Love
By Moonlight
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Love
Over the sea the round moon rises bright,
And floods the horizon with its silver light.
In absence lovers grieve that nights should be,
But all the livelong night I think of thee.
I blow my lamp out to enjoy this rest,
And shake the gathering dewdrop from my vest.
Alas! I cannot share with thee these beams,
So lay me down to seek thee in my dreams.
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Chiu-ling, Chang. “By Moonlight.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/chang-chiu-ling/0/.
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Chiu-ling, Chang. “By Moonlight.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/chang-chiu-ling/0/.
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