Nature
The New Year
Translated by Clara A. Walsh (1910) · From The Master-Singers of Japan
Nature
'Tis the New Year.
Already dawneth Spring, with promise bright.
On our dear Land may countless blessings light,
As countless as the snowflakes that are falling!
Cite this poem
MLA
Yakamochi, Otomo no. “The New Year.” Translated by Clara A. Walsh. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/otomo-no-yakamochi/2/.
Chicago
Yakamochi, Otomo no. “The New Year.” Translated by Clara A. Walsh. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/otomo-no-yakamochi/2/.
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