Man'yōshū MYS VIII: 1498 26th January 2017 temca Leave a comment A poem by the Elder Maiden of Sakanoue. 暇なみ来まさぬ君に霍公鳥我れかく恋ふと行きて告げこそ itoma nami kimasanu kimi ni pototogisu are kaku kopu to yukite tuge koso Lacking leisure My lord comes not; O, cuckoo! That I do love him so Would you go and tell him?