Autumn Night (Du Mu)

秋夕 (杜牧) · Three Hundred Tang Poems

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Autumn Night (Du Mu)

A silver candle's autumn chill upon the painted screen,

A light silk fan to catch the drifting fireflies.

The palace steps, the night air cool as water,

I lie and watch the Herdboy and Weaving Maid stars.

秋夕 (杜牧)

銀一作「紅」燭秋光冷畫屏,

輕羅小扇撲流螢。

天一作「瑤」階一作「街」夜色涼如水,

臥一作「坐」看牽牛織女星。