PagineShort Stanza IX
by Hitomaro (attributed) · in Classical Poems of Japan
Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1880) · From Classical Poetry of Japan
In blossoms the wistaria-tree to-day
Breaks forth, that sweep the wavelets of my lake:—
When will the mountain cuckoo come and make
The garden vocal with his first sweet lay?
This poem and this translation are in the public domain. Source text: Project Gutenberg.