独坐幽篁里
Alone I sit within the deep bamboo;
弹琴复长啸
I play the qin and sing out long.
深林人不知
Deep in the woods, no one knows I am here;
明月来相照
The bright moon comes to shine beside me.
What the poem means
Alone in a deep bamboo grove, the poet plays the qin and sings out. Nobody knows he is there, but the bright moon seems to come as a companion.
Meet the poet
Wang Wei pairs qin music with moonlight, giving solitude a gentle sense of company.
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