Nature
Short Stanza IX: In blossoms the wistaria-tree to-day
Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1900) · From Short Stanzas
Nature
In blossoms the wistaria-tree to-day
Breaks forth, that sweep the wavelets of my lake:--
When will the mountain cuckoo come and make
The garden vocal with his first sweet lay?
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Codex Note
Attributed to Hitomaro.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza IX: In blossoms the wistaria-tree to-day.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/52/.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza IX: In blossoms the wistaria-tree to-day.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/52/.
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