Thoughts on a Quiet Night

靜(jìng) 夜(yè) 思(sī)

(唐(táng)) 李(lǐ)白(bái) 

床(chuáng) 前(qián) 明(míng) 月(yuè) 光(guāng)，

疑(yí) 是(shì) 地(dì) 上(shàng) 霜(shuāng)。

舉(jǔ) 頭(tóu) 望(wàng) 明(míng) 月(yuè)，
低(dī) 頭(tóu) 思(sī) 故(gù) 鄉(xiāng)。

Translation:

Thoughts on a Quiet Night

(Tang Dynasty)  Li Bai

Moon night reflects in front of my bed.

Maybe that is some frost on the ground?

Looking up into the sky, I see the moon.

Thoughts of my hometown fill up my head.

Vocabulary and explanation:

靜(jìng) :  quiet

夜(yè) :   night

思(sī):  thoughts, think

唐(táng):  Tang Dynasty

 李(lǐ)白(bái) :    Name of a famous poet

床(chuáng):  bed

 前(qián):  in front of

 明(míng) :  bright

月(yuè) : moon

 光(guāng):   light

疑(yí):  doubt, suspect

 是(shì):  to be

 地(dì) 上(shàng):  on the ground

 霜shuāng:  frost

舉jǔ:  lift, rise

 頭(tóu):  head

 望(wàng):  to gaze (into the distance)

 明míng 月yuè:  the bright moon

低dī :  lower down, drop

頭(tóu) :  head

思(sī): think about

 故(gù) 鄉(xiāng): home town