中秋月[1]
苏轼
暮云收尽溢[2]轻寒[3]，
银汉[4]无声转玉盘[5]。
此生此夜不长好，
明月明年何处看？
注释：
[1] 《千家诗》注说：“银汉即天河；玉盘，月也。言薄暮之云，因风收尽，清寒习习而生。碧天银汉，秋声寂然，而明月转升于天际，如玉盘之圆莹而辉光也。自我有生，凡值中秋之夜，明月多为风云所掩，而不常见此清光，又自出仕以来，迁转之地不一。今年在此处见此明月，明年中秋，又不知在何处看月也。好景难逢，良宵难值，人生良遇难期，何不及时行乐乎？”这首诗有好景不长，人世沧桑之感。
[2] 溢：溢出，水满外流。
[3] 清寒：指清冷皎洁的月光。
[4] 银汉：银河。
[5] 玉盘：指月亮。
The Mid-autumn Moon
Su Shi
Evening clouds withdrawn, pure cold air floods the sky;
The River of Stars mute, a fine plate turns on high.
How often can we have a fine Mid-autumn Night?
Where shall we view next year a silver moon as bright?
