Nature
The cuckoo’s echo dies away
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 81
Nature
The cuckoo’s echo dies away,
And lo! the branch is bare;
I only see the morning moon,
Whose light is fading there
Before the daylight’s glare.
Cite this poem
MLA
Sanesada, Tokudaiji. “The cuckoo’s echo dies away.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tokudaiji-sanesada/0/.
Chicago
Sanesada, Tokudaiji. “The cuckoo’s echo dies away.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tokudaiji-sanesada/0/.