Nature
Short Stanza XVI: The dews are all of one pale silv'ry white
Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1900) · From Short Stanzas
Nature
The dews are all of one pale silv'ry white:--
Then tell me, if thou canst, oh! tell me why
These silv'ry dews so marvellously dye
The autumn leaves a myriad colors bright?
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Codex Note
By Toshiyuki.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XVI: The dews are all of one pale silv'ry white.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/59/.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XVI: The dews are all of one pale silv'ry white.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/59/.
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