ask about one poem

[onetruelove]

我本将心向明月，

奈何明月照沟渠。

知我者谓我心忧，

不知我者谓我何求。

I really love this poem but i don't know it's origin . Who is the author of this so beautiful poem and what is the title ?

不知我者谓我何求 does it mean i don't care who does not understand me.

[student]

The following, from http://www.blogcn.com/user20/admiralty/blog/6005671.html seems relevant. My chinese is so poor, though, that I would surely appreciate a translation by someone fluent!

In any case, I hope this helps and that I've not made too big a fool of myself!

Quotations

典故两则

昨晚在厨房闲聊时，小唐告诉我，《天下无贼》中黎叔的经典台词“我本将心向明月，奈何明月照沟渠”是有出处的。我大惊，继而不信，因为这两句诗算不上高明，刘震云应该还是攒得出来吧。

5分钟前用Google做了一下搜索，证明我的判断是错的。特此感谢这位不知名的好事者兼好心人，解决了一桩悬案，也提高了我等庸才的国学素养，还可供众闲人充作谈资，一举多得，善莫大焉。

以下引自”新语丝论坛”【::URL::http://www.xys.org/forum/db/6/228.html】，有少量删节、修改。

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“我本将心向明月，奈何明月照沟渠”这【联】七言绝句出自《清诗纪事》扫叶录（第21册），第15106页，最后一行。曼殊和尚诗。

另，《封神演义》第十九回，亦有“我本将心托明月，谁知明月照沟渠”一语。乃妲己因爱伯邑考，为所拒绝，故发此言。

【……且说妲已深恨：“这等匹夫！轻人如此。我本将心托明月，谁知明月满沟渠？反被他羞辱一场。管教你粉身碎骨，方消我恨！”……】

又见：明 凌濛初《初刻拍案惊奇 》卷三十六 《东廊僧怠招魔　黑衣盗奸生杀》，文作：“ 本待将心托明月，谁知明月照沟渠？”

亦见于元.高明《琵琶记》第三十一出《 几言谏父》：“我本将心托明月，谁知明月照沟渠”。

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【至于黎叔的另一句名言“知我者谓我心忧，不知我者谓我何求”，则语出《诗经》。】

黍离 (诗经·周)

彼黍离离，彼稷之苗。

行迈靡靡，中心摇摇。

知我者谓我心忧，不知我者谓我何求。

悠悠苍天！此何人哉？

彼黍离离，彼稷之穗。

行迈靡靡，中心如醉。

知我者谓我心忧，不知我者谓我何求。

悠悠苍天！此何人哉？

彼黍离离，彼稷之实。

行迈靡靡，中心如噎。

知我者谓我心忧，不知我者谓我何求。

悠悠苍天！此何人哉？

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[skylee]

As student said, the second part is from the book of odes (詩經). For a translation, take a look at item 65 of this website -> http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/chinese/shijing/AnoShih.html

彼黍離離、彼稷之苗。

行邁靡靡、中心搖搖。

知我者、謂我心憂、不知我者、謂我何求。

悠悠蒼天、此何人哉。

There was the millet with its drooping heads ;

There was the sacrificial millet into blade .

Slowly I moved about ,

In my heart all-agitated .

Those who knew me ,

Said I was sad at heart .

Those who did not know me ,

Said I was seeking for something .

O distant and azure Heaven !

By what man was this [brought about] ?