Du Mu's poems
Chinese Valentine's Day
Du Mu
The cold autumn light of silver candles paints the screen, and the small light fan flutters at the flowing fireflies.
The night sky is as cool as water, lying down to watch Altair and Vega.
Du Mu (803-853 AD), courtesy name Muzhi, was born in Jingzhao Wannian (now Xi'an, Shaanxi Province) and was the grandson of Prime Minister Du You. An outstanding poet in the late Tang Dynasty, he was good at seven-character quatrains and was called "Xiao Du" ("Big Du" is Du Fu). He is the author of "Collected Works of Fan Chuan" handed down to the world.
Notes
①Silver candle: a white and beautiful candle.
② Painted screen: A screen with patterns.
③Qingluo: soft silk fabric.
④Tian steps: open-air stone steps, referring to the stone steps in the palace in the poem.
⑤ Altair and Vega: the names of two constellations.