「細草微風岸，危檣獨夜舟。

  星垂平野闊，月湧大江流」       

On the shores the grass gently sways in the breeze,

The mast of the boat stands tall and alone in the night.

Stars rise over fields that spread far and wide.

The river that perpetually gushes through reflects the moon and its shine.  

「我欲乘風歸去，惟恐瓊樓玉宇。

  高處不勝寒。起舞弄清影，何似在人間」

I'd like to ride the wind to there visit and return,

Yet I fear where such grand and fine architecture is

Must be unbearably cold because of its height.

So I turn to dance among distinct light and shade, 

How it must appear beyond the promise of earthly delights. 

「人有悲歡離合，月有陰晴圓缺」

Life is full of happy reunions and parting sorrows,

And the moon waxes and wanes in size. 

「前不見古人，後不見來者；

  念天地之悠悠，獨愴然而涕下 」

Those of the past were before my time,

Who would be there in future I know not;

I think of how heaven and earth continue on perpetually,

Alone I dwell in sorrow and down flow my tears.