Since its conception during the Tang dynasty, "Quiet Night Thought" remains one of Li Bai's most famous and memorable poems. It is featured in classic Chinese poetry anthologies such as the Three Hundred Tang Poems and is popularly taught in Chinese-language schools as part of Chinese literature curricula.

2014年4月23日 · It was the custom of the time to indulge socially, so the following poem—one of his most famous pieces—explores the unusual problem of drinking alone, for which Li Bai finds an uncommon solution. Among the blossoms waits a jug of wine. I pour myself a drink, no loved one near. Then raising my cup, I invite the bright moon and turn to my shadow.

1 天前 · by Li Bai A cup of wine, under the flowering trees; I drink alone, for no friend is near. Raising my cup I beckon the bright moon, For he, with my shadow, will make three men. The moon, alas, is no drinker of wine; Listless, my shadow creeps about at my side. Yet with the moon as friend and the shadow as slave I must make merry before the ...

2012年3月29日 · A translation of the poem 靜夜思 (Jing Ye Si), “Quiet Night Thoughts”, by the Tang dynasty poet 李白 (Li Bai). Also known as 床前明月光 - Chuang Qian Ming Yue Guang.

The Moon listens as I serenade the night, Roaming the skies, a celestial sprite. My Shadow dances to each step I take, Bounding and rolling, for my shadow’s sake. While we are sober, let us make merry, But when we’re drunk, our paths will surely vary. Oh Moon, let us be friends, till the end, And meet again, on the galaxy’s bend.

2023年2月20日 · One of his most famous poems is called “Drinking Alone under the Moon”. The poem is written in the jueju style and describes the poet's solitary experience of drinking under the moonlit sky. It is a poem of contemplation and longing, as the poet muses on the ephemerality of …

2024年4月12日 · To bring me my shadow and make us three. To cheer me through the end of spring.... I sang. The moon encouraged me. I danced. My shadow tumbled after. As long as I knew, we were boon companions. And then I was drunk, and we lost one another. ...Shall goodwill ever be secure? I watch the long road of the River of Stars.

2016年11月27日 · Drinking Alone Under the Moon: Four Poems. (1) Drinking alone without friends or relatives. Facing its reflection, we become three. Reflection can only follow me around. Joys of travel includes the springtime. I dance, the reflections broken and disordered.

2018年9月23日 · Drinking Alone Under the Moon is one of his signature poems and deals with the ancient social custom of drinking. It was deemed a great social faux pas to drink alone but he created his own companions: the moon and his shadow, but both seem reluctant companions and what the poem leaves you with is a sense of despair and deep-set loneliness.

2012年4月28日 · When Li Bai looked at the moon, he thought of his family at thousand miles away. The more he thought, the more he missed them, and the more his sorrow of homesickness intensified. When you were sad, did you look up and smile?