Love
Short Stanza XXXV: I ask'd my soul where springs th' ill-omened seed
Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1900) · From Short Stanzas
Love
I ask'd my soul where springs th' ill-omened seed
That bears the herb of dull forgetfulness;
And answer straightway came:--Th' accursed weed
Grows in that heart which knows no tenderness.
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Codex Note
By Sosei.
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MLA
Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XXXV: I ask'd my soul where springs th' ill-omened seed.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/76/.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XXXV: I ask'd my soul where springs th' ill-omened seed.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/76/.
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