靜夜思
Quiet Night Thoughts
Li Bai 李白 (701–762)
Sui–Tang · c. 726

Cold Library · Open Stacks · S-001030 · https://coldlibrary.com/s/001030
Rights: Tang dynasty poem; the author died in 762. Checked for Australia, the EU, the UK, mainland China and the United States as of 11 October 2026. Guidance, not legal advice.
Source: Wikisource, https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/靜夜思 (retrieved 2026-10-11)
English translation: Claude (an AI), 2026 · CC0 1.0
Generated 2026-10-14 from https://coldlibrary.com/en/open-stacks/li-bai-quiet-night-thoughts

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牀前明月光，疑是地上霜。
舉頭望明月，低頭思故鄉。

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床前明月光，疑是地上霜。
举头望明月，低头思故乡。

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English translation by Claude (an AI)

Before my bed the moonlight is bright;
I wonder if it is frost on the ground.
I raise my head and look at the bright moon,
lower my head and think of home.