Man'yōshū MYS VIII: 1484 26th January 2017 temca Leave a comment A poem by Lady Ōtomo of Sakanoue. 霍公鳥いたくな鳴きそひとり居て寐の寝らえぬに聞けば苦しも pototogisu itaku na naki so pitori wite i no neraenu ni kikeba kanasi mo O, cuckoo, Sing not so much! For I am alone, and Sleep eludes me, So hearing you brings only grief…