嫦 娥(Cháng É) To the Moon Goddess
by 李商隐 (Lĭ Shāngyĭn) Li Shangyin
Yúnmŭ píngfēng zhúyĭng shēn, chánghé jiàn luò xiăoxīng chén.
云母 屏风 烛影 深， 长河 渐 落 晓星 沉。
Now that a candle-shadow stands on the screen of carven marble，and the River of Heaven slants and the morning stars are low。
Cháng É yīng huĭ tōu língyào, bìhăi qīngtiān yè yè xīn.
嫦 娥 应 悔 偷 灵药，碧海 青天 夜 夜 心。
Are you sorry for having stolen the potion that has set you, over jade seas and blue skies, to brood through the long nights?
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bout the Poem:
This poem originated from the Mid-Autumn Festival by Li Shangyin, a famous poet in Tang Dynasty. 嫦娥(Cháng É), the fairy in the moon, is the main character. She had a happy family before she became a fairy, but after she stole the potion and became the moon goddess, she was separated from her husband and became lonely, and so regretted what she had done.
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