Literal meanings: I prepare a bottle of wine in the middle of garden, I drink alone, there is no friend or family around me. I bring up my wine cup (ya, chinese use cups, not glasses) n invite the bright moon, Along with my shadow, there are three of us. The moon can never understand the joy of drinking, My shadow will only follow me silently too. I can only with the moon's n shadow's companion, Enjoy myself while the condition / environment / atmosphere is very good. The moon move along with my singing / poem reading, The shadow dance along with my dancing. We have fun together when i am awake / conscious, I can't find you all when i am drunk. Let's become a friend that last forever and not bound by the rules, Let's to meet again in the heaven / some place far far away.
From the literal meaning of the poem, it seems that the person is having fun himself, but the sorrow / lonliness is hidden among the lines...
I am sorry to have so many possibility on the translation, but chinese words, especially ancient could mean many things. Moreover, my chinese not so good. Please don't curse me...
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Literal meanings:
I prepare a bottle of wine in the middle of garden,
I drink alone, there is no friend or family around me.
I bring up my wine cup (ya, chinese use cups, not glasses) n invite the bright moon,
Along with my shadow, there are three of us.
The moon can never understand the joy of drinking,
My shadow will only follow me silently too.
I can only with the moon's n shadow's companion,
Enjoy myself while the condition / environment / atmosphere is very good.
The moon move along with my singing / poem reading,
The shadow dance along with my dancing.
We have fun together when i am awake / conscious,
I can't find you all when i am drunk.
Let's become a friend that last forever and not bound by the rules,
Let's to meet again in the heaven / some place far far away.
From the literal meaning of the poem, it seems that the person is having fun himself, but the sorrow / lonliness is hidden among the lines...
I am sorry to have so many possibility on the translation, but chinese words, especially ancient could mean many things. Moreover, my chinese not so good. Please don't curse me...
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