[The cry of the cicada]
translated from the Japanese by William George Aston
The cry of the cicada
Gives us no sign
That presently it will die.
From A History of Japanese Literature (William Heinemann, 1899) by W. G. Aston. This poem is in the public domain.
[A cloud of flowers!]
translated from the Japanese by William George Aston
A cloud of flowers!
Is the bell Uyeno
Or Asakusa?
From A History of Japanese Literature (William Heinemann, 1899) by W. G. Aston. This poem is in the public domain.
[’Twas the new moon!]
translated from the Japanese by William George Aston
’Twas the new moon!
Since then I waited—
And lo! to-night!
[I have my reward!]
From A History of Japanese Literature (William Heinemann, 1899) by W. G. Aston. This poem is in the public domain.