[Even while sleeping, its dream is of play -- ah, the butterfly of the
grass! [4]

Oki, oki yo!
Waga tomo ni sen,
Neru-kocho!



[Wake up! wake up! -- I will make thee my comrade, thou sleeping
butterfly. [5]]

Kago no tori
Cho wo urayamu
Metsuki kana!



[Ah, the sad expression in the eyes of that caged bird! -- envying the
butterfly!]

Cho tonde --
Kaze naki hi to mo
Miezari ki!



[Even though it did not appear to be a windy day, [6] the fluttering of