Tang Yun唐韵

No. 01 · Five-character quatrain

静夜思

Quiet Night Thoughts

Jìng Yè Sī

by Li Bai 李白 · 701 – 762

  • Moon
  • Homesickness
床前明月光Before my bed the bright moon shines —
疑是地上霜I took it for frost on the ground.
举头望明月I lift my head to the bright moon;
低头思故乡I lower it, thinking of home.