A poem from a poetry competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress, in the Kanpyō period.
くるるかと見ればあけぬるなつのよをあかずとやなく山郭公
| kururu ka to mireba akenuru natu no yo wo akazu to ya naku yama Fototogisu |
Did you think ’twas sunset? When a glance would show the breaking dawn Of this summer night- Unsated by your song, do you sing on, Cuckoo in the mountains? |
Mibu no Tadamine
壬生忠岑