Quiet Night Thoughts (静夜思)
Li Bai's beloved Tang-dynasty poem — moonlight, frost, and homesickness in twenty characters.
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床前明月光，Before my bed, the bright moon's glow,疑是地上霜。seems like frost upon the ground.
举头望明月，I raise my head and gaze at the bright moon,低头思故乡。I lower my head and think of my hometown.
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