さ月まつやま郭公うちはぶき
今もなかなむこぞのふるごゑ
今もなかなむこぞのふるごゑ
- Roma-ji
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Satsuki matsu yamahototogisu uchihabuki
ima mo nakanamu kozo no furugoe - English Translation
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Awaiting the Fifth Month,
O mountain cuckoo,
beat your wings—
and even now, I pray,
sing in last year’s voice.
- Meaning
- O mountain cuckoo, waiting for the Fifth Month—beat your wings and even now, I wish you would sing in that same voice as last year.
- Commentary
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Book III, Summer Poems
Though it is not yet the Fifth Month, the poet longs to hear the cuckoo’s song and addresses the bird as if in conversation.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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