Nature
My broken heart I don’t lament
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 38
Nature
My broken heart I don’t lament,
To destiny I bow;
But thou hast broken solemn oaths,—
I pray the Gods may now
Absolve thee from thy vow.
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MLA
Ukon. “My broken heart I don’t lament.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ukon/0/.
Chicago
Ukon. “My broken heart I don’t lament.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ukon/0/.