Kaodori no ma naku shiba naku haru no no no kusane no shigeki koi mo suru ka mo

貌鳥の間なくしば鳴く春の野の
草根の繁き恋もするかも

Roma-ji: Kaodori no ma naku shiba naku haru no no no kusane no shigeki koi mo suru ka mo
English Translation: Where the kaodori
sings and sings without a pause
in the fields of spring,
like the grass-roots growing thick,
such a love it is I feel!
Meaning: Like the grass roots growing thick in the spring fields where the kaodori sings on without pause, so thick and constant is the love I feel.
Commentary: Book Ten Spring Love Poems 1898

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Love Expressed Through Birds"
Taking as its preface the thick grass roots of spring fields where the kaodori sings without pause, this poem sings of a love whose longing mounts without ceasing. The profusion of birdsong and the profusion of grass roots are doubly overlaid, impressing the intensity of love. In 1823 the kaodori also appears in connection with love, suggesting that it was thought of as a bird that awakens longing.

The first line, "the kaodori's," names a bird that some take to be the cuckoo.
The second line, "singing often without pause," uses "shiba," frequently.
The third line, "of the spring fields," is hypermetric and shows where the scene lies.
The fourth line, "the grass roots grow thick," with the upper lines as a whole forming a preface leading into "thick."
In the last line, "koi mo suru ka mo," "ka mo" is exclamatory, closing with a love that grows without end.
Source: Manyoshu
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