noun
bush warbler singing after spring; late-singing bush warbler
Literary term for a bush warbler (uguisu) that continues singing even after the spring season has passed, evoking a sense of lingering beauty or the passage of time.
老鶯の声が、初夏の庭に響いていた。
The song of a late-singing bush warbler echoed through the early-summer garden.
鶯 is the common word for the Japanese bush warbler, while 老鶯 specifically refers to one singing after spring, carrying a poetic nuance.
Compound of 老 (rou, 'old' or 'aged') and 鶯 (ou, 'bush warbler'), literally 'old bush warbler', referring to one that sings late into the season.