Nature
Short Stanza XIX: When falls the snow, lo! ev'ry herb and tree
Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1900) · From Short Stanzas
Nature
When falls the snow, lo! ev'ry herb and tree,
That in seclusion through the wintry hours
Long time had been held fast, breaks forth in flow'rs
That ne'er in spring were known upon the lea.
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Codex Note
By Tsurayuki.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XIX: When falls the snow, lo! ev'ry herb and tree.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/62/.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XIX: When falls the snow, lo! ev'ry herb and tree.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/62/.
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