Tang Yun唐韵

No. 43 · Seven-character quatrain

秋夕

Autumn Evening

Qiū Xī

by Du Mu 杜牧 · 803 – 852

  • Autumn
  • Palace
  • Loneliness
银烛秋光冷画屏A silver candle, autumn light, a cold painted screen;
轻罗小扇扑流萤a small silk fan beats at drifting fireflies.
天阶夜色凉如水The palace steps at night are cool as water;
卧看牵牛织女星she lies watching the Herd Boy and the Weaver Girl.