雙語 ● 清風半夜鳴蟬

TUNE: THE MOON OVER THE WEST RIVER

西江月

HOME-GOING AT NIGHT FROM THE YELLOW SAND BRIDGE

夜行黃沙道中

Startled by magpies leaving the branch in moonlight,

明月別枝驚鵲，

I hear cicadas shrill in the breeze at midnight.

清風半夜鳴蟬。

The ricefields’ sweet smell promises a bumper year;

稻花香里說豐年，

Listen, how frogs’ croaks please the ear!

聽取蛙聲一片。

Beyond the clouds seven or eight stars twinkle;

七八個星天外，

Before the hills two or three raindrops sprinkle.

兩三點雨山前。

There is an inn beside the village temple. Look!

舊時茅店社林邊，

The winding path leads to the hut beside the brook.

路轉(zhuǎn)溪橋忽現(xiàn)。