Morogoe ni morikakimika zo kikoyu naru iiawasete ya tsuma o kouran

諸声にもりかきみかぞ聞こゆなる
言ひ合はせてや妻を恋ふらん

Roma-ji: Morogoe ni morikakimika zo kikoyu naru iiawasete ya tsuma o kouran
English Translation: All their voices joined,
the morikakimika
can be heard calling;
have they made a pact among them
to cry out for their mates?
Meaning: In chorus I hear the morikakimika calling; have they agreed among themselves to cry for their mates?
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1014

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Topic unknown"
I hear them calling in chorus; have they agreed together to cry for their mates? the poet asks. Morikakimika in the second line is of uncertain meaning, apparently some calling creature, bird or insect, and he hears its cries as longing for a mate.

First line, “morogoe ni”: with voices joined.
Second line, “morikakimika zo”: of uncertain meaning; zo is answered by naru in the third line.
Third line, “kikoyu naru”: naru marks inference from sound; they are heard; the poem breaks here.
Fourth line, “iiawasete ya”: having agreed together; ya is a question particle.
Fifth line, “tsuma o kouran”: ran is conjecture about the present; do they long for their mates?
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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