English poem
Old Tokyo Song
by Lafcadio Hearn (1850–1904)
Iya-na o-kata no Shinsetsu yori ka Suita o-kata no Muri ga yoi.
Better than the kindness of the disliked is the violence of the beloved.
Versos English Lafcadio Hearn Old Tokyo Song
Versos English Lafcadio Hearn Old Tokyo Song
English poem
by Lafcadio Hearn (1850–1904)
Iya-na o-kata no Shinsetsu yori ka Suita o-kata no Muri ga yoi.
Better than the kindness of the disliked is the violence of the beloved.