712 – 770 · The Sage of Poetry
Du Fu
杜甫
Witness to the An Lushan rebellion, he turned personal hardship and public disaster into poems of unmatched moral weight.
In this edition
8 poems
春望
Spring Prospect
Du Fu 杜甫
国破山河在·城春草木深
The state is broken; mountains and rivers remain.
绝句
Quatrain (Two Orioles)
Du Fu 杜甫
两个黄鹂鸣翠柳·一行白鹭上青天
Two yellow orioles sing in the emerald willows;
江畔独步寻花
Walking Alone by the River, Looking for Flowers
Du Fu 杜甫
黄四娘家花满蹊·千朵万朵压枝低
Huang Si Niang's path is crowded with flowers;
月夜
A Moonlit Night
Du Fu 杜甫
今夜鄜州月·闺中只独看
Tonight, the moon over Fuzhou —
春夜喜雨
Happy Rain on a Spring Night
Du Fu 杜甫
好雨知时节·当春乃发生
Good rain knows its season;
登高
Climbing the Height
Du Fu 杜甫
风急天高猿啸哀·渚清沙白鸟飞回
The wind is sharp, the sky high; gibbons wail, mournful.
望岳
Gazing at the Sacred Peak
Du Fu 杜甫
岱宗夫如何·齐鲁青未了
How should I speak of Mount Tai?
旅夜书怀
Writing My Thoughts on a Night Journey
Du Fu 杜甫
细草微风岸·危樯独夜舟
Fine grass, a light wind on the bank;