Nature
If breezes on Inaba’s peak
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 16
Nature
If breezes on Inaba’s peak
Sigh through the old pine tree,
To whisper in my lonely ears
That thou dost pine for me,—
Swiftly I’ll fly to thee.
Cite this poem
MLA
Yukihira, Ariwara no. “If breezes on Inaba’s peak.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ariwara-no-yukihira/0/.
Chicago
Yukihira, Ariwara no. “If breezes on Inaba’s peak.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ariwara-no-yukihira/0/.