Nature
How I regret my fallen friends
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 99
Nature
How I regret my fallen friends
How I despise my foes!
And, tired of life, I only seek
To reach my long day’s close,
And gain at last repose.
Cite this poem
MLA
Go-Toba, Emperor. “How I regret my fallen friends.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/emperor-go-toba/0/.
Chicago
Go-Toba, Emperor. “How I regret my fallen friends.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/emperor-go-toba/0/.