郭公なくこゑきけばわかれにし
ふるさとさへぞこひしかりける
ふるさとさへぞこひしかりける
- Roma-ji
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Hototogisu naku koe kikeba wakarenishi
furusato sae zo koishikarikeru - English Translation
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When I hear the cry
of the cuckoo calling,
I am drawn to think
of the home I left behind,
and long for it again.
- Meaning
- When I hear the cry of the cuckoo, even the home I left behind comes back to me, and I long for it.
- Commentary
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Book III, Summer Poems
The cuckoo’s cry calls forth memories of the past; hearing it, the poet comes to long not only for those once dear, but even for the home he has left behind.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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