Nature
Mother, for thy sake I have been
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 15
Nature
Mother, for thy sake I have been
Where the wakana grow,
To bring thee back some fresh green leaves;
And see—my koromo
Is sprinkled with the snow!
Cite this poem
MLA
Kōkō, Emperor. “Mother, for thy sake I have been.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/emperor-koko/0/.
Chicago
Kōkō, Emperor. “Mother, for thy sake I have been.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/emperor-koko/0/.