夏日南亭怀辛大

孟浩然

山光忽西落， 池月渐东上。
散发乘夜凉， 开轩卧闲敞。
荷风送香气， 竹露滴清响。
欲取鸣琴弹， 恨无知音赏。
感此怀故人， 中宵劳梦想。

Pronunciation:

xià rì nán tíng huái xīn dà

mèng hào rán

shān guāng hū xī luò ， chí yuè jiàn dōng shàng 。
sàn fā chéng yè liáng ， kāi xuān wò xián chǎng 。
hé fēng sòng xiāng qì ， zhú lù dī qīng xiǎng 。
yù qǔ míng qín tán ， hèn wú zhī yīn shǎng 。
gǎn cǐ huái gù rén ， zhōng xiāo láo mèng xiǎng 。

Translation:

IN SUMMER AT THE SOUTH PAVILION THINKING OF XING

Meng Haoran

The mountain-light suddenly fails in the west,
In the east from the lake the slow moon rises.
I loosen my hair to enjoy the evening coolness
And open my window and lie down in peace.
The wind brings me odours of lotuses,
And bamboo-leaves drip with a music of dew….
I would take up my lute and I would play,
But, alas, who here would understand?
And so I think of you, old friend,
O troubler of my midnight dreams !