The verses that express my longing for the moon are as follows:
1. I hope that people will live long and travel thousands of miles to the moon. ——Su Shi of the Song Dynasty, "Shui Tiao Ge Tou: When will the bright moon come"
Translation: I just hope that all the relatives in this world can be safe and healthy, and they can enjoy this beautiful moonlight even if they are thousands of miles apart.
2. The dew is white tonight, and the moon is bright in my hometown. ——Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty, "Remembering My Brother-in-law on a Moonlit Night"
Translation: Tonight has entered the Bailu solar term, and the moon is still the brightest in my hometown.
3. There is a bright moon on the sea, and the end of the world is at this time. ——"Looking at the Moon and Huaiyuan" by Zhang Jiuling of the Tang Dynasty
Translation: A bright moon rises over the vast sea, but you and I are admiring the moon despite being separated by the world.
4. Look up at the bright moon and lower your head to miss your hometown. ——"Quiet Night Thoughts" by Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty
Translation: I couldn't help but raise my head and look at the bright moon in the sky outside the window. I couldn't help but lower my head and think about my hometown far away.
5. Tonight, when the moon is bright and everyone looks around, I don’t know who is missing my autumn thoughts.
——Wang Jian of the Tang Dynasty, "Looking at the Moon on the Fifteenth Night"
Translation: Tonight, people are all looking up at the bright moon in the sky. I wonder whose family this autumn feeling falls on?