野辺ちかくいへゐしせればうぐいすの
なくなるこゑはあさなあさなきく
なくなるこゑはあさなあさなきく
- Roma-ji
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Nobe chikaku ieishi sereba uguisu no
naku naru koe wa asana asana kiku - English Translation
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Living near the fields,
each morning, morning by morning,
the bush warbler’s cry
as it sings can be heard—
so I listen, dawn by dawn.
- Meaning
- Living near the fields, I hear the bush warbler’s cry each morning, morning by morning.
- Commentary
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Spring Songs, Book One
Living by the fields, far from the village, the poet sings with heartfelt joy of hearing, morning after morning, the bush warbler’s cry that announces the long-awaited coming of spring.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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