Clear Autumn Wind | The autumn wind is clear, the autumn moon is bright

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by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762)

Translation © by Qi Feng Wu

三五七言（秋風詞）

Language: Chinese (中文)

Our translations: ENG

秋風清，秋月明，
落葉聚還散，
寒鴉棲復驚。
相思相見知何日，
此時此夜難為情。

Simplified form:

秋风清，秋月明。
落叶聚还散，
寒鸦栖复惊。
相思相见知何日，
此时此夜难为情。

Text Authorship:

by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "三五七言（秋風詞）" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Also set in English, a translation by Shigeyoshi Obata (1888 - 1971) , "Lines", appears in Li Po, the Chinese poet, done into English verse, first published 1922 ; composed by Benjamin Burrows, Constant Lambert.
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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [an adaptation] ; composed by Heinrich von Manikowski, Willy Schneider (attribution uncertain).
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Also set in Slovenian (Slovenščina), a translation by Ferdo Kozak (1894 - 1957) ; composed by Lucijan Marija Škerjanc.
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ENG English (Qi Feng Wu) , "Clear Autumn Wind", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Clear Autumn Wind

Language: English after the Chinese (中文)

The autumn wind is clear, the autumn moon is bright.
Fallen leaves are gathered and scattered,
The jackdaws are sleeping and awaken.
We are missing each other but don’t know when to meet,
At this time of the autumn night, I feel so sad and desolate.

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Based on:

a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "三五七言（秋風詞）"
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This text was added to the website: 2023-07-19
Line count: 5
Word count: 46