Poem 望岳 | Gazing at Mount Dai

望岳

杜甫 （712 — 770）

岱宗夫如何？齐鲁青未了。

造化钟神秀，阴阳割昏晓。

荡胸生曾云，决眦入归鸟。

会当凌绝顶，一览众山小。

Gazing at Mount Dai

Du Fu (712 – 770)

Whatever is this Elder Dai?  

Qi and Lu sides | ceaseless verdant terrain.

Creation tolls of wondrous works; 

Yin and Yang faces | cleave dusk and dawn twain.

Clouds passed ere spirit cleansed; 

returning birds engulf corner ken.

Ascend until at utmost peak;

glance upon yon mountains meek.

Note: Elder Dai here refers to Mount Tai in Tai'an city, Shandong Province.