Nature
Death had no terrors, Life no joys
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 50
Nature
Death had no terrors, Life no joys,
Before I met with thee;
But now I fear, however long
My life may chance to be,
’Twill be too short for me!
Cite this poem
MLA
Yoshitaka, Fujiwara no. “Death had no terrors, Life no joys.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fujiwara-no-yoshitaka/0/.
Chicago
Yoshitaka, Fujiwara no. “Death had no terrors, Life no joys.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fujiwara-no-yoshitaka/0/.