Utate hito omowamu mono o hototogisu yoru shimo nado ka waga yado ni naku - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

うたて人思はむものをほととぎす
夜しもなどか我が宿に鳴く

Roma-ji: Utate hito omowamu mono o hototogisu yoru shimo nado ka waga yado ni naku
English Translation: People will find it
a source of distress, and yet,
cuckoo, why
at night, of all times, must you
sing so near my dwelling place?
Meaning: People will surely find it distressing, so why, cuckoo, must you sing at my house at night, of all times?
Commentary: Book Two Summer Poems 119

Headnote: "Topic unknown"
The poet asks the cuckoo why it sings at his house only at night, when people are bound to find it troubling. The poem sings of the opposite side of waiting, how the cuckoo's voice can make people uneasy.

First line, "utate," means "distressingly," expressing how people find the cuckoo's voice troublesome. Whereas the preceding poems sang of longing for the cuckoo, this poem turns to resenting its voice.
Second line, "hito omowamu mono o," means "though people will think so," with "mu" as an auxiliary of conjecture and "mono o" as a concessive particle.
Third line, "hototogisu," is an address to the cuckoo singing at night.
Fourth line, "yoru shimo nado ka," means "why at night, of all times," with "shimo" as an intensifying particle and the questioning particle "ka," which is resolved by "naku" in the final line.
Final line, "waga yado ni naku," means "do you sing at my house," closing with the attributive "naku."
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Shui Wakashu
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