但愿人长久 (dàn yuàn rén cháng jǐu)
Lyrics: 苏东坡 (sū dōng pō)
Music: 梁弘志 (liáng hóng zhì)
Singer: 邓丽君 (dèng lì jūn)
Video By: 千江月 (qiān jiāng yuè)
(Note: This song is based on a Song Dynasty prose)

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明
míng
明
/ clear / bright / to understand / next / the Ming dynasty /
月
yuè
月
/ moon / month /
几
jī
几
/ small table /
时
shí
时
/ time / period /
有
yǒu
有
/ to have / there is / there are / to exist / to be /
？ 		When did the bright moon come into existence?
把
bǎ
把
/ (a measure word) / (marker for direct-object) / to hold / to contain / to grasp / to take hold of /
酒
jǐu
酒
/ wine / liquor / spirits /
问
wèn
问
/ to ask /
青
qīng
青
/ green (blue, black) / Qinghai province (abbrev.) /
天
tiān
天
/ day / sky / heaven /
。		Raising my wine cup to ask the heavens this question.
不知
bù zhī
不知
/ unknowing(ly) /
天上
tiān shàng
天上
/ celestial / heavenly /
宫阙
gōng què
宫阙
/ palace /
，		Not knowing the celestial palace,
今
jīn
今
/ today / modern / present / current / this / now /
夕
xī
夕
/ evening /
是
shì
是
/ is / are / am / yes / to be /
何
hé
何
/ carry / what / how / why / which /
年
nián
年
/ year /
？ 		In there what year is it now?
我
wǒ
我
/ I / me /
欲
yù
欲
/ desire / wish /
乘
chéng
乘
/ ride / mount / make use of / take advantage of / multiply / to avail of / to ride /
风
fēng
风
/ wind / news / style / custom / manner /
归
guī
归
/ to go back / to return /
去
qù
去
/ to go / to leave / to remove /
，		I rode on the spring wind to return there,
唯
wéi
唯
/ -ism / only / alone /
恐
kǒng
恐
/ afraid / frightened / to fear /
琼
qíong
琼
/ (red stone) / beautiful /
楼
lóu
楼
/ house with more than 1 story / storied building / floor /
玉
yù
玉
/ jade /
宇
yǔ
宇
/ room / universe /
。		Only fearing the magnificent buildings and the jade rooms.
高
gāo
高
/ high / tall /
处
chǔ
处
/ to reside / to live / to dwell / to be in / to stay / get along with / to be in a position of / deal with /
不胜
bù shèng
不胜
/ cannot bear or stand / be unequal to / very / extremely /
寒
hán
寒
/ cold / poor / to tremble /
，		Residing at those heights I could not bear the coldness,
起
qǐ
起
/ to rise / to raise / to get up /
舞弄
wǔ nòng
舞弄
/ to wave / to brandish /
清
qīng
清
/ clear / distinct / complete / pure /
影
yǐng
影
/ picture / image / reflection / shadow /
。		The dancing created pale shadows,
何
hé
何
/ carry / what / how / why / which /
似
sì
似
/ to seem / to appear / similar / like / to resemble /
在
zài
在
/ (located) at / in / exist / (before verbs) immediately involved in / right in the middle of doing /
人
rén
人
/ man / person / people /
间
jiān
间
/ between / among / space / (measure word) /
？		How could this be found in the secular world?
转
zhuǎn
转
/ to convey / to forward (mail) / to transfer / to turn / to shift /
朱
zhū
朱
/ (surname) / vermilion /
阁
gé
阁
/ council-chamber / shelf /
，		Circling the vermilion towers,
低
dī
低
/ low / let droop, hang down, to lower /
绮
qǐ
绮
/ beautiful / open-work silk /
户
hù
户
/ a household / door / family /
，		Seeping through the silk-covered windows,
照
zhào
照
/ according to / in accordance with / to shine / to illuminate / to reflect / photograph /
无
wú
无
/ -less / not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- /
眠
mián
眠
/ sleep /
。		The moonlight illuminates those who are unable to sleep.
不
bù
不
/ (negative prefix) / not / no /
应有
yīng yǒu
应有
/ proper /
恨
hèn
恨
/ to hate /
，		There should not have been any hatred,
何
hé
何
/ carry / what / how / why / which /
事
shì
事
/ matter / thing / item / work / affair /
长
cháng
长
/ length / long / forever / always / constantly /
向
xiàng
向
/ direction / part / side / towards / to / guide / opposite to /
别
bié
别
/ leave / depart / separate / distinguish / classify / other / another / do not / must not / to pin /
时
shí
时
/ time / period /
圆
yuán
圆
/ circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (Yuan) / tactful / to justify /
？		 For what reason is the moon constantly full during times of departure?
人
rén
人
/ man / person / people /
有
yǒu
有
/ to have / there is / there are / to exist / to be /
悲
bēi
悲
/ sad / sadness / sorrow / grief /
欢
huān
欢
/ joyous / happy / pleased /
离
lí
离
/ to leave / to depart / to go away / from /
合
gě
合
/ one-tenth of a peck /
，		People have sorrows and joys, departures and gatherings,
月
yuè
月
/ moon / month /
有
yǒu
有
/ to have / there is / there are / to exist / to be /
阴
yīn
阴
/ (of weather) overcast / Yin / feminine / moon / cloudy / negative (electric.) / shady /
晴
qíng
晴
/ clear / fine (weather) /
圆
yuán
圆
/ circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (Yuan) / tactful / to justify /
缺
quē
缺
/ lack / scarce / vacant post / to run short of /
，		The moon has darkness and brightness, roundness and incompleteness,
此
cǐ
此
/ this / these /
事
shì
事
/ matter / thing / item / work / affair /
古
gǔ
古
/ ancient / old /
难
nán
难
/ difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good /
全
quán
全
/ all / whole / entire / every / complete /
。		These matters have been hard to reconcile since the ancient times.
但愿
dàn yuàn
但愿
/ if only (it were possible to...) /
人
rén
人
/ man / person / people /
长久
cháng jǐu
长久
/ (for a) long time /
，		Wishing for an eternity for mankind,
千
qiān
千
/ thousand /
里
lǐ
里
/ inside / internal / interior /
共
gòng
共
/ all together / in while / to share / common / general / together / total /
婵
chán
婵
/ beautiful / graceful /
娟
juān
娟
/ beautiful / graceful /
。		For a thousand miles the moon shows all its beauty.

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