Nature
Too long to-night you’ve lingered here
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 62
Nature
Too long to-night you’ve lingered here,
And, though you imitate
The crowing of a cock, ’twill not
Unlock the tollbar gate;
Till daylight must you wait.
Cite this poem
MLA
Shōnagon, Sei. “Too long to-night you’ve lingered here.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/sei-shonagon/0/.
Chicago
Shōnagon, Sei. “Too long to-night you’ve lingered here.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/sei-shonagon/0/.