An Autumn Night

　　DuMu

　　Theautumn’s silver candlelight shows off the chilly screen;

　　Pattingthe fireflies with a silken fan a maiden’s seen.

　　Innight’s dim light, the marble steps look like a coldish bay;

　　Shesits to watch two longing stars* there by the Milky Way.

　　*Two longing stars: They refer to the Weaver and the Cowherd who were commonlybelieved to be two stars very much in love with each other but separated by theMilky Way.

　　(王大濂 譯)

　　An Autumn Night

　　DuMu

　　Autumnmoon and a candle cast cold lights on painted screen dimly,

　　Aforsaken maid of honor swats fireflies with silk fan lonely.

　　Asthe shades of night on palace stone-steps are as cool as water,

　　Shesits down, watching the mythical lovers: Altair and Vega.

　　(劉克璋 譯)

　　On an Autumn Night

　　DuMu

　　Thepainted screen is made to look chill by the silvery candle with autumn light,

　　Theyoung palace maid uses a small gauze fan to beat the flying fireflies.

　　Thoughthe white marble steps of the palace are as cool as the water at night,

　　Yetshe lies down to look up at the Altair and the Vega in the skies.

　　(王福林 譯)

　　In the Autumn Night

　　TuMu

　　Hercandle-light is silvery on her chill bright screen.

　　Herlittle silk fan is for fireflies….

　　Shelies watching her staircase cold in the moon,

　　Andtwo stars parted by the River of Heaven.

　　(Witter Bynner & Kiang Kang-hu 譯)

　　Autumn Evening

　　TuMu

　　Silverautumn candlelight chills the painted screen,

　　Alittle fan of light silk flaps the streaming fireflies.

　　Coolas water, the night sheen of the steps into the sky.

　　Shelies and watches the Weaver Girl meet the Herdboy Star.

　　(A. C.Graham 譯)

　　Autumn Evening

　　TuMu

　　Silverlantern autumn light chills her painted screen

　　sheswats at passing fireflies with her small silk fan

　　atnight the streets of Heaven look as cool as water

　　lyingdown she gazes at the Weaving Maid and Herdboy stars

　　(Red Pine 譯)

　　Autumn Night

　　DuMu

　　Theautumn light and the sliver candle

　　arecool on the painted screen;

　　Shehits at the swirling fireflies with

　　asmall light silken fan.

　　Inthe night sky the Heavenly Steps

　　appearclear and cold, like water;

　　Shesits and looks at the stars

　　ofthe Cowherd and the Weaver.

　　(Peter Harris 譯)

　　Mid-Autumn Night

　　DuMu

　　Asilver candle in autumn lights the cold painted screen;

　　alight silk fan beats, fireflies flow around it.

　　Inmy courtyard, the night sky is clear as water;

　　Isit and watch Herdboy and Weaver Girl meet.

　　(Geoffrey R. Waters 譯)

　　Autumn Evening

　　DuMu

　　Redcandle make

　　anautumn light

　　thepainted screen feels chilly

　　catchingthe last fireflies

　　witha delicate

　　silkfan

　　sittingon the steps

　　underthe starlight

　　coolas water

　　towatch the Weaver and Cowherd

　　keepingtheir annual tryst

　　inthe Milky Way.

　　(David Young and Jiann I. Lin 譯)

　　The Autumn Evening

　　DuMu

　　Theautumn silver candlelight is

　　coldon the painted screen.

　　Onit, a lady chased the fireflies

　　witha little silk fan.

　　TheMilky Way and the night were as

　　coolas water

　　asone gazed on the stars

　　ofthe Celestial Cowherd and

　　hisWeaving Lady.

　　(Claire Wang-Lee 譯)

　　Autumn Evening

　　TuMu

　　Autumnsilver-moon candlelight chills painted screens,

　　gauzebed-curtains. Out fans buffet streaming fireflies.

　　Onsteps of sky the color of silken robes cold as water,

　　wesit watching Star River’s Weaver-Girl and Ox-Herd.