The original text of Su Shi, the leader of water tunes, is translated as follows:
Original text:
Bingchen was drinking happily until the end of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and was very drunk. I wrote this article while pregnant with my son. Depend on.
When will the bright moon appear? Ask the sky for wine. I don’t know what year it is today in the palace in the sky. I want to ride the wind back home, but I'm afraid it's too cold in the high places. Dance to figure out the shadow, how does it seem to be in the human world. (What is like? One word: when; and one word: fear. One word: only / only fear)
Turn around the Zhu Pavilion, look down at the door, and the light will make you sleepless. There shouldn't be any hatred, so what's the point of saying goodbye? People have joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, and the moon waxes and wanes. This is a difficult thing in ancient times. I hope that people will live long and travel thousands of miles to meet Chanjuan. (Chang Xiangyi's work: Bias)
Translation:
On the Mid-Autumn Festival of the Bingchen year (1076 AD), I drank all night until dawn. I was very drunk and took the opportunity to write this article. The article also expresses the nostalgia for his younger brother Ziyou.
When will there be a bright moon like the Mid-Autumn Festival? I held my wine glass and asked the sky. I don't know what day it is now in the palace where Gao Yao is above. I wanted to use the wind to go back to the sky to have a look, but I was worried that the jade building was too high and I couldn't stand the cold. I stood up and danced, admiring my clear shadow under the moonlight. The moon palace could not be as heart-warming as the fireworks on earth.
The child moved, turned around the vermilion pavilion, and hung low on the carved window, illuminating those who were not sleepy. The bright moon shouldn't have any resentment towards people, but why does it always become full when people leave? Life is full of joys and sorrows, and the moon often waxes and wanes. (The moon is also full when you want people to be reunited.) Such good things have been difficult to have both at the same time since ancient times. I just hope that all the relatives in this world can be safe, healthy and live a long life, and that they can still enjoy the bright moon even if they are thousands of miles apart.