Versos English Jien Poem 95 (1Ōkenaku…)

English poem

Poem 95 (1Ōkenaku…)

by (1155–1225)

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1Ōkenaku Uki yo no tami ni 1Ōu kana Waga tatsu soma ni Sumizome no sode. nfit to rule this wicked world 1With all its pomp and pride, I’d rather in my plain black robe 1A humble priest abide, 1Far up the mountain side.