Versos English Fujiwara no Kintō Poem 55 (1Taki no oto wa…)

English poem

Poem 55 (1Taki no oto wa…)

by (966–1041)

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1Taki no oto wa Taete hisashiku 1Narinuredo Na koso nagarete Nao kikoe kere. his waterfall’s melodious voice 1Was famed both far and near; Although it long has ceased to flow, 1Yet still with memory’s ear 1Its gentle splash I hear.