1月15日

踏破海底天
明 朱元璋 ( 1328~1398 )

天為羅帳地為氈，
日月星辰伴我眠；
夜間不敢長伸足，
恐怕踏破海底天。

──選自《古今圖書集成》

January 15th

Feet through the Bottom of the Ocean
Zhu Yuanzhang (1328 - 1398, Ming Dynasty)
English translation: Miao Guang

The sky is my canopy and earth my blanket.
The sun, moon, and stars accompany me in my slumbers;
I dare not stretch my legs in full length at night,
For the fear of putting my feet through the bottom of the ocean.

── from Gujin Tushu Jicheng (Complete Collection of
Illustrations and Writings from the Earliest to Current Times)