Nature
This autumn night the wind blows shrill
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 71
Nature
This autumn night the wind blows shrill,
And would that I could catch
Its message, as it whistles through
The rushes in the thatch
And leaves of my rice-patch.
Cite this poem
MLA
Tsunenobu, Minamoto no. “This autumn night the wind blows shrill.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/minamoto-no-tsunenobu/0/.
Chicago
Tsunenobu, Minamoto no. “This autumn night the wind blows shrill.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/minamoto-no-tsunenobu/0/.