Love
Short Stanza XLVII: If to this frame of mine in spring's first hour
Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1900) · From Short Stanzas
Love
If to this frame of mine in spring's first hour,
When o'er the moor the lightsome mists do curl,
Might but be lent the shape of some fair flower,
Haply thou 'dst deign to pluck me, cruel girl!
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Codex Note
By Okikaze.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XLVII: If to this frame of mine in spring's first hour.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/88/.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XLVII: If to this frame of mine in spring's first hour.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/88/.
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