Kei’un Hyakushu 25

A cuckoo comes calling.

しるやいかに山郭公ときすぎて枯行比のたえぬ思ひは

shiru ya ika ni
yama hototogisu
toki sugite
kare yuku koro no
taenu omoi wa
Do you know,
O mountain cuckoo:
Your season’s past and
That ‘tis time to part
Feels unbearable….

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