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Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan

Note 5 — COURT LADIES OF OLD JAPAN (continued 3)

Annie Shepley Omori translation

The cuckoo sings when the tachibana is in flower. In this instance the "cuckoo" means the young Prince. Thus there is a suggestion here if he chooses to take it.

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