秋夕
[ 唐 ] 杜牧
银烛秋光冷画屏,
轻罗小扇扑流萤。
天阶夜色凉如水,
坐看牵牛织女星。
An Autumn Light
Autumn has chilled the painted screen in candlelight;
A palace maid uses a fan to catch fireflies.
The steps seem steeped in water when cold grows the night;
She sits to watch two stars in love meet in the skies.