by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762)
Translation by Otto Hauser (1876 - 1944)

静夜思
Language: Chinese (中文) 
Our translations:  ENG
床前明月光，
疑是地上霜。
舉頭望明月，
低頭思故鄉。

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  • ENG English (Jasmine Wiese) , "Thoughts on a Quiet Night", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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Vor meinem Bette heller Mondenglanz
 (Sung text for setting by J. Ploner)
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Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Chinese (中文) 
Vor meinem Bette heller Mondenglanz,
Als überdeckte Reif den Boden ganz.
Das Haupt erheb' ich, seh' zum stillen Mond,
Senk' es und denke meines Heimatlands.

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  • by Otto Hauser (1876 - 1944), "In stiller Nacht", first published 1906

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This text was added to the website: 2008-02-28
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