Mythology & Folklore
The Bridge to Heaven
Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1900) · From Miscellaneous Poems
Oh! that that ancient bridge,
Hanging 'twixt heaven and earth, were longer still!
Oh! that yon tow'ring mountain-ridge
So boldly tow'ring, tow'red more boldly still!
Then from the moon on high
I'd fetch some drops of the life-giving stream--
A gift that might beseem
Our Lord, the King, to make him live for aye!
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Classical Japanese Poets. “The Bridge to Heaven.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/40/.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “The Bridge to Heaven.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/40/.
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