An Autumn Night
DuMu
Theautumn’s silver candlelight shows off the chilly screen;
Pattingthe fireflies with a silken fan a maiden’s seen.
Innight’s dim light, the marble steps look like a coldish bay;
Shesits to watch two longing stars* there by the Milky Way.
*Two longing stars: They refer to the Weaver and the Cowherd who were commonlybelieved to be two stars very much in love with each other but separated by theMilky Way.
(王大濂 译)
An Autumn Night
DuMu
Autumnmoon and a candle cast cold lights on painted screen dimly,
Aforsaken maid of honor swats fireflies with silk fan lonely.
Asthe shades of night on palace stone-steps are as cool as water,
Shesits down, watching the mythical lovers: Altair and Vega.
(刘克璋 译)
On an Autumn Night
DuMu
Thepainted screen is made to look chill by the silvery candle with autumn light,
Theyoung palace maid uses a small gauze fan to beat the flying fireflies.
Thoughthe white marble steps of the palace are as cool as the water at night,
Yetshe lies down to look up at the Altair and the Vega in the skies.
(王福林 译)
In the Autumn Night
TuMu
Hercandle-light is silvery on her chill bright screen.
Herlittle silk fan is for fireflies….
Shelies watching her staircase cold in the moon,
Andtwo stars parted by the River of Heaven.
(Witter Bynner & Kiang Kang-hu 译)
Autumn Evening
TuMu
Silverautumn candlelight chills the painted screen,
Alittle fan of light silk flaps the streaming fireflies.
Coolas water, the night sheen of the steps into the sky.
Shelies and watches the Weaver Girl meet the Herdboy Star.
(A. C.Graham 译)
Autumn Evening
TuMu
Silverlantern autumn light chills her painted screen
sheswats at passing fireflies with her small silk fan
atnight the streets of Heaven look as cool as water
lyingdown she gazes at the Weaving Maid and Herdboy stars
(Red Pine 译)
Autumn Night
DuMu
Theautumn light and the sliver candle
arecool on the painted screen;
Shehits at the swirling fireflies with
asmall light silken fan.
Inthe night sky the Heavenly Steps
appearclear and cold, like water;
Shesits and looks at the stars
ofthe Cowherd and the Weaver.
(Peter Harris 译)
Mid-Autumn Night
DuMu
Asilver candle in autumn lights the cold painted screen;
alight silk fan beats, fireflies flow around it.
Inmy courtyard, the night sky is clear as water;
Isit and watch Herdboy and Weaver Girl meet.
(Geoffrey R. Waters 译)
Autumn Evening
DuMu
Redcandle make
anautumn light
thepainted screen feels chilly
catchingthe last fireflies
witha delicate
silkfan
sittingon the steps
underthe starlight
coolas water
towatch the Weaver and Cowherd
keepingtheir annual tryst
inthe Milky Way.
(David Young and Jiann I. Lin 译)
The Autumn Evening
DuMu
Theautumn silver candlelight is
coldon the painted screen.
Onit, a lady chased the fireflies
witha little silk fan.
TheMilky Way and the night were as
coolas water
asone gazed on the stars
ofthe Celestial Cowherd and
hisWeaving Lady.
(Claire Wang-Lee 译)
Autumn Evening
TuMu
Autumnsilver-moon candlelight chills painted screens,
gauzebed-curtains. Out fans buffet streaming fireflies.
Onsteps of sky the color of silken robes cold as water,
wesit watching Star River’s Weaver-Girl and Ox-Herd.
