Death & Dying
Short Stanza XXXVII: The perfume is the same, the same the hue
Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1900) · From Short Stanzas
Death & Dying
The perfume is the same, the same the hue
As that which erst my senses did delight:--
But he who planted the fair avenue
Is here no more, alas! to please my sight!
✦ ✦ ✦
Codex Note
By Tsurayuki.
Cite this poem
MLA
Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XXXVII: The perfume is the same, the same the hue.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/78/.
Chicago
Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XXXVII: The perfume is the same, the same the hue.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/78/.
Read this poem with the Codex →