Nature
If we could meet in privacy
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 63
Nature
If we could meet in privacy,
Where no one else could see,
Softly I’d whisper in thy ear
This little word from me—
‘I’m dying, Love, for thee.’
Cite this poem
MLA
Michimasa, Fujiwara no. “If we could meet in privacy.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fujiwara-no-michimasa/0/.
Chicago
Michimasa, Fujiwara no. “If we could meet in privacy.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fujiwara-no-michimasa/0/.