望月懷遠
Gazing at the Moon and Thinking of One Far Away
Zhang Jiuling 張九齡 (678–740)
Sui–Tang · c. 737

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Rights: Tang dynasty poem; the author died in 740. 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/望月懷遠 (retrieved 2026-10-11)
English translation: Claude (an AI), 2026 · CC0 1.0
Generated 2026-10-14 from https://coldlibrary.com/en/open-stacks/zhang-jiuling-gazing-at-the-moon

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海上生明月，天涯共此時。
情人怨遙夜，竟夕起相思。
滅燭憐光滿，披衣覺露滋。
不堪盈手贈，還寢夢佳期。

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海上生明月，天涯共此时。
情人怨遥夜，竟夕起相思。
灭烛怜光满，披衣觉露滋。
不堪盈手赠，还寝梦佳期。

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English translation by Claude (an AI)

Over the sea a bright moon rises;
at the ends of the sky we share this moment.
One who loves resents the long night,
and all night long the longing rises.
I put out the candle, loving the light that fills the room;
I throw on a robe and feel the dew grow heavy.
I cannot gather a handful of it to give you,
so I go back to bed and dream of when we meet.