the moon, grown full now over the sea, Tianya * * * At this time.
brings to separated hearts, the long thoughtfulness of night.
it is no darker though I blow out my candle, it is no warmer though I put on my coat.
so I leave my message with the moon, and turn to my bed, hoping for dreams.
Translation:
There is a bright moon rising above the sea, and you and I are far apart to enjoy the moon.
Lovers hate the long night, staying up all night will miss you hard.
It's lovely to put out the candle lights and moonlight all over the house, and put on clothes and get wet clothes with dew.
I can't give you beautiful silver, so I'd better get into my dream and get together with you.
looking at the moon and thinking of one far away is the work of Zhang Jiuling, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. This poem is a masterpiece of longing for the moon. Close to the topic at the beginning, the first sentence is "Looking at the Moon" and the second sentence is "Huaiyuan"; Then express the feelings of missing relatives far away; Five or six sentences follow three or four sentences, specifically describing the situation of sleepless nights; The last two sentences further express the deep affection for distant relatives. The language of the whole poem is naturally muddy without showing traces, with lingering feelings but no sadness, quiet and beautiful artistic conception, ingenious conception, blending scenes, nuanced and touching.
Creative background
In the 21st year of the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (733), Zhang Jiuling was the prime minister of the DPRK. After being slandered by the traitor Li Linfu, he went on strike in the 24th year of Kaiyuan (736). The poem looking at the moon and thinking of one far away should be written after Zhang Jiuling was demoted to Jingzhou in the 24th year of Kaiyuan, and it should belong to the same period as Twelve Poems on Feeling.