PagineShort Stanza XIX (Winter)
by Tsurayuki · in Classical Poems of Japan
Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1880) · From Classical Poetry of Japan
When falls the snow, lo! ev'ry herb and tree,
That in seclusion through the wintry hours
Long time had been held fast, breaks forth in flow'rs
That ne'er in spring were known upon the lea.
This poem and this translation are in the public domain. Source text: Project Gutenberg.