《水调歌头·明月几时有》

Ok i try to explain in english, please correct me if any part i am wrong...
[明月几时有?把酒问青天。不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年。]
When will the bright moon appear, I raise my glass in question. Dunno in heaven, now what is their date.

[我欲乘风归去，又恐琼楼玉宇，高处不胜寒。]
I'd like to ride the winds to up there but I ah gua scared cold.

[起舞弄清影，何似在人间。]
Dancing with the shadows under the moonlight is an earthly pleasure, u think go heaven can do that?

[转朱阁，低绮户，照无眠。]
朱=red. 阁=the building. 绮户=some patterned window thingy. Ok this line I have difficulty. The chinese explanation I read say the moonlight shift to the building and the window, "照着离人不能成眠". I dun understand. What is 离人? -->"无眠"表示离情正浓. Simi 离情? Peanut told me is family? Or friends or something. I see like ppl fucking (离情正浓)then moonlight shine on the lovers. Muahahhahaha.

[不应有恨，何事长向别时圆?]
The moon has no grudge against humans, why must purposely when ppl are saying goodbye then it becomes full and round? Oh perhaps this explains what is 离人, to be taken literally. People engaging in goodbyes.

[人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴圆缺，此事古难全。]
Just as the human world has its own ups and downs, the moon will go thru its phases. Since ancient times is liddat, cannot be helped.

[但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。]
The first part I understand, to wish for everlasting peace and happiness. Second part I not too sure, my interpretation is: even if we are a thousand miles apart, in admiring the moon, we are together? And we can wish each other well, is that it? What is 婵娟? (dun laugh ah) The moon fairy? Sorry my chinese lousy.

So in the end the poem ends on an optimistic note, resolving the 不应有恨 earlier....life is beautiful and worth cherishing. =)

Hear it sung by Faye Wong
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I'd like to say that I was curious to know more about this poem after wondering what the hell the line 高处不胜寒 I saw on a blog meant and tay wei chung led me to this. I got hear the song b4 but never knew the full lyrics of the poem. Strangely enough, later that night I was watching tv at around 3:30am liddat, the song actually came up in a lame hk movie! Wtf. I was damn stunned sia. I wonder what are the chances of that occurring.