A poem from a poetry competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress, in the Kanpyô period.
夏の夜のふすかとすれば郭公なくひとこゑにあくるしののめ
| natu no yo no Fusu ka to sureba Fototogisu naku Fito kowe ni akuru sinonome |
On a summer night, I wonder if I should to bed, and then A cuckoo Gives a single cry and Bright dawn breaks. |
Ki no Tsurayuki
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