Nake ya nake takata no yama no hototogisu kono samidare ni koe na oshimi so - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

鳴けや鳴け高田の山の郭公
この五月雨に声な惜しみそ

Roma-ji: Nake ya nake takata no yama no hototogisu kono samidare ni koe na oshimi so
English Translation: Sing out, sing out loud,
on the hills of Takata,
cuckoo,
in these rains of the fifth month
do not hold back your sweet voice.
Meaning: Sing, sing, cuckoo of Takata's hills, and in these early summer rains do not hold back your voice.
Commentary: Book Two Summer Poems 117

Headnote: "Topic unknown"
The poet calls on the cuckoo of Takata's hills to sing without holding back its voice, even in the early summer rains. The repetition in the first line simply conveys the strength of the longing for its song.

First line, "nake ya nake," means "sing, oh sing," repeating the same command for emphasis. Following "ochikaeri nake" in the preceding poem, poems asking the cuckoo to sing stand side by side.
Second line, "takata no yama no," appears to be a place name, though its location is unclear.
Third line, "hototogisu," is the cuckoo on the hills of Takata.
Fourth line, "kono samidare ni," means "in these early summer rains now falling," taking up "samidare no sora" from the preceding poem.
Final line, "koe na oshimi so," means "do not hold back your voice," with "na ... so" expressing prohibition. Whereas "itaku na naki so" in 120 of this book asks the bird not to sing, this poem asks it to sing, forming a reversed pairing of longing and aversion.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Shui Wakashu
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