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Excerpt from Imperial Japanese Poems of the Meiji Era
A loyal nation is a ruler''s praise; and no more exalted praise can be given the memory of Emperor Meiji than the loyalty of the Japanese people.
The following humble attempt at translation has been prompted by no thought that it could either add to or detract from his honor, but by a sincere desire that his personality might find wider utter ance for those who are touched by that simplicity which is greatness and who may thereby be led the more to appreciate the ideals and aspirations of Japan.
In the translation of these tanka, selected from among many by the sovereigns of the Meiji Era, the original syllabic structure of thirty-one syllables, in lines of five, seven, five, seven, seven, though strange to the English ear, has been preserved and rhyme, entirely lacking in the Japanese, has been for the most part disregarded as tending to detract from the essential simplicity of the verse.
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A loyal nation is a ruler''s praise; and no more exalted praise can be given the memory of Emperor Meiji than the loyalty of the Japanese people.
The following humble attempt at translation has been prompted by no thought that it could either add to or detract from his honor, but by a sincere desire that his personality might find wider utter ance for those who are touched by that simplicity which is greatness and who may thereby be led the more to appreciate the ideals and aspirations of Japan.
In the translation of these tanka, selected from among many by the sovereigns of the Meiji Era, the original syllabic structure of thirty-one syllables, in lines of five, seven, five, seven, seven, though strange to the English ear, has been preserved and rhyme, entirely lacking in the Japanese, has been for the most part disregarded as tending to detract from the essential simplicity of the verse.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Language - English
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Frank Alanson Lombard
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ISBN - 9781528361378
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm
Page Count - 239
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Frank Alanson Lombard
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ISBN - 9781331503149
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm
Page Count - 241
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