Nature
Short Stanza VII: No man so callous but he heaves a sigh
Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1900) · From Short Stanzas
Nature
No man so callous but he heaves a sigh
When o'er his head the withered cherry-flowers
Come flutt'ring down.--Who knows? the spring's soft show'rs
May be but tears shed by the sorrowing sky.
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Codex Note
By Kuronushi.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza VII: No man so callous but he heaves a sigh.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/50/.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza VII: No man so callous but he heaves a sigh.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/50/.
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