Hototogisu kinaki toyomosu okabe naru fujinami mi ni wa kimi wa koji to ya

霍公鳥来鳴き響もす岡辺なる
藤波見には君は来じとや

Roma-ji: Hototogisu kinaki toyomosu okabe naru fujinami mi ni wa kimi wa koji to ya
English Translation: Hototogisu
comes and sings and makes it ring
by the hillside there—
the wisteria, to see it,
won't you come, my dearest one?
Meaning: Will you not come even to see the wisteria on the hillside, where the hototogisu comes and fills the air with song?
Commentary: Book Ten Summer Love Poems 1991

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Love Expressed Through Flowers"
This poem reproaches a beloved for not coming even to see the wisteria on the hillside where the hototogisu sings. Like 1990, it ends with "koji to ya," urging a visit with flowers as a pretext. Against the tachibana at home in the preceding poem, it brings up the wisteria on the hillside, widening the invitation from the garden close at hand to the scene beyond.

The first line, "hototogisu," names the summer bird.
The second line, "comes and makes it ring," is the same as in 1968.
The third line, "on the hillside," names where the wisteria blooms.
In the fourth line, "fujinami mi ni wa," "fujinami" is wisteria, and the line is hypermetric.
The last line, "kimi wa koji to ya," is nearly the same as the preceding poem's ending, closing with reproach to the beloved.
Source: Manyoshu
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