Chinse Classical Peom--007: Jing Ye Si--Homesickness In The Peaceful And Moonlit Night

LISTEN-TEXT--LISTEN TO THE POEM TO BE SUNG:

Hi, friends, today, I would like to introduce a new Chinese classical poem namesJing Ye Si.In English meansHomesickness In A Peaceful And Moonlit Night.It was written by Li Bai (A.D.701―762) in the Tang Dynasty (A.D.618-907). Li Bai was one of the greatest poets in his times. He has a very important position in Chinese poetry history as well. This is a little one with 4 lines and 20 words from his 900 poems.

Note: Chinese poem could be sung in the ancient, but, most of the music have lost along with the time. For helping you to understand and remember this poem, I recorded a part from a Chinese popular song by Ms. Mei Yanfang and hope you enjoy it. :-)

MAIN MEANING OF THE PEOM:

Homesickness In The Peaceful And Moonlit Night

Bright moonlight is by my bed,
Is it the frost on the ground?
To raise my head to look at the bright moon,
to lower my head to miss my hometown.

CHINESE PRONUNCIATION----LISTEN TO THE POEM TO BE SUNG:

Jing4 Ye4 Si1

Chuang2 qian2 ming2 yue4 guang1,
yi2 shi4 di4 shang2 shuang1.
Ju3 tou2 wang4 ming4 yue4,
di1 tou2 si1 gu4 xiang1.

NEW WORDS:

chuang2 qian2:by bed, beside bed
chuang2:bed
jiang2:front
ming2 yue4 guang1: bright moonlight, bright moonbeam
ming2:bright
yue4:moon
guang1: light, beam
yue4 guang1:moonlight, moonbeam
yi1:doubt
shi4:is/are, was/were
di4 shang4 shuang1:frost on the ground
di4 shang4: on the ground
shuang1:frost
ju3 tou2:raise one's head
ju3:raise
tou2: head
wang4:look at, see
ming2 yue4 : bright moon
di1 tou2: lower one's head
si1:miss
gu4 xiang1:hometown

CHINESE CHARACTERS ----LISTEN TO THE POEM TO BE SUNG:

静夜思

床前明月光，
疑是地上霜。
举头望明月，
低头思故乡。

Ok, that's all for this poem. I really hope that you enjoy it. :-)

If you have any questions, comments and suggestions, please write to shirley@ebridge.cn, you are welcome.

―Shirley
Written on Wed., Aug 31, 2005
Edited and Recorded on Sat., Sep. 3, 2005