Versos English Minamoto no Shigeyuki Poem 48 (1Kaze wo itami…)

English poem

Poem 48 (1Kaze wo itami…)

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1Kaze wo itami Iwa utsu nami no 1Onore nomi Kudakete mono wo Omou koro kana. he waves that dash against the rocks 1Are broken by the wind And turned to spray; my loving heart 1Is broken too, I find, 1Since thou art so unkind.