Love
Short Stanza XLIX: A youth once lov'd me, and his love I spurn'd.
Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1900) · From Short Stanzas
Love
A youth once lov'd me, and his love I spurn'd.
But see the vengeance of the pow'rs above
On cold indiff'rence:--now 'tis I that love,
And my fond love, alas! is not returned.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XLIX: A youth once lov'd me, and his love I spurn'd.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/90/.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XLIX: A youth once lov'd me, and his love I spurn'd.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/90/.
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