“the lesser cuckoo is singing in this sad world…” by Mitsune

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#093 the lesser cuckoo is singing in this sad world…

作品:ほととぎす

Size: about 18×12 cm
Dressing framed

What verse?

verse: hototogisu, ware toha nashi ni, u no hana no, ukiyo no naka ni, naki wataru ramu
(imho): I suppose the lesser cuckoo is singing in this sad world even though it is not me.
poet: Ohshikohchi, Mitsune
in: before 913

It seems that this world is full of sorrow and melancholy in any period. It is no change.

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