273 張繼 楓橋夜泊 translation: Maple Bridge Night Mooring, by Zhang Ji
夜泊楓橋、夜泊松江
This is a translation and annotation of the poem 楓橋夜泊 (Fēngqiáo Yè Pō), by the Tang dynasty poet 張繼 (Zhang Ji). The poem is #273 in the collection [300 Tang Poems](/china/classical/300-tang-poems/” rel="contents “唐詩三百首”), and is also known by its first line: 月落烏啼霜滿天 (Yuè luò wū tí shuāng mǎn tiān).
楓橋夜泊 Fēngqiáo Yè Pō [maple] [bridge] [night] [moor] Maple Bridge Night Mooring
月落烏啼霜滿天， Yuè luò wū tí shuāng mǎn tiān, [moon] [descend] [crow] [call] [frost] [fill] [sky] The moon descends, crows caw, frostiness fills the sky;
江楓漁火對愁眠。 jiāng fēng yú huǒ duì chóumián. [river] [maple] [fisherman] [fire] [face] [worry] [sleep] riverside maples, fishermen's lights, facing me in my worried sleep.
姑蘇城外寒山寺， Gūsū chéng wài hán shānsì, [Gu] [Su] [city] [outside] [cold] [mountain] [temple] Outside Gusu city lies Cold Mountain Temple;
夜半鐘聲到客船。 yèbàn zhōng shēng dào kèchuán. [night] [half] [bell] [sound] [reach] [guest] [boat] at midnight, the sound of bells reaches the ferries.
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Notes
Maple Bridge is a real bridge near modern 苏州市 (Suzhou).
姑苏 (Gusu) is another name for 苏州市 (Suzhou).
Source: 楓橋夜泊 - 百度百科
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