Death & Dying
Short Stanza XXXVIII: One thing, alas! more fleeting have I seen
Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1900) · From Short Stanzas
Death & Dying
One thing, alas! more fleeting have I seen
Than wither'd leaves driv'n by the autumn gust:--
Yea, evanescent as the whirling dust
Is man's brief passage o'er this mortal scene!
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By Chisato.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XXXVIII: One thing, alas! more fleeting have I seen.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/79/.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XXXVIII: One thing, alas! more fleeting have I seen.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/79/.
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