Nature
Short Stanza XLIV: Long years, methinks, of sorrow and of care
Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1900) · From Short Stanzas
Nature
Long years, methinks, of sorrow and of care
Must have pass'd over the old fountain-head
Of the cascade; for, like a silv'ry thread,
It rolls adown, nor shows one jet-black hair.
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By Tadamine.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XLIV: Long years, methinks, of sorrow and of care.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/85/.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XLIV: Long years, methinks, of sorrow and of care.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/85/.
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