八月十五日夜湓亭望月

Looking up at the moon at gushing kiosk In August 15 night.

Bai Juyi

白居易(772-846)

On the night of August fifteenth a year ago,,

昔年八月十五夜，

I stand beside the apricot garden on the pond of Qu River.

曲江池畔杏园边。

On the night of August 15 this year,

今年八月十五夜，

I was in front of the Pen Pu sand head Water House again.

湓浦沙头水馆前。

How to look northwest to see where the hometown is,

西北望乡何处是，

The moon was round again several times towards the southeast.

东南见月几回圆。

Yesterday's wind blew and nobody paid attention to it.

昨风一吹无人会，

Tonight the beautiful wind is like all those years.

今夜清光似往年。