How long has the bright moon shone
With a cup of wine I ask the sky
"Palace in the clouds tell me what year
is tonight"
I’d ride the wind to fly
Yet fear the jade towers high—
The cold up there cuts like a knife
Dancing with my shadow oh how can it
compare
To the warmth here in the mortal world
明月几时有?The moon’s so bright and
clear
把酒问青天My heart’s filled with cheer
and fear
人有悲欢离合We laugh we cry we meet we
part
月有阴晴圆缺The moon waxes full then
wanes apart
This truth’s as old as time never to be
whole
Yet I wish for you—long life to share
this moon so pale
It turns ‘round crimson pavilions low
‘neath silk curtains
Shining on the sleepless who toss and
turn
Why should it hold no grudge yet always
choose to bloom
When we’re apart in this lonely room
I know joys and sorrows meetings and
goodbyes
Are like the moon’s full glow and hidden
sighs—
A puzzle that the ages failed to solve my
friend
但愿人长久May our lives be long and true
千里共婵娟Though miles apart we share
the moon’s soft view
明月几时有?How long will this moonlight
last
把酒问青天…I ask the sky with a glass in
hand