Nature
Short Stanza II: Amid the branches of the silv'ry bowers
Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1900) · From Short Stanzas
Nature
Amid the branches of the silv'ry bowers
The nightingale doth sing: perchance he knows
That spring hath come, and takes the later snows
For the white petals of the plum's sweet flowers.
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By Sosei.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza II: Amid the branches of the silv'ry bowers.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/45/.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza II: Amid the branches of the silv'ry bowers.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/45/.
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