李白·《三五七言》英译

秋风清，

秋月明，

落叶聚还散，

寒鸦栖复惊，

相思相见知何日？

此时此夜难为情！

Yearning

Li Bai

Fresh autumn breeze,

Bright autumn moon.

Fallen leaves gather and scatter around the trees;

Cold-stricken crows soon fall asleep and wake as soon.

I long for you. When can I see your longing look?

How can I bear this lonely night, this lonely nook?

（杨宪益、戴乃迭 译）

No Title¹

Li Pai

Autumn wind clear

Autumn moon bright

Autumn leaves fall, wind scattering

Making alighting birds flit away;

When may I return home once again

How can I tell of my sadness.

1. This poem was written in two lines of three, two of five and two of seven characters.

（Rewi Alley 译）

Three, Five, Seven Words

Li Po

The autumn wind is light,

The autumn moon is bright;

Fallen leaves gather but then disperse,

A cold crow roosts but again he stirs;

I think of you, and wonder when I’ll see you again?

At such an hour, on such a night, cruel is love’s pain!

（Arthur Cooper 译）