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五言絕句 王維 竹里館

獨坐幽篁裡, 彈琴復長嘯。
深林人不知, 明月來相照。

Five-character-quatrain
Wang Wei IN A RETREAT AMONG BAMBOOS

Leaning alone in the close bamboos,
I am playing my lute and humming a song
Too softly for anyone to hear --
Except my comrade, the bright moon.