[Has Spring passed away?]

^{Translated by Yone Noguchi}

Has Spring passed away?
Did Summer already come?
Lo, Kagu Yama! There
The white gowns are seen being dried.

Credit

This poem is in the public domain. Published in Poem-a-Day on May 15, 2021, by the Academy of American Poets.

About this Poem

“[Has Spring passed away?]” was published in Hyakunin Isshu, translated into English by Yone Noguchi (1907).

Author

Jitō Tennō

Jitō Tennō (Empress Jitō), born as Princess Uno no Sarara, was the 41st Emperor of Japan, reigning from 687-697 A. D. She died in 703.

Date Published

02/01/1907