君恋ふと伏しゐもせぬに時鳥青山辺より鳴き渡るなり
| kimi kopu to pusiwi mo senu ni pototogisu awoyamabe yori nakiwataru nari |
“I love you!”, Never lying still, The cuckoo, From the lush mountain’s edge Calls back and forth. |
Ōtomo no Yakamochi
大伴家持
君恋ふと伏しゐもせぬに時鳥青山辺より鳴き渡るなり
| kimi kopu to pusiwi mo senu ni pototogisu awoyamabe yori nakiwataru nari |
“I love you!”, Never lying still, The cuckoo, From the lush mountain’s edge Calls back and forth. |
Ōtomo no Yakamochi
大伴家持