![]() In front of bed I looked at the moonlight, In Japan, this poem is also very popular, however, they have a different version: I raise my head to look at the bright moon, In Chinese world, the version of the poem is The different versions of the poem: Which one is the authentic version written by Li Bai? And that is exact reaction the poet had.Ģ. More likely you would dip your head and sighed or sobbed. When you were sad, did you look up and smile? Not likely. The more he thought, the more he missed them, and the more his sorrow of homesickness intensified. When Li Bai looked at the moon, he thought of his family at thousand miles away. The shape of full moon is like all family members are at home, and no one is absent. This perfect full moon signifies union, family reunion. Moon at its fullness stage is a perfect circle. In order to understand why moon caused his homesickness, you need to understand the meaning of moon in Chinese culture. Then why the moon caused his homesickness? Was it because he would love to travel to the moon with his family for a vacation? High imagination but not right. It was not the blazing sunlight, but the gentle moonlight. Was it because the moonbeam was too bright for the eyes? Nah, it was not. Why after he saw the moon in the sky, then Li Bai lowered down his head and thought of his hometown? You might say it is all because of the moon! Yes, you are right, it is all because of the moon. Thus, he raised his head and looked at the mountain moon. Then the poet realized that it was not frost on the ground, but the moonlight. It was either the late autumn or the early winter it was not a balmy hot summer night, but a rather cold night. So, this gives us a clue about when the poem was written. It was the moonlight! Moonlight is supposed to be gentle and soothing, but here, why it worked as an irritating source?Īt the first time when the poet looked at the silvery moonlight’s reflection on the floor, he suspected it might be frost. What was the disturbance? It was not the loud music songs played on the radio, neither the partygoers noisy chattering. The poet was ready for bed, but he was not asleep. The setting is inside a bedroom at nighttime the time that everyone supposes to go to sleep. Then I lower my head, thinking of my hometown. I raise my head to look at the mountain moon, ![]() In front of my bed is the bright moonlight In Chinese spoken world, for students, this poem is also the first classic poem to learn in middle school Chinese textbook. It was written by Li Bai / Li Po of the Tang dynasty. Quite night thoughts poem is the most popular Chinese quatrain.
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