Du Mu Poems – Tang Poetry
- Du Mu was a leading Chinese poet of the late Tang Dynasty
Du Mu (803–852): was a leading Chinese poet of the late Tang Dynasty. Du Mu was adept in the art of calligraphy and painting as well as essays and poetry. his name is often mentioned together with that of another renowned Late Tang poet, Li Shangyin, as the Little Li-Du, in contrast to the Great Li-Du: Li Bai and Du Fu. Among his influences were Du Fu, Li Bai, Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan.
Mooring on River Qinhuai-Tang Poems
By Du Mu
Cold water veiled in mist and shores steeped in moonlight,
I moor on the Qinhuai near a wine shop at night,
Where songstress knowing not the grief of conquered land
Is singing songs composed by a captive ruler’s hand.
Spring on the Southern Shore- Tang Poems
By Du Mu
Orioles sing for miles ’mid red blooms and green trees,
On lakeside and hillside wine-shop flags wave in the breeze.
Four hundred eighty splendid temples still remain,
Of Southern Dynasties in the mist and the rain.
To Han Chuo, Magistrate of Yangzhou- Tang Poems
By Du Mu
Dim the mountains, far away the waters,
Autumn is approaching its end in the South, with withered grass in view.
The moon has lit up the twenty-four bridges in the town.
Where is the sweet girl who played the flute for you?
An Autumn Night-Tang Poetry
By Du Mu
The painted screen is chilled in silver candlelight,
She uses silken fan to catch passing fireflies.
The steps seem steeped in water when cold grows the night,
She lies watching heart-broken stars shed tears in the skies.
Travelling in the mountains-Tang Poetry
By Du Mu
After I climb the chill mountain’s steep stone paths,
Deep in the white clouds there are homes of men.
I stop my carriage, because I admire the maple grove at nightfall,
Whose frozen leaves are redder than the flowers of early Spring.
The Pure Brightness Day- Tang Poems
By Du Mu
It drizzles thick on the Pure Brightness Day;
I travel with my heart lost in dismay.
“Is there a public house somewhere, cowboy?”
He points at Apricot Bloom Village faraway.
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