《静夜思》的9个翻译版本

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Recently I have post lot of Chinese classical poems, some are my translation, and I found it is so difficult to do this job, here are an example how expert translate Chinese poem, 9 versions, see what is the difference and which style do you like:
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静夜思
李白
床前明月光，疑是地上霜。
举头望明月，低头思故乡。

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1).
( J0 `  o- y! EIn the Still of the Night
9 ~. i1 O( [* Y9 u( h! l: ]I descry bright moonlight in front of my bed.
I suspect it to be hoary frost on the floor.
6 x) D6 g" h0 s- p: H/ oI watch the bright moon, as I tilt back my head.
4 x. @4 q( W( f# yI yearn, while stooping, for my homeland more.
5 i* z& ]0 T4 G. r6 m& c! [（徐忠杰）

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2).
A Tranquil Night
! c" |' h" ]% m% L5 {Abed, I see a silver light,
I wonder if it's frost aground.
Looking up, I find the moon bright;
Bowing, in homesickness I''m drowned.
( {% b3 P/ J+ D( S4 K: D5 R(许渊冲)

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3).
In the Quiet Night
So bright a gleam on the foot of my bed---
! |$ @8 b& s. R4 G9 R, jCould there have been a frost already?
Lifting my head to look, I found that it was moonlight.
Sinking back again, I thought suddenly of home.
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4).
6 z) n2 Q/ N: d3 a9 A$ h% pNight Thoughts
- E. m( k; Y+ Z: l, c1 ^& rI wake, and moonbeams play around my bed,
Glittering like hoar-frost to my wandering eyes;
Up towards the glorious moon I raise my head,
Then lay me down---and thoughts of home arise.
( Tr. Herbert A. Giles)

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5).
3 G5 j& q" c' J; z# q: ~On a Quiet Night
, y+ o, @, {+ d& w& B: sI saw the moonlight before my couch,
+ g: d: E4 K* y. C+ nAnd wondered if it were not the frost on the ground.
" I( D7 U# w% w( B/ YI raised my head and looked out on the mountain noon,
. u: j- R0 _  V+ @) @0 I* oI bowed my head and though of my far-off home.
9 n' B7 D4 U5 w8 K' M(TR. S. Obata)

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6).
The Moon Shines Everywhere
( r9 x: |% s/ q1 B" {Seeing the moon before my couch so bright
9 L: v& F; t2 G; }/ g+ rI thought hoar frost had fallen from the night.
- n$ k7 F% J  W. E9 IOn her clear face I gaze with lifted eyes:
( w2 o; j1 R0 h/ FThen hide them full of Youth''s sweet memories.
! k, X1 P  P& }: z(Tr. W.J.B. Fletcher)

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7).
# l: b: B) m4 ZNight Thoughts
% W. Y9 Z8 t; q3 MIn front of my bed the moonlight is very bright.
$ C# D9 D3 k: dI wonder if that can be frost on the floor?
I list up my head and look at the full noon, the dazzling moon.
I drop my head, and think of the home of old days.
(Tr. Amy Lowell)

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8).
Thoughts in a Tranquil Night
Athwart the bed
I watch the moonbeams cast a trail
3 L0 M$ w8 B0 v6 U2 v, \% s# |So bright, so cold, so frail,
That for a space it gleams
Like hoar-frost on the margin of my dreams.
I raise my head, -
6 T- M- K" R" F4 q; T6 ?8 j- y/ r$ c' _The splendid moon I see:
Then droop my head,
And sink to dreams of thee -
My father land , of thee!
(Tr. L.Cranmer-Byng)

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9).
- ?# h% }: }! B0 b1 s4 _5 D+ i. Q- ]Nostalgia
2 H& M2 T) C1 T: [& NA splash of white on my bedroom floor. Hoarfrost?
I raise my eyes to the moon, the same noon.
As scenes long past come to mind, my eyes fall again on the splash of white,
* c4 n; R# F0 K* O% |  a! aand my heart aches for home.