English poem
Poem 81 (1Hototogisu…)
by Tokudaiji Sanesada (1139–1192)
1Hototogisu Nakitsuru kata wo 1Nagamureba Tada ariake no Tsuki zo nokoreru. he cuckoo’s echo dies away, 1And lo! the branch is bare; I only see the morning moon, 1Whose light is fading there 1Before the daylight’s glare.