Nature
How sad and gloomy is the world
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 82
Nature
How sad and gloomy is the world,
This world of sin and woe!
Ah! while I drift along Life’s stream,
Tossed helpless to and fro,
My tears will ever flow.
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MLA
Atsuyori, Fujiwara no. “How sad and gloomy is the world.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fujiwara-no-atsuyori/0/.
Chicago
Atsuyori, Fujiwara no. “How sad and gloomy is the world.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fujiwara-no-atsuyori/0/.