up with moonlight around my bed,
In my wandering eyes, shining like frost;
I looked up at the beautiful moon,
Then let me lie down, and the idea of home appeared.
(Tr。 Herbert giles)
5). On a quiet night
I saw the moonlight in front of the sofa.
I wonder if this is not frost on the ground.
I looked up at the peak at noon,
I looked down and remembered my distant home.
(TR。 Obata)