Composed on hearing a cuckoo sing.
五月雨のそらもとどろに郭公なにをうしとかよただなくらむ
| samidare no sora mo todoro ni Fototogisu nani wo usi to ka yotada nakuramu |
In this endless rain You make the very sky resound, Cuckoo. What regrets have you, To cry so all night long? |
Ki no Tsurayuki
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