Nature
If in this troubled world of ours
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 68
Nature
If in this troubled world of ours
I still must linger on,
My only friend shall be the moon,
Which on my sadness shone,
When other friends were gone.
Cite this poem
MLA
Sanjō, Emperor. “If in this troubled world of ours.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/emperor-sanjo/0/.
Chicago
Sanjō, Emperor. “If in this troubled world of ours.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/emperor-sanjo/0/.