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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

First Poem of A Hopeful New Year - 2021


 
1 月落深谷五更時 When the moon descends into the valley deep, dawn will be breaking,
2 星稀沉醉誰欲醒 Sparse are the stars and drunkards chose not to wake.
3 昨夜春宵復今朝 Last night’s spring revelry to continue into the morning,
4 只在夢中未了情 For only in dreams, affairs yet to end. 

1 Literally, at the hour of the 5th watch.  Midnight is the third watch and a Chinese hour is equivalent to two western hours.  The time could thus be anywhere from 4am to 5am.

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