A strip of moon
hangs over Chang'an①,
Amid ten thousand families'
clothes-pounding② sound.
Never can the autumn wind blow it away -
My love for Yu Guan③ is profound.
When will the Huns④ be defeated?
My husband would then be homeward-bound.
秋歌
子夜四時歌之三
李白（701 - 762）
長安一片月，
萬户搗衣聲。
秋風吹不盡，
總是玉關情。
何日平胡虜，
良人罷遠征。
① Capital city in Tang Dynasty. It is now called Xi'an.
② In ancient times, people washed clothes by pounding them with a wood club in water.
③ Border pass in ancient northwestern China, also known as Jade Pass or Yu Men Guan in Dunhuang County, Gansu Province.
④ Also known as Xiongnu. These were barbarians who made raids on Chinese towns from time to time along the northeast border in ancient times.
書籍簡介︰首創按原詩韻律押韻，以英語及插畫重塑唐詩之美，有助讀者輕鬆踏出接觸唐詩的第一步。■商務印書館
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