On the last day of the Fourth Month, when at a mountain estate with a group of courtiers to listen for cuckoos.
都人待つほどしるくほとゝぎす月のこなたに今日は鳴かなむ
| miyakobito matu Fodo shiruku Fototogisu tuki no konata ni keFu Fa nakanamu |
Capital folk Are simply waiting for you, O, cuckoo: This side of the month, Today, I would have you sing! |