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七言絕句 李商隱 夜雨寄北

君問歸期未有期, 巴山夜雨漲秋池。
何當共剪西窗燭, 卻話巴山夜雨時。

Seven-character-quatrain
Li Shangyin NOTE ON A RAINY NIGHT TO A FRIEND IN THE NORTH

You ask me when I am coming. I do not know.
I dream of your mountains and autumn pools brimming all night with the rain.
Oh, when shall we be trimming wicks again, together in your western window?
When shall I be hearing your voice again, all night in the rain?