Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Japanese Lyrics
It is perbaps unnecessary to analyze bere tae distinctive features of japanese poetry. T/je reader will understand tbat as toe poets relied for tbeir eject largely upon tbe appar tunitiesfor suotle and intricate cloud/e meanings Wrded oy toe peculiar structure oftbe japanese language, it is scarcely possiole to do tbem justice in an alien tongue. But toese translations, tbougbfaitbful to tbe original, nave tbe innate feeling for oeauty, tbe instinctive sense of tbe rigbt word, toe perfect pbrase, common to everytbing tbat came from H earn's pen.
To preserve tbe volume from tae appearance of undue weigbtiness tbe interpretive notes wita wbicb toe poems are accompanied nave eeen reduced to tbe smallest possiole com pass. Indeed, in many cases toe elaoorate plays upon words are too involved to ee susceptiole of explanation.
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