郭公人まつ山になくなれば
我うちつけにこひまさりけり
我うちつけにこひまさりけり
- Roma-ji
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Hototogisu hito matsuyama ni naku nareba
ware uchitsuke ni koimasarikeri - English Translation
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The cuckoo cries
upon the mountain of wait—
for one it awaits;
and I, all at once, as well,
feel my longing deepen still.
- Meaning
- Because the cuckoo cries upon the mountain where one waits for another, I too suddenly feel my longing deepen.
- Commentary
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Book III, Summer Poems
Composed upon hearing the cuckoo cry in the mountains.
Hearing the cuckoo’s voice, the poet finds a sudden longing for another arising within. Its cry, without clear cause, brings about a sense of quiet melancholy.
"Matsuyama" may be taken as a place name, though its exact identification is uncertain.
- Author
- Ki no Tsurayuki
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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