Sleepless Night | The bamboo forest swayed in the wind

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by Chan I

Translation © by Ryan Xie

不眠的夜

Language: Chinese (中文)

Our translations: ENG ENG GER

竹林在风中摇动，
月儿坐在石头上。
天地间震动着野鸭
急驰向阴影中的飞奔。
我无眠地躺着，
思索着我们的重逢，
随着我快乐地高歌，
唤醒了新的一天。

Text Authorship:

by Chan I , "不眠的夜" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Also set in Czech (Čeština), a translation by Bohumil Mathesius (1888 - 1952) [an adaptation] ; composed by Pavel Haas.
Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [an adaptation] ; composed by Pavel Haas.

Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Qi Feng Wu) , "Sleepless Night", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Ryan Xie) , "Sleepless Night", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Schlaflose Nächte", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 8

Sleepless Night

Language: English after the Chinese (中文)

The bamboo forest swayed in the wind,
The moonlight spread over the stone.
Wild ducks gliding between heaven and earth
soaring into the shadows.
I lay sleepless,
Thinking of our reunion,
As I my heart sings with joy,
I greet a new day.

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a text in Chinese (中文) by Chan I , "不眠的夜"
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This text was added to the website: 2023-09-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 43