phonetic notation of Guan Shanyue Pinyin Edition:
míng yuè chū tiān shān, c ā ng má ng y ú n h ? i ji ā n.
the bright moon lifts from the Mountain of Heaven, in an infinite haze of cloud and sea.
cháng fēng jǐ wàn lǐ ， chuī dù yù mén guān 。
and the wind, that has come a thousand miles, beats at the Jade Pass battlements.
hàn xià bái dēng dào ， hú kuī qīng hǎi wān 。
china marches its men down Baideng Road, while Tartar troops peer across blue waters of the bay.
yóu lái zhēng zhàn dì ， bù jiàn yǒu rén huán 。
and since not one battle famous in history sent all its fighters back again.
shù kè wàng biān yì ， sī guī duō kǔ yán 。
Garrison the border town, and think of home, with wistful eyes.
gāo lóu dāng cǐ yè ， tàn xī wèi yīng xián 。
and of those tonight in the upper chambers, who toss and sigh and cannot rest.