(_Province of Kii,--village of Ogawa_)
Koe wa suredomo
Sugata wa mienu--
Fuka-no no kirigirisu!
Though I hear the voice [_of the beloved_], the form I cannot
see--a _kirigirisu_[98] in the high grass.
[98] _The kirigirisu_ is a kind of grasshopper with a
very musical note. It is very difficult to see it,
even when it is singing close by, for its color is
exactly the color of the grass. The song alludes to
the happy peasant custom of singing while at work
in the fields.