静夜思 Quiet Night Thoughts
Li Bai 李白 · Tang, 8th century
Li Bai sees moonlight beside his bed and thinks of home.
床前明月光，疑是地上霜。 chuáng qián míng yuè guāng, yí shì dì shàng shuāng.
Bright moonlight lies before my bed; I wonder if it is frost on the ground.
举头望明月，低头思故乡。 jǔ tóu wàng míng yuè, dī tóu sī gù xiāng.
I lift my head to look at the bright moon, then lower it and think of home.