山居秋暝

王维

空山新雨后， 天气晚来秋。

明月松间照， 清泉石上流。

竹喧归浣女， 莲动下渔舟。

随意春芳歇， 王孙自可留。

AN AUTUMN EVENING IN THE MOUNTAINS

Wang Wei

After rain the empty mountain

Stands autumnal in the evening,

Moonlight in its groves¹ of pine,

Stones of crystal in its brooks².

Bamboos whisper of washer-girls bound home,

Lotus-leaves yield before a fisher-boat --

And what does it matter that springtime has gone,

While you are here, O Prince of Friends?