中秋
李朴[1]
皓魄[2]当空宝镜[3]升，
云间仙籁[4]寂无声。
平分秋色[5]一轮满，
长伴云衢[6]千里明。
狡兔[7]空从弦[8]外落，
妖蟆[9]休向眼前生。
灵槎[10]拟约[11]同携手，
更待[12]银河彻底清。
注释：
[1] 李朴：公元1094年进士。玉兔金蟾都是神话中的月中动物，传说月食就是蛤蟆吃月了，仙槎则是银河的渡船。诗人幻想神游天河月宫，可以清心寡欲，不受诱惑。
[2] 皓魄：白色的月光。
[3] 宝镜：比喻月亮。
[4] 仙籁：天上的声响。
[5] 平分秋色：中秋节是秋季的正中，故称平分秋色。
[6] 云衢：云路。
[7] 狡兔：传说月亮中有玉兔捣药。
[8] 弦：指月亮的边缘。
[9] 妖蟆：传说中蟾蜍食月而导致月亮变化。
[10] 灵槎：传说中能往来于天上的筏子。
[11] 拟约：预约。
[12] 更待：还要。
The Mid-autumn Night
Li Pu
The moon rises in the sky like a mirror bright,
The divine music breaks the silence of the night.
The fairy wheel divides equally autumn hue,
Accompanying clouds for miles and miles in view.
The hare of jade can’t make the full moon brighter still,
Nor can the golden toad of its light eat the fill.
Could I go on a raft hand in hand with my peer,
I should wait till the Silver River’s crystal-clear.
《中秋》是宋代诗人李朴创作的一首七言律诗。这首诗前两联先写月之形状，圆如宝镜，后写月之亮光，普照千里，颈联由眼前之景联想到有关月亮的神话，进一步丰满了月之神韵，尾联即由神话而生出畅游天河的美好愿望。这首诗借中秋之月来写自己内心的纯洁高尚，写景状物与传说想象融为一体，立意新颖，构思奇巧。
“The Mid-autumn Night” is a seven-verse poem written by Li Pu, a poet of the Song Dynasty. The first two lines of the poem start with the shape of the moon, which is as round as a mirror, and then the brightness of the moon, which shines for thousands of miles. The poem uses the mid-autumn moon to write about the purity and nobleness of one’s heart, integrating scenery and imagination with legend, which is a novel idea and a clever concept.
