Nature
All red with leaves Tatsuta’s stream
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 17
Nature
All red with leaves Tatsuta’s stream
So softly purls along,
The everlasting Gods themselves,
Who judge ’twixt right and wrong,
Ne’er heard so sweet a song.
Cite this poem
MLA
Narihira, Ariwara no. “All red with leaves Tatsuta’s stream.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ariwara-no-narihira/0/.
Chicago
Narihira, Ariwara no. “All red with leaves Tatsuta’s stream.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ariwara-no-narihira/0/.