Poem 44 from One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets
au koto no
taete shi naku wa
nakanakani
hito o mo mi o mo
uramizaramashi
Were we never
to meet again at all,
how much less
resentment would I feel
toward you and toward myself.
--Middle Counselor Asatada
The Annotated Bushido is a companion site of the Jlit website. The complete text of this iconic study of Japanese ethics is provided online, along with extensive notes and careful indications of textual differences between the 1900 and 1905 editions.