月下獨酌 李白

月下獨酌              李白(701 - 762)

花間一壺酒，獨酌無相親。
舉杯邀明月，對影成三人。
月既不解飲，影徒隨我身。
暫伴月將影，行樂須及春。
我歌月徘徊，我舞影零亂。
醒時同交歡，醉後各分散。
永結無情遊，相期邈雲漢。

 

Drinking Alone Under the Moon           Li Bai (701 - 762)

With a pot of wine I sit among the flowers,
I drink alone with no others,
So I raise my cup to invite the moon to join me over,
Hence, with my shadow, making three of us;
Regrettably, drinking is not what the moon cares,
My shadow just follows me and wantonly wanders,
For now I have to take the moon and my shadow to be my boon partners,
It’s spring, I have to make the most of good cheer;
While I sing, the moon just wantonly saunters,
While I swing, my shadow scatters,
We have some convivial time together when I am sober,
Drunken, we are all in sunder;
We vow to keep loose bonds and roam places forever,
Hoping one day in the welkin we can have this fun all over again together.