The autumn wind is clear, the autumn moon is bright,
The fallen leaves gathered and dispersed, and the jackdaws roosted again.
When will we know each other when we miss each other? It's embarrassing to be at this point in the night.
Entering my lovesickness door, you know my lovesickness is painful.
Long lovesickness brings long-lasting memories, but short lovesickness brings endless longing.
If I had known that it would be such a troubling thing, why would I not have known each other in the first place?
——"Autumn Wind Ci" by Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty