Lesson 30 — Thoughts in the silent night 夜思 Chinese Intermediate I Begin to read and write, more conversations

ye4 si1 li3 bai2
夜 思 李 白

chuang2 qian2 ming2 yue4 guang1
床 前 明 月 光，

yi2 shi4 di4 shang4 shuang1
疑 是 地 上 霜，

ju3 tou2 wang4 ming2 yue4
举 头 望 明 月，

di1 tou2 si1 gu4 xiang1
低 头 思 故 乡 。

Thoughts in the Silent Night By Li Bai

Beside my bed a pool of light—

Is it hoarfrost on the ground?

I lift my head and see the moon,

Sinking back again, I thought suddenly of home.

夜 (ye4) night
思 (si1) think; miss
床 (chuang2) bed
前 (qian2) before; front
明 月 (ming2 yue4) bright moon
光 (guang1) light
疑 (yi2) suspect; doubt
霜 (shuang1) frost
举 头 (ju3 tou2) raise one’s head
望 (wang4) look at
低 头 (di1 tou2) lower one’s head
故 (gu4) old; former
乡 (xiang1) country; countryside
故 乡 (gu4 xiang1) native place; hometown